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FRSC Cautions Driving School Operators

January 11, 2020 5:35 am
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has cautioned driving school operators in the state over churning out unqualified drivers.

Oyo State FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Uche Winifred, gave the warning on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

Winifred while speaking, said operators of driving schools must ensure that applicants undergo full training before giving permission to go for test and acquire licence.

She said that applicants must not be allowed to stay at home while their names unload into the system by proxy.

“They must undergo proper training for 26 days which is one hour per

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Lawyer Cautions Buhari Against Withdrawing Troops

January 7, 2020 1:31 pm

A Kaduna based legal practitioner, Barrister John Achimugu, has cautioned the Buhari-led government against the withdrawal of military personnel from insecurity prone communities and replacing them with policemen.

He said, “I am disappointed with the way security has been handled so far and is still being handled. I have read in the papers this week that areas that are prone to banditry actions, military personnel that have hitherto brought the situation under control be taken out of those places and that such places be handed over to the police.

“The type of guns banditry have are superior than the ones …

Dickson Cautions Against Politicising State Civil Service

December 8, 2019 5:43 am
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has admonished the political class not to politicise the state civil service.  He stated this at the swearing in ceremony of the new Head of Service, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama, in Government House, Yenagoa.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as urging the new Head of Service to rally permanent secretaries and workers for effective implementation of the policies and programmes of any government in power.

He said his administration had laid the foundation for a result-oriented civil service by carrying out a robust public service reforms in the …

Police Cautions Bank Customers On Robbers New Strategy

December 6, 2019 9:17 am

The Ebonyi Police Command on Thursday said it had uncovered a new strategy used by criminals to rob bank customers.

The command’s spokesperson, Mrs Loveth Odah, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.

Odah warned members of the public, especially bank customers, to always be security conscious whenever they make bank transaction.

According to her, the new strategy involves trailing their victims through a female member of their syndicate who are usually monitoring financial transactions around banks’ premises.

Odah said that such members of the syndicate usually hang outside the banks with

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Hijab Controversy: Sultan Cautions Muslims In South West

November 17, 2019 11:30 am

Sultan of Sokoto and Present-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has enjoined Muslims in the six states in the South West of Nigeria not to take the law into their hands as they pursue the use of hijabs by Muslim female students in primary and secondary schools in the zone.

He disclosed this in his address during the formal opening session of the fourth general assembly of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), with the tagline: “Muslim Unity and Contemporary Political Challenges in Nigeria,” held at the conference hall, University of

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Soyinka

Don’t Join The Rank Of Killers, Soyinka Cautions Lawmakers

November 17, 2019 3:23 am
  • As CLASFON kicks against attempts by FG to muzzle free speech

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has advised lawmakers not to join the rank of killers with their plan to pass the Hate Speech Bill into law.

Soyinka, in a statement he issued on Friday tittled ‘Is it now cool to kill? – An anguished letter to Nigerian lawmakers,’ advised the legislators to reconsider their position even as he reminded them that they might be victims of the law in the future.

Also yesterday the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) called on the kicked against any attempt by …

IMF Cautions Nigeria, Others Over Mounting Debt To China

IMF Cautions Nigeria, Others Over Mounting Debt To China

October 17, 2019 4:00 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Nigeria and other African countries against their rising level of indebtedness to China, stressing that the non-Paris Club creditors, “create some instability or some vulnerabilities.”

It also said the present global financial conditions due to the trade dispute between the United States and China, the shift towards a more dovish monetary policy stance in most developed countries, among others, present opportunities for Nigeria and other low-income countries.

The Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Market Department, IMF, Tobias Adrian, said this while responding to a question during a media briefing on the …

Opposition Party ADP Cautions Buhari Against External Debt

Opposition Party ADP Cautions Buhari Against External Debt

October 17, 2019 12:48 am

The opposition Action Democratic Party (ADP) has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against worsening the debt profile of the country.

The National Chairman of ADP, Yusuf Yabagi, told reporters in Abuja that Nigeria could suddenly become bankrupt with incessant borrowing.

Expressing concern over the alarming theft of oil revenue by private individuals who are mostly foreigners, he noted that it was unfortunate that over ₦2.3 trillion would be set aside to service debt in the ₦10.3 trillion 2020 budget.

This, he argued, does not speak well of the Buhari-led administration in view of the fact that over 30 percent of the …

NAFDAC cautions against use of carbide to ripen fruits

NAFDAC cautions against use of carbide to ripen fruits

July 2, 2019 9:11 pm

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged  fruit sellers to refrain from using calcium carbide to ripen fruits for commercial purpose.

The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that “using carbide to ripen fruits is dangerous for human health.”

Calcium carbide is a toxic and highly dangerous, corrosive chemical used industrially in the production of acetylene gas, which burns and produces light.

It has the potential to cause cancer and contain traces of phosphorous hydride and arsenic and when in contact with moist skin and …

Beware of Loom ponzi scheme, SEC cautions Nigerians

Beware of Loom ponzi scheme, SEC cautions Nigerians

May 16, 2019 9:32 am

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the alarm over the activities of some fraudsters currently running an online investment scheme tagged ‘Loom Money Nigeria’.

Loom Money Nigeria is taking over social media by targeting young people to participate in a pyramid scheme.

But Acting Director General of the SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk during a press conference by the Minister of Finance in Abuja, Thursday warned Nigerians of the fraudulent activities of Loom promoters.

Uduk, who was represented by Acting Executive Commissioner, Operations of the SEC, Mr. Isyaku Tilde said the fraudsters carry out their illegitimate business activities via …

Atiku and Jubril

Atiku vs Jubril: Tribunal cautions against comments

May 8, 2019 7:56 pm

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has promised all parties in the four petitions pending before it of fairness, however the tribunal cautioned lawyers not to make comments on the proceedings.

The Nation reports, and addresses Jubril Al-Sudani, the impostor as President Muhammadu Buhari :

The petitioners are seeking to void the outcome of the February 23 presidential election, won by the incumbent  President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), who is heading the tribunal’s five-man panel, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, gave the assurance yesterday while speaking at its …

NLC cautions FG against IMF’s petroleum subsidy removal

April 13, 2019 11:27 pm

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country.

Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, gave the advice at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja.

The news conference was tagged: “Public Declaration of Nigeria’s Host of the 6th African Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, Sept. 23 to Sept. 25 and Inauguration of Local Organising Committee (LOC).

Wabba said that the continued devaluation of the Nigerian currency had created the impression of the existence of subsidy.

He said that

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