NHRC Calls for Protection of Protesters Ahead of October 1st Demonstrations
Ahead of the planned second round of protests on October 1st, 2024, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to provide necessary support and protection for the protesters, including safeguarding them from counter-protesters and mobs. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, who made this statement today in Abuja also called on protesters to […]
Over 8000 Illegal Refineries Destroyed In Six Months
The Deputy Manager of the NNPC Ltd Command and Control Centre, Murtala Muhammad, says over 8,000 illegal refineries and 5,800 illegal oil pipeline connections were detected and destroyed within six months. Muhammad who disclosed this in Abuja at a Stakeholders Engagement Session with National Assembly journalists, highlighted that oil theft remains a serious concern, especially in Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, and Abia state. Our correspondent Nathan Williams reports that the NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said NNPCL has the capacity to increase crude oil production from 1.7 million barrels per day to 3 million, and notes that if oil theft and pipeline vandalization is curbed, it would create an enabling environment for optimal oil production of crude oil per day.
Nigeria Is Not Asking For Debt Forgiveness From China
The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is not discussing debt forgiveness with China, noting that Beijing is willing to lend Nigeria more money and invest more in the economy of Nigeria. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, who stated this during an interview yesterday monitored from our studios, also revealed that Nigeria would join BRICS+, a nine member economic and political force, at the right time. Nigeria has been making proposals for debt forgiveness at the United Nations General Assembly for some years now but this hasn’t been achieved. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria’s external debt stock as of March 2024 was N56trn ($42bn) while domestic debt stood at N65trn ($46.29)
FG Hands Over 64 CNG Buses To Labour Unions, Students
As part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary and to ease transportation costs, the Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Speaking at the handover of the buses […]
NIS Clears Over 200,000 Passport Backlog in 9 Months – Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has said that there is no passport backlog in the country as the Federal Government has cleared a backlog of over 200,000 passports within nine months. Speaking at a News conference today in Abuja, Ojo said that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) which was in charge of these efforts, […]
US offers $20m bounty for Iranian accused of plans to kill Trump aide
The US is offering a $20m reward for information leading to the arrest of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of trying to hire criminals in the US to kill Mr Bolton, a vocal Iran critic, in exchange for $300,000. The reward announcement comes in the same week that Trump said he had been briefed by US intelligence about an alleged Iranian assassination plot against him. Iran has previously denied orchestrating any plots to assassinate Trump officials or interfere in US affairs.
NCoS Board suspends officers of correctional Service after Bobrisky Revelation
The Board, Nigerian Correctional Service, the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Federal Fire Service, and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, has suspended senior officers of the service, to allow for further investigation on the various allegations against them. The Board Secretary, Ja’afaru Ahmed, in a statement said the officers: Michael Anugwa and Sikiru Adekunle, both Deputy-Controller of corrections, in-charge of Medium and Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kiri-kiri, Lagos, were suspended following a viral video relating to Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky. The board has also suspended ASC II Ogbule Obinna, serving at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly escorting a convicted inmate out of the custodial centre to a location outside the facility, while the board equally suspended another senior officer of the service, Iloafonsi Ikechukwu, Deputy-Controller of Corrections (DCC), in-charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kuje- Abuja, for allegedly receiving monies on behalf of an inmate.
Federal Government Begins New Minimum Wage Payment
Civil servants under the federal government payroll will start receiving the new N70,000 minimum wage payment from yesterday, September 26. Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, who stated this to journalists in an interview however did not state if the minimum wage would be paid alongside its arrears. This comes days after the Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, confirmed that the government has approved the upward review of consolidated public service salary structure.
FG Assures of Improved Infrastructure and Food Security,
The federal government of Nigeria has assured that it will continue to prioritize infrastructural development in order to address some infrastructural decays. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume who made this known today during a press conference while unveiling the programmes for the 64th Independence Anniversary noted that the independence will be […]
Special Falcons enter Group C for first Women’s World Cup Amputee Football
Nigeria’s women’s amputee football team, the Special Falcons, has been drawn into Group C alongside Ecuador, the USA, and Ukraine in the first Women’s World Cup Amputee Football draw. The World Cup will run from November 4 to November 10, 2024, in Barranquilla Colombia, bringing together the worlds’ best women’s amputee football teams. The Special Falcons are currently in Abuja, as they prepare for the tournament.
