Category: National/Politics

NIS, Huawei Technologies Strengthen Ties for Digital Migration management

The Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), has said that it will continue to strengthen its partnership with Chinese mobile technologies giant, Huawei, to provide a digital platform for seamless and effective migration management across national borders for internal security. Speaking at an interactive session between the NIS and Huawei on immigration digital transformation, Acting Comptroller-General, (CG),…

AFCTA will Enhance Employment, Wealth Generation in Nigeria – Abiodun

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has said that Nigeria and other members of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCTA), stand to gain immensely from the agreement in the area of employment, wealth generation, food security and poverty alleviation. Abiodun stated this at the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria…

EFCC Arraigns Orya, Ex-NEXIM Bank MD for Alleged N1.3Bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 25, 2021 arraigned a former Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank, (NEXIM BANK), Roberts Orya before Justice F.E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo Abuja, on a 49-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, impersonation, misappropriation, official corruption, fraud and abuse…

How Nigeria can Maximise eGovernment – Huawei

The Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist, Enterprise Business Group of Huawei Technologies Co Limited, Mr Hong-Eng Koh, has said that the idea of eGovernance was to satisfy the unwilling customers. Koh made the submission at the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2021 in Lagos themed ‘eGovernment Adoption in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges’.  “Basically, eGovernment is to…

Senate Moves Against Importation Of Fake Goods Into Nigeria

A bill seeking to prohibit the importation of fake goods into Nigeria on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. Such fake goods targeted by the bill are unauthorized or illegally manufactured, reproduced, altered or distributed products associated with abuse of recognized intellectual property right, such as trademark, patents, design or copyright in goods. Among…

Orientation: DG Warns Prospective Corps Members Against Fake Covid-19 Documents

Prospective Corps Members for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Orientation Course have been warned against coming to camp with fake COVID-19 document for registration. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this warning today during a live webinar jointly hosted by the National Youth Service Corps and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in preparation…

FG Launches Enhanced e-Passport in UK

The Federal Government on Tuesday restated its commitment to improve passport application process for Nigerians at home and in diaspora, as it launches the new enhanced passport. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the official Rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport at the Nigerian High Commission in London, United Kingdom.…

FIRS Fraud: How N2bn was siphoned Through Duty Tour Allowance – EFCC

The ongoing trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and Surestart School Limited continued on November 22, 2021 before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC presenting two more witnesses. The fourth prosecuting witness, Ijeoma…