The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is investigating an alleged attempt by two Lebanese nationals to smuggle 890,000 dollars (N338 million) out of the country. The spokesperson of the commission, Mr Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday . He said the suspects, identified as Dina Jihad Khali and Chamseddine Waell Mohmmed, were arrested by customs operatives at the Port-Harcourt International Airport and handed over to the commission for further investigation. Oyewale said while handing over the two suspects, Mr Mohammed Olayinka, the Customs Area Controller, disclosed that Khali and Mohammed were both arrested while…
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The National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two centres to facilitate cooperation in training and collaborative research. The centres are the Dantiye Centre for Good Leadership and Journalism (DCLJ) and the JS Centre for Governance and Security Policy Initiative (CGSPI). The signing, was done during a virtual meeting with participants. Prof. Habu Galadima, Director General, NIPSS, said that the focal objective of the MoU, was to promote, establish and maintain cooperation and mutual assistance in the provision of training and strategic policy research as well as advisory support…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the country did everything by the book in regards to arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2019 after a government watchdog found the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen was not fully evaluated. His comments came after a State Department Inspector General report earlier this week concluded the state department did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precision-guided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia. “We did everything by the book, I am proud of the work that my team did. We…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N8.49billion for the procurement of 12 items in various quantities for the testing of coronavirus pandemic by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the 11th virtual meeting of the Council, held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the approval will enable the NCDC to procure COVID-19 testing and diagnostic kits for all the 774 Local Government Areas of the federation. He…
Organisers of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games have scrapped plans for a single athletes’ village due to the impact of the global pandemic and will use three “campus’’ sites instead. They said in a statement on Wednesday that part of more than the expected 6,000 athletes and officials would be housed at the universities of Warwick and Birmingham. The organisers added that the rest would stay in hotel rooms at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). “With a shorter than normal timeframe for delivery of the Birmingham 2022 Games, the new accommodation site… had very little scope to withstand the impact…
The Environmental Education Unit of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is to organise a two-week free virtual summer camp for children and teenagers. The Head of Communications of NCF, Mr Oladapo Soneye, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. He said that the participants must be within the ages of five years to 17, adding that the camp would hold from Aug. 11 to Aug. 21. Soneye said that the essence of the virtual camping would be to engage the children and teenagers in environmental education and prepare them as ambassadors for environmental conservation. He said that…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to invest more in health and education sector in order to boost productivity in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, said this during an Award Investiture on Mr Joy-Josiah Biobelemoye, President, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Wednesday in Abuja. The award was by the Independent Award Committee of the Ethics Resource Centre Nigeria (ERCN). Wabba said that it was imperative for the government to invest more in this two sectors as COVID-19 had exposed the challenges of the sectors of the economy. According to him,…
A probe into the devastating Beirut port blast will include every official, employee and minister who knew about the dangerous material which was stored in the facility, judicial and security sources told dpa. “The investigation will include everyone who had an authority over this file and was aware of the presence of these materials in the port,” a security source said. On Aug. 4, a blast ripped through warehouse number 12, which housed 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. It killed at least 171 people, wounded 6,000 and displaced some 300,000 people. On Wednesday several port officials were interrogated by the…
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has felicitated the Nigerian Youth on the occasion of the International Youth Day. Lawan in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the youth deserved special attention as a vulnerable group and as the future of the nation. He said that the day was set aside by the United Nations to draw attention to issues concerning youths at the community, national and global levels. “The education, knowledge, technical skills and character of youths will determine the future conditions and character of the nation. ” Therefore,…
By Beauty John, LAFIAPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, commissioned a police mobile force training school in Ende-Hill, Nasarawa-Eggon local government area of Nasarawa state.The President in his keynote address said the initiation of the project is aimed at expanding the capacity of the Police Mobile Force ( PMF) facilities in the country.“This training facility is of immense importance as it adds to the previous existing PMF training institutions in Goza, in Borno state , and the Illi- Orogun , in Osun state,” he said.Represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi , The President said that the training school will build…