By Foster Obi A sixty year old man, Bakare Buraimoh, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Ilaro Correctional Centre, Ogun State, for assaulting a staff of Ikeja Electric (IE) The Ifo Magistrate Court on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 delivered the judgment against Buraimoh, a resident of Isheri-Olofin Community, for assaulting Abiodun Fakoya, […]
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Court jails Man for assaulting Ikeja Electric staff
By Foster Obi A sixty year old man, Bakare Buraimoh, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Ilaro Correctional Centre, Ogun State, for assaulting a staff of Ikeja Electric (IE) The Ifo Magistrate Court on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 delivered the judgment against Buraimoh, a resident of Isheri-Olofin Community, for assaulting Abiodun Fakoya, […]
Bafarawa faults N400bn COVID-19 spending, calls it misplaced priority
former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, on Wednesday faulted the N400bn demanded by the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 to purchase vaccines for COVID-10, describing it as misplaced priority. According to him, the money should be better used to tackle banditry, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in the country. “Why can’t […]
FIRS Generates ₦4.9trn, Meets 98% Of 2020 Target
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a revenue collection for ₦4.9 trillion for the year 2020. The figure represents approximately 98% of the national tax target of N5.076 trillion set for the agency by the Federal Government. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami listed key sectors such as […]
Telcos submit 43 million NINs to NIMC for verification
About 43 million National Identity Numbers have been submitted by telecommunication companies to the National Identity Management Commission for verification in order to have them registered with their respective Subscriber Identification Modules. Also, as the deadline for telephone subscribers with NINs to register their SIMs with the identity numbers elapsed today (January 19, 2021), operators […]
Oil: First cargo of new Nigerian crude Anyala destined for Europe
The first export cargo of Nigeria’s newest crude grade Anyala is on its way to Northwest Europe, trading and shipping sources said on Jan. 18. The Aframax Minerva Clara loaded a 700,000 barrel stem of Anyala crude from the Abigail-Joseph floating production, storage and offloading vessel on Jan. 10, and the tanker is on its […]
Don’t disregard experts’ advice, NMA tells FG as schools resume
The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday advised federal and state governments against disregarding medical experts’ advice on COVID-19. The NMA President, Professor Innocent Ujah, stated this in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents while commenting on government’s decision to reopen schools beginning from Monday (today). Ujah stated that although the association would not […]
2021 Budget: SERAP Asks NASS To Stop Buhari From Selling Govt Properties
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the National Assembly to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from selling government properties to fund the 2021 budget. SERAP in a statement issued on Sunday by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, appealed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila […]
COVID-19: UK To Close All Travel Corridors From Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the country will close all travel corridors from Monday as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. According to the BBC, travel corridors were introduced in the summer to allow people travelling from some countries with low numbers of COVID-19 cases to come […]
Shell sells stake in Nigerian oil block for $533m
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has announced the completion of the sale of its 30 per cent interest in Oil Mining Lease 17 in the Eastern Niger Delta and associated infrastructure to TNOG Oil and Gas Limited for a consideration of $533m. The oil major said in a statement on Friday that […]