The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will henceforth withdraw the licences and prosecute any driver or fleet operator involved in fatal road crashes. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during the annual Safety Manager Retreat, with the theme “Driver Management: Enhancing Safety Through Technology.”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the annual retreat is designed to routinely sensitise Safety Managers on issues and developments regarding implementation of the Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme (RTSSS). This is also to attain best practices in Fleet Operations and Management, particularly in…
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has appointed his Deputy, Mr Joel Salifu, as the Chairman of the state Human Capital Development Council (HCDC). This is contained in statement signed by Dr Arike Ayoade, Secretary to the Government of Kogi and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Lokoja. According to the statement, the appointment followed the reconstitution of the Human Capital Development Council in accordance with established guidelines. “Other members appointed to the council include the Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Idris Asiru, Commissioner of Health, Dr Adams Abdulzeez, and Commissioner of Education, Mr. Wemi Jones. “Also…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sympathised with the management and staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) over Wednesday’s fire incident at Radio Nigeria Broadcasting House, Ikoyi. The fire incident happened on Wednesday evening and affected two buildings, including control rooms and a studio. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described the incident as unfortunate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) had confirmed that the fire started from an air conditioning unit and escalated. Sanwo-Olu described the…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the conviction of a 54-year-old ‘fake doctor’ will strengthen the association’s work against medical quackery. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Olowojebutu said the NMA was elated at the conviction of the fake doctor, noting that it served as a strong warning to those practising without a licence or impersonating a medical professional. He said, “The hand of the law would catch up with them soon. “To see a man that has practised medicine as a doctor for…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where he attended the inaugural International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (Salon International des Ressources Extractives et Énergétiques – @SIREXE_Expo). Although no official statement was issued about his return, Channels Television gathered that Senator Shettima arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday night via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. While in Côte d’Ivoire, Vice President Shettima had called for strengthened governance, enhanced transparency, and collaboration among leaders and industry players to harness Africa’s resource wealth for sustainable development. He also reaffirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to building…
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died Thursday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then president Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was an influential senator. “Senator Johnson was the longest-serving senator,” said Siaffa Jallah, deputy director of press at the Senate. “Yes, we lost him this morning. He passed away at Hope for Women (health centre)”, Wilfred Bangura, a senior official in Prince Johnson’s Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction party, told…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, in Agodi correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who did not take the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction, ordered his remand in Agodi correctional facility, Ibadan. Ogunkanmi held that the defendant would remain in custody pending receipt of advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). She, thereafter, adjourned the matter till Dec. 12 for mention. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, had arraigned the defendant, who resides at…
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested three suspected drug dealers and impounded illicit drugs worth N500m. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this on Thursday while handing over the contraband drugs and industrial chemicals to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Nigeria Customs Service. Aneke said the suspects were arrested in a boat on Monday at about 11:50 am during a routine patrol around the Bendero and Uta Uyata general area. “The boat was laden with over 125 sacks of industrial chemicals (crystalline ammonia) and 62 cartons of different…
The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a remodelled Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) and staff quarters in Olugbo, Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun.Speaking during the inauguration on Thursday, the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen.Olufemi Oluyede, reaffirmed the Army’s commitment to collaborating with communities to promote infrastructural development.He explained that the scheme introduced to provide support to communities of serving senior officers was a way of giving back to society.Oluyede, represented by the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Maj.- Gen. Baba Yahaya, emphasised that the project’s goal was to support government’s efforts.“I must say that the projects executed by…
The OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing nations has postponed a weekend meeting to December 5, 2025, in what analysts said were signs of disagreement among the group over plans to increase output. The 22-member OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia was due to decide on its 2025 output policy at a ministerial meeting originally scheduled for Sunday. But the Vienna-based Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a statement Thursday that the meeting was “rescheduled” to December 5 “as several Ministers will be attending the 45th Gulf Summit in Kuwait City.” An OPEC spokesman told AFP that…