February 11, 2020

ICPC Uncovers Funds Diverted To Private Accounts During Lockdown

₦2.5bn DSO Trial: ICPC Has No Case Against Us – NBC boss

February 11, 2020 5:48 am

Defendants in the multi billion naira Digital Switch Over (DSO) contract trial have told the Abuja division of the Federal High Court that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has no prima facie case against them.

Specifically, the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, yesterday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa that there was nothing in the charge against them to warrant their defence.

Accordingly, they adopted their no-case submission in urging the court to discharge and to acquit them from the charge.

They  are facing prosecution …

Omoyele Sowore

#RevolutionNow: Sowore, Bakare’s Trial Resumes Wednesday

February 11, 2020 5:37 am
The trial of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, will, on Wednesday, resume before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Although the hearing was scheduled to begin today, Tuesday, the absence of the presiding judge stalled the trial.
At about 9a.m. when News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited Court 7 on the fourth floor of the building, the courtroom was empty aside from the court registrar and few workers doing their official assignment.
On the cause list attendance, Sowore’s case with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CR/956/2019 was on item nine according to the serial number.
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Ogbemudia Stadium

NFF Dumps Refurbished Ogbemudia Stadium For S’Leone Clash

February 11, 2020 5:35 am

After several weeks of speculations, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), May have shelved the idea of playing Super Eagles first international match of the year at the refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State.

The refurbished stadium with a sitting capacity of 19,500 stands as one of the best in the country today and is equipped with the latest facilities.

It was due to be formally opened with the Super Eagles’ Day-four match of the ongoing AFCON 2021 qualifying round clash with Sierra Leone on the 22nd of March, 2020.

However, THISDAY last night confirmed from a top official …

President Muhammadu Buhari

Your Investments Safe, Buhari Assures Oil Companies

February 11, 2020 5:34 am

Despite rising security challenges across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday told foreign investors, especially those in the petroleum sector, not to panic as their investments remain safe. 

This was as he launched the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code, (NGTNC), a contractual framework between gas network operator and gas shippers that specifies the terms and guidelines for operation and use of the country gas resource.

President Buhari gave the assurance at the opening of the 3rd Nigerian International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) in Abuja.

Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Buhari told the …

Nigerians Begin Payment Of ₦6.98 Per USSD Bank Transaction

Electronic Payment Transactions Hit ₦151tn

February 11, 2020 5:33 am

The total value of transactions through various electronic payment (e-payment) channels in the country rose by 13 per cent to a total of ₦150.773 trillion in 2019, compared with the ₦133. 637 trillion recorded in 2018.

Also, the volume of transactions stood at 2.952 billion in 2019, higher than a total of 2.073 billion recorded in 2018.
The figures were contained in the latest industry e-payment data for full year 2019, from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), obtained by THISDAY yesterday.

But the data put the total value of intra-bank e-payment transactions at N441.905 trillion in 2019, while total …

Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU

ASUU Opens Talks With FG Over 2009 Pact, IPPIS

February 11, 2020 5:32 am

 

As part of moves to halt an impending strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its standoff with the federal government on the non-implementation of the February 2009 agreement and government’s insistence that the union members must enroll on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), leaders of the union and the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, have commenced fresh talks, THISDAY has learnt.

The union has also accused the federal government of plotting to embark on what it called the “dilution” of the academic ranks of its members, through a 11-member committee set …

Tariff Hike Won’t Improve Supply - NUEE

FG Moves To Resolve Industrial Dispute In Power Sector

February 11, 2020 5:31 am

The federal government has agreed with the leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on a 60-day timeframe to settle all issues relating to outstanding severance package due to electricity workers disengaged seven years ago as a result of the privatisation of the power sector entities.

The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, and the leadership of NUEE, Ministry of Power, and Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) in Abuja yesterday.

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February 11, 2020 12:17 am

ETHICAL AND MORAL EDUCATION

Standard ethical and moral values are the fibre to anybody, every organization and nation that possess them. If we continue to turn a deaf ear to its importance and continue to neglect the decay on morals then all our efforts will only achieve average success. This can not give us a greater tomorrow that we all desire.

 

A serious campaign should be made to discourage all forms of ethical and moral violations in all the institution in our nation. Also, a serious campaign should be made against the attempt to accepting the decadence in ethical …

PDP

PDP Reacts To Lai’s Comment On $500m Loan For NTA

February 11, 2020 12:02 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to forget the move to secure $500 million dollars (₦182 billion) loan, purportedly to upgrade the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement Monday night.

PDP advised the National Assembly to turn down the request by President Muhammadu Buhari government to plunge Nigeria into more debt through his request for additional $29.9 billion dollars loan.

The party noted that under the Buhari Presidency, foreign debt has accumulated to $83 billion dollars with nothing to show for

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Students

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Rescues 3 Students In Borno

February 11, 2020 12:01 am

The Nigerian Army on Monday rescued three students of Federal Government Girls College, Maiduguri from the insurgents in Borno State.

Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), disclosed this while presenting the rescued victims to their families in Maiduguri.

The commander said that the students, including two females, were abducted alongside one male student on Maiduguri-Gubio Road on Sunday.

The rescued students were identified as Wommi Laja, Ammo Laja and Kingi Laja,

The commander added that the students were rescued after a gun duel between the insurgents and Lt. Col. Idris Yusuf, Commander of the 158

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