Category: News
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FRSC to impound vehicles using fake number plates in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in collaboration with other security agencies will on Aug. 30 start impounding vehicles with fake and unauthorised number plates in Kogi. The state Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Solomon Agure,who disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja on Saturday said that the operation would be carried out along…
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Fed Govt to tinker with labour laws, says Keyamo
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has disclosed that the Federal Government is considering tinkering with the idea of amending all the labour laws in the country with a view to making them more effective and efficient. Keyamo disclosed this on Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara…
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Anambra @ 30: CLO urges provision of additional amenities
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), has called for provision of additional amenities and infrastructure in Anambra, as the state celebrated its 30 years of existence. The Chairman of CLO in Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call in an interview with Our correspondent in Enugu, on strides in the state, 30 years after its creation.…
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FG earmarks N8.5bn for Conditional Cash Transfer in Katsina — State Coordinator
The Federal Government is to distribute N8.5billion under its Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme to lift over 144, 000 households out of poverty in Katsina State. Katsina State Coordinator of the Scheme, Alhaji Shafi’u Abdullahi, gave the figure in an interview with our correspondent on Friday in Katsina. Abdullahi stated that the money would be shared…
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Gov. Zulum’s passion to end insecurity is inspirational – APC Governors
APC governors said in Abuja on Thursday that Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borono’s insightful and resolute passion to mobilise Nigerians to end insecurity was inspirational. The governors, operating under the umbrella of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), made the declaration while congratulating Gov. Zulum on his 52nd birthday. The declaration was made in a statement signed by…
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Revenue: LG boss inaugurates committee to tackle leakages
The Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers, has inaugurated a 10-man committee, to check leakages in revenue remittances, by oil companies operating in the area. Mr Erastus Awortu, Chairman of the LGA while inaugurating members of the committee on Wednesday in Ngo, a riverine community, urged them to carry out their task with a…
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Kwara: NSCDC nabs 27-year-old man for alleged car theft
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A 27-year-old man, Abubakar Aliyu, is cooling his heels at the headquarters of the Kwara state Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly stealing a Toyota Camry Saloon Car (red colpur) with Registration number EPE 294 GT. The Command’s spokesman, Babawale Zaid Afolabi, who disclosed this in a…
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Royal father warns agents of disintegration as Edo marks 30th anniversary
The Enogie of Obazuwa-Iko in Benin, Prince Edun Akenzua, on Thursday advised agents of disintegration in Edo to desist from their actions. He warned at a news conference in Benin that the consequences could be grave if they did not desist. He said the agents of disintegration should rather emulate the founding fathers of Edo whose…
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NHRC receives 61 cases in one month in Kano – Official
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 61 cases of human rights abuses in the month of July in Kano State. The NHRC Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this to iur correspondent on Thursday in Kano. Abdullahi said that out of the 61 cases, 52 had been attended to while nine were…
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FRSC yet to remit N5.1bn to federation account, FRC alleges
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has alleged that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is yet to remit N5.1 billion into the Federation Account from 2016 to 2019FRC made the allegation on Wednesday in Abuja at the ongoing public hearing on 2022 to 2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).The public hearing…