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Igini warns against rigging in Akwa Ibom rerun
Patrick Odey, Uyo The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini, has warned parties against exhibiting vices that led to the cancellation of election in the Essein Udim Local Government Area of the state. Igini gave the warning on Tuesday in Uyo, the state capital, while
Police kill two carjackers in Anambra
Tony Okafor, Awka The police in Anambra State have killed two alleged carjackers. The suspects were also linked with the abduction of an engineer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, last year. Our correspondent gathered that the duo engaged police personnel in a shootout for hours before they were eventually gunned down. The Police Public
‘Amnesty programme should go beyond stipends’
Oladimeji Ramon Stakeholders from Niger Delta have said the Presidential Amnesty Programme for the region should go beyond payment of stipends to repentant militants. According to them, the amnesty programme, which began in 2009, was focused on stipend payment until Prof Charles Dokubo took over as Coordinator of the programme. A statement on Tuesday by
NSCDC arrest five for attempted murder in Taraba
Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, paraded five suspects for the attempted murder of a nail cutter at the Kona ward in Jalingo. Parading the suspects before journalists in Jalingo, the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Alhaji Aliyu Ndanusa, said they lured the nail
BREAKING: Imo gov-elect freezes state accounts
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The governor-elect of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has given an order to all financial institutions where the state funds are maintained not to honour any draft till further notice. This order came a few hours after the Supreme Court declared him the duly elected governor of the state on Tuesday. A
FG dominates NSE bond market, raises N2.98tn…plans N510bn in Q1
Feyisayo Popoola The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr Oscar Onyema, said capital raising at the NSE was dominated by the Federal Government in 2019 as it raised N2.98tn. Onyema, while speaking at the 2019 market recap/2020 outlook, said on Monday the Federal Government accounted for over 60 per cent of bond issuances on
Teacher rewarded for whistle-blowing in Gombe
Chima Azubuike, Gombe A primary school teacher, known by his initials K.S., has been given an undisclosed amount of money as reward by the Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board. He was rewarded by the Executive Chairman of the Gombe SUBEB, Babaji Babadidi, at a one-day interactive session organised by the board for head teachers
Reverse telecoms RoW charge increase, FG tells states
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja The Federal Government has faulted the hike of Right of Way charges by some state governments. RoW charges refer to fees paid by telecommunications operators to the government for the permission to install some of their infrastructure. The National Economic Council, comprising the 36 states and chaired by the Vice President, had
VAT increase, an anti-people policy –TUC
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Tuesday described the hike in the Value Added Tax from five per cent to 7.5 per cent as an anti-people policy put in place to deliberately stifle businesses in Nigeria. A statement signed by the union’s President, Quadri Olaleye, and the Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi,
Bello inaugurates minimum wage implementation committee
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Tuesday inaugurated a 17- member committee for the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 for workers in the state. The inauguration ceremony, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, was held at the Banquet hall, Government House, Lokoja. The governor appreciated the leadership of organised labour for
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