Features

Fishermen Lament Over Dangote Refinery: What’s Left For Us?

November 23, 2019 9:06 am

Nigeria is Africa’s largest importer of foreign fish, with a demand for more than 3m metric tonnes each year. Despite having an Atlantic coastline of 853km (530 miles), the country is unable to provide fish for a population that is predicted to double by 2050.

In Lagos, and particularly in Epe, fishermen and farmers are having to travel further to get fish. The Lekki lagoon, previously a fisherman’s paradise, is being slowly depleted by various megacity projects, the biggest of which is an oil refinery owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

To make way for infrastructure development, the government …

‘Eleko of Eko’ Or ‘ The Oba Of Lagos’

November 23, 2019 5:34 am
It is not uncommon nowadays to find people refer to the stool of Oba of Lagos, as the Eleko of Eko, a title that delimits the expansive domain to a shrink of its original space and magnitude. This is particularly disheartening because there is no such official title as Eleko of Eko in the entire history of Lagos and its kingdom.
Unfortunately, this falsehood seems to be entrenched in the fabric of the Lagos society to the extent that even people in the “ EseIga “ (that is those in the immediate outer recess of the palace” are victims
…

EFCC Uncovers Alleged ₦5bn Kwara IGR Diversion

November 23, 2019 5:32 am

The Ilorin Zonal  office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) yesterday disclosed that, it had uncovered the sum of  ₦5 billion allegedly diverted  by the 24 ex-lawmakers of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr.  Ademola Banu and some companies through the State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS)  without following due process between  2015-2019  in the state.

Already, the anti-graft agency has commenced full interrogation on the immediate past chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service,  Professor Muritala Awodu, a former member of the  State House of Assembly,  Hon. Moshood Bakare …

Elumelu, Kenyans Feature In African Voices

November 23, 2019 5:30 am

Economist, phiIlanthropist and entrepreneur, Anthony Onyeamaechi Elumelu, and two Kenyan change makers will this week feature in the compilation edition of African Voices, a magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN).

The Kenyans include Elizabeth Njoroge, founder of the Art of Music Foundation who deploys the transformative power of classical music to provoke positive change in the lives of young Kenyans and Peter Tabichi, 37-year-old winner of the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.

Elumelu, 56, will share the details of how his sheer grit and raw confidence earned him his first job as a salesman at the defunct All States …

Mompha Sues EFCC, Demands ₦5m As Damages

EFCC To Arraign Mompha, Others Over Alleged ₦33bn Fraud

November 23, 2019 5:29 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos office is to arraign Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha before a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday November 25, 2019.

A 14-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering has been filed and served on the suspect who is currently in the custody of the commission.

He is to be arraigned alongside his company, Ismalob Investments Limited, the firm through which he allegedly laundered N14 billion.

Read Also: Police In Benue Discover 3 Family Members Dead In A Room

The social media celebrity was arrested based on actionable intelligence linking him to …

DRDB

Nigeria, Indian Sign MoU To Produce IED Detectors

November 23, 2019 5:28 am

The Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India, to produce the Ramon Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials detector with standoff at distance.

With the agreement, the DRDB is free to make use of the DRDO’s photonics laboratory in India to produce the IED detector, which in turn will be deployed to troops fighting the counter-insurgency war in the Northeast. The MoU was signed on behalf of the Federal government by the Director General, of the bureau, Air Vice Marshall Onyemaechi Osahor, and the Indian …

‘Committed To Building A Smart Nigeria’

November 23, 2019 3:25 am

When geeks talk about anything smart – smart home, smart office, smart city – it tends to ends as gobbledygook. But when you meet the folks at Triangle, the subject matter is crystal clear, as simple as abc. They don’t just explain. They give an experience.  And their office is just perfect for exhibition. There, recently, I tasted a futuristic moment.  It was a piece of mirror in the toilet. While brushing your teeth, you can transform the mirror to give you a sort of “mirror, mirror on the wall magic.” From the screen, you can make phone calls …

Court

Alleged P&ID Scam: Court Fixes Nov.27 For Hearing

November 22, 2019 5:29 pm
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned the hearing on the application for bail variation of James Nolan, a Briton, until Nov. 27.

Justice Okon Abang, who made this known, said the development was to allow Nolan’s counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, study the counter-affidavit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, in opposition to the Briton’s plea.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abang had, on Wednesday, fixed the hearing of the application for variation of Nolan’s bail conditions to Friday.

Justice Abang had, on Nov. 7, admitted Nolan to a …

Rivers State Begins Payment Of ₦15,000 To Corpers

November 22, 2019 5:26 pm

Rivers State government have started paying Corps Members posted to the state ₦15,000, Nyscinfo.com correspondent, Comrade Nnadi Goodluck reports.

The Corps Member serving in the Public sector of the state are paid ₦15,000, whilst those serving in the private are paid ₦10,000.

With this update, Rivers State has overtaken Anambra State as the highest paying state for Corps Members.

Recall that last week, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, announced that he has released the sum of ₦132million for the payment of Corps Members allowances.

He made the announcement while speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the Governing Council of the …

Police

Police In Benue Discover 3 Family Members Dead In A Room

November 22, 2019 5:23 pm
The Benue Police Command on Friday confirmed the discovery of three corpses belonging to one family in their room situated in North-Bank area of Makurdi metropolis.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the bizarre happening to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi, said investigations were ongoing to unravel the cause of death.

The PPRO also disclosed that a little girl was found in the room where the dead bodies were discovered completely unhurt but too small to give useful information.

…

Merchants Dump POS, Inactive Terminals Hit 131,201

November 22, 2019 1:36 pm

Some retailers using Point of Sales terminals to receive payments have abandoned the device and reverted to cash payments, investigation has shown.

Some of them who spoke with our correspondent said the decision to dump the PoS devices meant to facilitate cashless transactions was because customers declined using the terminals to avoid paying N50 stamp duty charge.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a circular to banks, processors and switches on September 17 had authorised banks to unbundle merchant settlement amounts and charge applicable taxes and duties on individual taxes and duties on individual transactions.

The CBN directed all PoS …

Traders Count Losses Over Oyingbo Market Closure

November 22, 2019 1:35 pm
Traders at the popular Oyingbo Market in Lagos have been counting their losses following its closure by Lagos State government over environmental infractions.

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Thursday shut the market over indiscriminate refuse dumping and refusal to patronise Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators.

Other infractions included roadside trading and poor hygienic practices resulting in serious environmental problems in the area.

The traders, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the sudden closure without notice was adversely affecting their businesses.

Read Also: Eagles Captain, Musa, Plans to Sponsor 100 Undergraduates

 

The Iyaloja

…

TRENDING

Breaking

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, is a nonpartisan online news portal founded on the truth to provide you with weekly, insightful articles written with precision and current updates on current events from Africa in particular and the rest of the world in general. All of our reports undergo extensive fact-checking to ensure their veracity, and we adhere strictly to the facts, no matter whose ox is gored.

follow on social media

Facebook Twitter Youtube Telegram Linkedin

subscribe to newsletter

© 2018 - 2020 Africa digital news, New York
Powered by

People and Polity