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El-Rufai Recovers N24 Billion From 423 Accounts

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State said that his administration had recovered N24 billion from 423 accounts operated by his predecessor. He made this known in a town hall meeting in Kafanchan. Represented by his deputy, Bala Barnabas Bantex, he said the adoption of a single account by the state government brought about the recovery of the huge amount of money. According to him, “we will not relent until we have the actual number of our...

 

President Buhari on official visit to Ghana

President Muhammadu Buhari undertook a one-day official visit to Accra, the Ghanaian capital today, Monday, September 7, 2015. An official statement released by the Special Adviser to the President, Mr Femi Adesina, said:

 

Bauchi Probe C’ttee Discovers Aircraft Hidden In Morocco

A committee set up by the Bauchi State Government, headed by Air Commodore Ahmed Tijjani-Baba (rtd), has discovered an aircraft belonging to the state, hidden in Morocco. Governor Mohammed Abubakar made this known, Saturday night in Bauchi, in a broadcast marking his 100 days in office. He disclosed that the recovered aircraft would be received by the state government in few days at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi. According to him, “The committee...

 

Istifanus Yaro :On Europe And An Unprecedented Refugee Crises, My Take

Hordes and hordes of men, women and children are knocking on the doors of Europe in a manner never before experienced. These are adjudged to be people running away from war thorn Syria,   Saudi-shelled Yemen and the overall uneasiness characterising the Middle East at this very moment. This is even more so with ISIS expanding the frontiers of a new, resurgent Islamic state. The policy of the West had a triggering effect, resulting in...

 

LASG Restricts Trailers From Plying Roads Between 6 a.m & 9 p.m

The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its determination to restrict trailers and articulated vehicles from plying the metropolis between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. to prevent accidents. Mr Oluseyi Whenu, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, disclosed this at a meeting in Lagos with the leadership of the various transport unions in the State. He explained that the restriction was to ensure strict enforcement of the Road Traffic Law, which, according...

 

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Kaduna Refinery Production Capacity Increases To 60%

The production capacity of the Kaduna Refinery has been increased to 60 per cent after recent repairs, a top management official of the refinery has said. The Managing Director of the Kaduna Refinery and Petro-Chemical Company, Saidu Mohammed, said that there were efforts to push production capacity to between 80 to 90 per cent before the second quarter of 2016. According to him, a second phase of the rehabilitation exercise, which is ongoing in the...

Nigerian Airports To Become Africa’s Hub In 2016- FAAN

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, says ongoing construction at five major international airports would make the country the hub of aviation in Africa, when completed in 2016. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos after an Annual General Assembly Conference and Exhibition of the Airport Council International (ACI) in Panama. It quoted the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, as saying that the terminals which were being...

 

My Administration Had A Good Team- Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he worked with a great team. Jonathan’s appraisal of his cabinent was contained in separate congratulatory letters to the new President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; and the Vice-President of the World Bank, Ms Arunma Oteh. Akinwunmi served as agriculture minister under the Jonathan administration while Oteh served as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jonathan said Adesina’s appointment “attests to the fact...

 

Presidency Denies Closure Of Aso Villa Chapel

The leadership of the Aso Villa Chapel has denied speculations that the chapel has been closed down by the Presidency, describing the rumour as handiwork of mischief makers. The Presidency shared photos from the church service to back up its claim. Fielding questions from State House correspondents after the church service on Sunday, acting chaplain, Pastor Joseph Sheyi Malomo, admitted that though there were some procedural issues last Sunday that needed to be sorted out, the...

Navy Declares War On Oil Thieves

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Pathfinder, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, seems to have declared war on illegal refining sites, following its destruction of illegal bunkering and refining sites in the state almost two weeks ago. The naval personnel, who had been combing the creeks  to prevent the activities of the illegal bunkerers and refiners, were offered N600,000. The Commander of the NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Shuwa Mohammed, told reporters yesterday in Port Harcourt that four...

 

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                                                   A NEW NIGERIA BECKONS  “All we have are jingle fallacy of a giant with great strides.”  Greatness remains a mirage, as our nation resides among Frontier economies rather than Emerging or with the BRICS. Our inability to fuel impactful socio-economic development ensures this classification.’ Such is our fate and projection, what an uncertainty principle! Our country is retrogressing; social media not promoting socio-emotional learning, society likewise promoting bias as against cooperate existence.

 

Ekiti Herbalists Woo Private Investors

Ekiti State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) has called on private investors to key into Governor Ayo Fayose’s agenda to propel cultural tourism in the State through huge investments in the sector for rapid expansion of the state’s economy, for more revenue earnings. Speaking in Ado Ekiti last weekend, the Chairman of the Association, Chief Jacob Orisamika, described tourism, particularly cultural festivals, as a critical sector that can change the...

 

NNPC Begins Recovery Of $9.6billion Owed Nigeria- Presidency

The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) has begun the process of recovering over $7 billion in over-deducted tax benefits from JV Partners on major capital projects, the Nigerian presidency has said Quoting a report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the new Group Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the state oil company ...

 

FG Operated Illegal Accounts For 48 Years

Until August 11, 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari ordered stoppage of multiple accounts, the Federal Government had, for at least 48 years, breached its own rules on collection and management of national revenues. As opposed to keeping common funds in multiple accounts in commercial banks, contrary to the provision of the constitution, Buhari recently ordered implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA), into which all ministries, departments and agencies (MDSs) of government, which are funded from the...