THE national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Uche Secondus, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is now a willing tool for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ike Abonyi, media aide to the PDP chairman, quoted Secondus as saying this in a statement on Thursday. The PDP chairman alleged that the EFCC has
Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN), Han Sungrae, Director, on Thursday called on Universal Basic Education (UBE) to ensure establishment of taekwondo clubs in schools in Nigeria. Sungrae made the call in Abuja at the Taekwondo Graduation and Promotion of FCT schools. He said that introduction of taekwondo clubs in schools would help to enshrine the culture
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja approved N185.2billion for the rehabilitation, repairs and reconstruction of 14 roads across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the
The Adamawa State government has entered into a partnership with Infrastructure Bank for a comprehensive upgrade of the Yola Specialist Hospital. The funding for the upgrade would be provided by the bank while the state would provide the political and administrative support, Dr. Fatima Abubakar, the Commissioner for Health, said. In a statement released by
The Anambra Government says it will spend N4.1 billion on strategic agricultural development initiative in the 2018 planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanisation, Processing and Export, Mr Afam Mbanefo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka Mbanefo said that the state would during the period, evolve and apply
Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police, has approved the independent audit of detention cells of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) nationwide. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had requested access to cells in all police commands and formations in Nigeria in order to “oversee human rights situation of detainees”. Allegations of human rights abuse have
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has intensified its debt recovery operation targeting seven billion naira payment evaded by importers of drugs, food and cosmetics. The Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye, made this disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Adeyeye
In a move similar to the revocation of Raymond Dokpesi’s US visa, the United Kingdom may cancel the visas of Nigerians perceived to have plundered the nation’s treasury. This hint was contained in a statement issued by the special presidential investigation panel (SPIP) on Wednesday. Laha quoted Okoi Obono-Obla, chairman of the panel, as saying
President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 Appropriation Bill next week, his spokesman, Femi Adesina, has said. Adesina disclosed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Buhari on Wednesday. “The budget will be signed next week. We will give you the specific date when it is confirmed,” he
A total of 320 military personnel will retire from the armed forces next week, says Air Vice Marshal Austine Jekenu, Commandant, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC). Jekenu told newsmen at the centre in Oshodi, Lagos on Wednesday that the retiring military men were drawn from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. “A