The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command on Friday, January 28, 2022, returned eleven houses recovered in different parts of Enugu to Chief Arthur Eze. A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren on Monday in Abuja disclosed that the properties were recovered by the commission from the duo of Olisaebuka Okechukwu…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, said that revenue generating agencies of government are capable of generating and remitting N3 trillion naira annually to the coffers of the federal government if efforts are made to cut down on wasteful spending. Lawan made this known in an address delivered to declare open an interactive…
The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande on Wednesday assured prospective local and international investors in Lagos State of profitable returns on business investments. The Commissioner gave the assurance while welcoming the delegation from a Chinese Firm, Tongyi Group of Companies on a courtesy visit to her office at the Ministry…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) saved properties worth N18.9 trillion, while saving 587 lives and rescuing 260 persons from raging fire in 2021. This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at the decoration of newly promoted Deputy Controllers General (DCGs) of the Service in Abuja on Thursday. According to the Minister,…
A bill seeking to give the federal government enabling powers to seize and confiscate assets acquired by corrupt public officers, money launderers and criminals involved in terrorist financing and other crimes has passed second reading in the Senate. The legislation entitled, “A bill For An Act To Make Comprehensive Provisions For Seizure, Confiscation, Forfeiture, And…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the Rivers State government has through intelligence discovered one of the State owned Legacy 600 aircraft that was flown to and abandoned in Germany since 2012 by the Governor Chibuike Amaechi led administration. The governor said it was unconscionable for the immediate past administration to have surreptitiously taken a…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, to enhance security in the country. Launching the National Policy on 5G for Nigeria’s Digital Economy, the President said the Federal Government will take full advantage of the opportunities that 5G provides for the…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his presentation, said the bill seeks to repeal the Federal Airports Authority Act and to…
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers indefinitely on Lagos Island. Special Adviser to the governor on transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka announced the suspension. The action is coming barely 24 hours after the threat by the National President of the Union, Ibikunle Baruwa, that the operations of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 24, 2022, re-arraigned Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation; Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance; Yusuf Danjuma, a former National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and a company, Joint-Trust Dimensions Nigeria Limited. They were re-arraigned before Justice…