A 12-year old boy, Sadiq Isah, on Thursday died in a pond at Jingabawa Village in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Friday in Kano. Abdullahi said the incident occurred on Oct. 6, 2022. According to the statement, “we received an emergency call from Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) at about 10:25 a.m that a boy had drown in an open water and immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11: 22 a.m. “Isah…
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Former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs Julie Okah-Donli says with awareness campaigns, human trafficking will soon be a thing of the past. Okah-Donli also said the level of rights abuses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would end very soon. She said this when Media Coalition and Awareness to Halt Trafficking (MeCAHT), visited her office, alongside some women from Keti community, on Thursday in Abuja. The women were empowered to work against human trafficking, human rights abuses and to know more about hygiene. “With the level of awareness going on in…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal Government has provided N470 billion in the 2023 budget “from our constrained resources, for revitalization and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.’’ The president stated this while presenting 2023 N20.5trillion budget proposal at a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday in Abuja. Buhari expressed the hope that the budgetary allocation, would go a long way in addressing the crisis in the nation’s tertiary institutions including ASUU dispute with the government. According to him, government remains committed to the implementation of agreements reached with staff unions within available resources. “The Government notes with dismay…
ASUU granted permission to appeal the ruling of the NIC but on the condition that the union obeys the ruling of the lower court and calls off the strike immediately.
The President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan says Nigeria loses one million barrels of crude oil daily to crude theft. He made the remarks at the presentation of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Friday. Lawan said that the Nigerian economy was still challenged by dearth of revenues and the situation was worsened recently, culminating in the loss of one million barrels of crude per day. He said: “Translated into monetary terms, our loss is monumental. The large scale and massive stealing of our oil is concerning…
Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday amid fawning congratulationsfrom subordinates and a plea from Orthodox Patriarch Kirill for all to pray for his good health. Putin, who vowed to end the chaos which gripped Russia after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, is facing the most seriousmilitary crisis any Kremlin chief has faced for at least a generation since the Soviet-Afghan war of 1979-89. Obsequious officials hailed Putin as the saviour of modern Russia while the patriarch of Moscow and All Russia implored the country to say two days of special prayers so that God grants Putin…
President Muhammadu Buhari, accompanied by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other members of the Federal Executive Council on Friday presented the 2023 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). Buhari, who addressed the joint session of NASS at about 10.05 a.m., unveiled a budget of N20.5 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year. According to the president, the 2023 budget will be his last budget to be laid before the NASS as the second tenure of his administration expires on May 29, 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget will also be the last…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 35-year-old trader, Chigozie Ojinika, in Kirikiri Correctional centre for allegedly raping his friend ‘s wife. The police charged Ojinaka, who resides at 72, Ayelara St., Surulere, Lagos with rape. The Magistrate, Mrs H. B Mogaji, did not take Ojinaka’s plea. Mogaji adjourned the matter until Oct. 19 for legal advice from office of the Director of Public Prosecution. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Felicia Okwori told the court that the offence was committed on Aug. 22 at 2, Apena St., Ojuelegba, Lagos. Okwori said that Ojinaka raped a 28-year-old wife of his friend,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has arrested 72 suspects for various drug related offences. The arrested suspects comprise 52 males and 20 females within the age range of 17 and 60 years. Mrs Mutiat Okuwobi, the Public Relations Officer, NDLEA, Oyo state command, made this known in the 2022 third quarter report of the agency. Okuwobi said that the suspects were caught allegedly dealing in Cannabis sativa, Cocaine, Tramadol, Diazepam, Rohypnol, Colorado and Codeine. According to her, the suspects were also dealing on amphetamine, skoochies and cake mixed with cannabis within July and September. She…
Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja. Friday, 7TH October , 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time I will be laying the budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria before the National Assembly. 2. Mr. President; Mr. Speaker: As I address this Joint Session on the Budget for the last time, let me highlight some of the…