August 2022

FG Threatens Serious Sanctions On CCECC Over Rail Project

FG Threatens Serious Sanctions On CCECC Over Rail Project

August 14, 2022 2:40 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has threatened to impose serious sanctions on a Chinese construction firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, over its alleged failure to meet up with the contract of providing 85 percent of rail project cost.

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, made this known on Saturday in Lagos during the inspection of the Lekki Deep Seaport.

According to Sambo, the projects are the Kano-Kaduna and the Maiduguri-Port Harcourt rail lines.

The minister said he gave the construction firm till October 30th to comply.

“The CCECC has not brought anything to the table, I gave them a …

LP Breaks Silence On Appointing Okadigbo As Spokesperson

LP Breaks Silence On Appointing Okadigbo As Spokesperson

August 14, 2022 2:39 am

The Labour Party (LP) has reacted to viral reports that it appointed  Mr. Charles Okadigbo as its spokesperson saying that the announcement by Professor Pat Utomi should be disregarded by Nigerians. 

The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, in Abuja, said that the National Consultative Front (NCF) had no constitutional power to make appointments for LP.

Abayomi explained that only the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, could do that.

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He said, “Our attention has been drawn to the news intercepted through multiple …

Miyetti Allah Drags Ortom To ICC Over Seizure Of Cow

Miyetti Allah Drags Ortom To ICC Over Seizure Of Cows

August 14, 2022 2:37 am

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, popularly known as Miyetti Allah, has announced that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, will face justice at the ICC for ‘violating the rights of Fulani herders’ in his state.

The National Secretary-General of the Fulani socio-cultural group, Mr Saleh Alhassan, also said Miyetti Allah had approached the International Criminal Court of Justice, Hague, to file a suit against Ortom for seizing over 25,000 cows belonging to members of the group and detaining over 4,000 herders.

Ortom had, after inaugurating the state’s Community Volunteer Guards, said he had secured the conviction of over 400 Fulani …

Fresh Fears As Nigeria's World Bank Debt Hits $660m

Fresh Fears As Nigeria’s 2022 World Bank Debt Hits $660m

August 14, 2022 2:35 am

Africa Today News, News York can confirm that the total debt owed by Nigeria to the World Bank Group has heightened to $660m in the first six months of the year. Data from both the Debt management and the financial statements of the World Bank has shown.

Data from DMO indicated that debts owed by Nigeria to a Washington-based bank was earlier marked at $12.38 as of December 31, 2021. Financial analysis from the world bank for 2022 fiscal year reveals that Nigeria is indebted to the institution with the record of $13.04bn on June 30, 2022.

Over the years, …

Real Reason Man Utd Lost 4-0 To Brentford – Ten Hag

Real Reason Man Utd Lost 4-0 To Brentford – Ten Hag

August 14, 2022 2:33 am

Under fire Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has offered reasons why his side lost 4-0 at Brentford on Saturday in a game that took the Old Trafford side to rock bottom of the Premier League table.

It was the second consecutive defeat for Ten Hag, as he still waits for his first win in the Premier League.

The former Ajax boss has now said his team made mistakes and were not ready for the game.

Ten Hag said: “It is my responsibility to give an explanation. It is clear the performance was really poor. When you make mistakes like …

4 Killed As OPC, Fulani Cow Dealers Clash In Kwara

4 Killed As OPC, Fulani Cow Dealers Clash In Kwara

August 14, 2022 2:31 am

The police command in Kwara State has confirmed the killing of no fewer than four persons and dozen other who were injured at Kaara Market in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state following a clash between OPC members and Fulani cow dealers. 

The police in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Okasanmi Ajayi, informed the people of the state, especially those active on Ilorin Ajase-Ipo/Offa road that normalcy had been restored, and the road cleared of every barrier created as a result of the misunderstanding between some people suspected to be members of OPC and cow dealers …

New Hazard Allowance Being Withheld By Finance Ministry -NARD

New Hazard Allowance Being Withheld By Finance Ministry -NARD

August 14, 2022 2:28 am

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has lampooned the Ministry of Finance for the non-payment of the increased hazard allowance which was approved by the Federal Government last year. 

The President of NARD, Dr Dare Ishaya, who spoke with our correspondent, said the money for the hazard allowance was budgeted, but the Federal Ministry of Finance had yet to release it.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Federal Government had in December 2021 increased the hazard allowances applicable to health workers in its healthcare facilities across the country.

The increment was contained in a circular with reference …

I Was Humbled By Warm Welcome At RCCG– Peter Obi

I Was Humbled By Warm Welcome At RCCG – Peter Obi

August 14, 2022 2:26 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reacted to the warm welcome he got at the Holy Ghost Service of the 70th convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) saying he was humbled by the gesture. 

The PUNCH reports that the former Anambra State governor got a rousing welcome on Friday at Pastor Enoch Adeboye-led RCCG convention.

Obi attended the fifth day of the convention at RCCG international headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The programme, with the theme, “Perfect Jubilee” began on Monday, August 8 and will last …

Aero Contractors Resumes Operations, Receives Two New Aircraft

Aero Contractors Resumes Operations, Receives Two New Aircraft

August 13, 2022 8:32 pm

One of Nigeria’s oldest aviation companies, Aero Contractors have announced that they may soon be resuming their flying again, after they had taken delivery, on Thursday, of the first of two Dash-8 Q-400 aircraft.

The aircraft had also been received at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.

The Nigerian registered aircraft which had been owned by UMZA Air would now be operated by Aero Contractors under a joint venture agreement.

Read Also: Outrage As Aero Contractors Abandon Passengers’ Luggage To Shed Load

The Dash 8 aircraft is one of the most fuel efficient and modern aircraft in the market …

Mexico: Search For Underground Trapped Miners Resumed

Mexico: Search For Underground Trapped Miners Resumed

August 13, 2022 5:11 pm

The Mexican government has revealed that they are finally in a better position to help in a commencement of a search operation of a flooded coal mine where 10 miners have been trapped for more than a week while offering fresh hope to anguished qrelatives.

It has been reported that several hundred of the rescuers which also included the soldiers and some of the military scuba divers, are taking part in efforts to save the miners missing since August 3 in the northern state of Coahuila.

Read Also: Families Of Trapped Mexican Miners Cry Out Of Desperation

“We have all …

Naira 'Resurrects' At ₦429.62 To Dollar At Investors' Window

Naira ‘Resurrects’ At ₦429.62 To Dollar At Investors’ Window

August 13, 2022 2:33 pm

Good news for the Nigerian Naira as it had managed to appreciate against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window while it had been exchanging at ₦429.62.

The figure which had been displayed on Saturday had also represented an increase of 0.15 per cent which is high as compared with the ₦430.25 which it had exchanged for the dollar on Friday.

Read Also: NYCN Blasts Emefiele’s Economic Policy Over Fall Of Naira

The open indicative rate had closed at ₦429.67 to the dollar.

An exchange rate of ₦431.94 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s …

At Least 36 Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Kaduna Again

35 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna Released By Bandits, One Held Back

August 13, 2022 2:19 pm

Fresh reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that some thirty-five persons who had been abducted by bandits three weeks ago at Keke B Millennium City, Kaduna State have regained their freedom.

It can be recalled that some unidentified gunmen who have been suspected to be bandits had on Monday July 25, 2022, abducted some 35 People from Kaduna Millenium City.

Read Also: Bandits Invade Katsina Metropolis, Kill 4, Abduct Scores

Although nothing had been heard about the victims, relatives had been making frantic efforts to reach out to their captors.

However, out of 36 …

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