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Court Refuses To Grant Forfeiture Of Saraki’s Ikoyi Houses

Court Refuses To Grant Forfeiture Of Saraki’s Ikoyi Houses

June 9, 2020 1:38 pm

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Monday, declined to make permanent, the interim order it made forfeiting former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki’s properties in Lagos to the Federal Government.

The interim order was made at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The EFCC had through its counsel, Nnaemeka Omewa, prayed the court to make permanent, the order forfeiting Senator Saraki’s properties at No. 17 and 17B Macdonald Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The EFCC had contended that the properties were acquired illegally with funds belonging to Kwara State Government.

However, Senator Saraki through his …

State Of The Nation - Journalists Call For Proactive Action Over Killings

State Of The Nation: Journalists Call For Proactive Action Over Killings

June 5, 2020 12:10 pm
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on the federal government and the nation’s armed forces to arrest the increased killings by herdsmen across the country, particularly in Southern Kaduna and Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East.

In a communiqué issued by Shuaibu Usman Leman, National Secretary of NUJ at the end of its Central Working Committee, CWC, while appraising the performance of journalists and the state of the nation, decried the situation where law-abiding citizens have been rendered helpless and vulnerable to repeated attacks by armed gangs, thus disrupting their livelihoods and destroying properties unhindered.

“On security,

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IPPIS - Why FG Is In Loggerheads With ASUU – Ngige

IPPIS: Why FG Is In Loggerheads With ASUU – Ngige

May 31, 2020 4:03 am

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has given an insight into the ongoing trade dispute between the Federal Government and the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The minister, in an interview with some journalists in his Alor country home in Anambra State, after he distributed palliatives to the people in his constituency, accused ASUU leaders of misleading their members, insisting that IPPIS has come to stay. Excerpts:

 

What is the situation about the faceoff between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel …

Kano State Abandons Govt’s COVID-19 Palliatives Under Sun

Kano State Abandons Govt’s COVID-19 Palliatives Under Sun

May 26, 2020 11:35 am
Federal Government’s grains meant for palliative in Kano State have been left wasted under the sun and in the rain in the state.

The 139 trucks of grains that were sent to Kano late two weeks ago were kept at an open place at the premises of Kano Agricultural Supply Company [KASCO] around Firm Center in Kano and not covered by officials.

The Federal Government two weeks ago delivered the food items as palliative to the state to be distributed to the vulnerable and the poor due to the devastating effect of COVID-19 lockdown.

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Catholic Church Donates Hospitals As Isolation Centers

Catholic Church Donates Hospitals As Isolation Centers

May 12, 2020 5:30 am

The Federal Government has announced that the Catholic Church in Nigeria has donated its 425 hospitals and clinics nationwide as isolation centers for coronavirus patients.

Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 made the announcement on Monday, adding that the increased cases of coronavirus across the country was due to the fact that testing capacity has been increased in the country.

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He said ”During the first week, the country recorded high cases of COVID-19.

”This is attributable to

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FFK Blasts Wigwe - You Gave FG N1bn To Sack Hundreds

FFK Blasts Wigwe: You Gave FG ₦1bn To Sack Hundreds

May 3, 2020 2:44 pm
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the Managing Director of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe for sacking hundreds of staff after giving the Federal Government ₦1 billion to fight Coronavirus.

Access Bank had given the Federal Government ₦1 billion to wage war against Coronavirus.

But the bank, few days ago laid off lots of staff, citing economic downturn arising from Coronavirus lockdown as the reason.

The bank also cut the salaries of staff of the bank, as part of measures to stay afloat.

Read Also: I’m Not Surprised At Kano Coronavirus Death Rate – FFK

Fani-Kayode, reacting to the development said it …

Abba Kyari - Nigerians Attack Presidency Over Burial

Abba Kyari: Nigerians Attack Presidency Over Burial

April 18, 2020 2:18 pm

Nigerians took to Twitter on Saturday to criticize the federal government for flouting the social distancing rule, as a measure to curb Coronavirus.

The criticism was stirred by pictures that emerged from the burial of President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who died from COVID-19.

Abba Kyari who died in Lagos on Friday was flown to Abuja on Saturday for burial despite the warning by Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) against conducting private burials for victims of Coronavirus.

The number of those who attended the burial rites was more than 20, which is also direct disobedience to the …

No Palliative For Nigerians Who Recharge More Than ₦100

No Palliative For Nigerians Who Recharge More Than ₦100

April 16, 2020 12:30 pm

The federal government says it will exclude Nigerians with more than ₦5,000 bank balance and those who spend more than ₦100 on recharge cards from palliatives.

On March 30, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory (FCT) for a period of 14 days. The president later extended the lockdown by another two weeks to further check the spread of COVID-19.

Buhari had announced that the federal government would provide palliatives to support Nigerians while they stay at home.

But addressing journalists in Abuja, Sadiya Umar Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and …

Students To Receive Lectures Via NTA – Nigerian Govt

Students To Receive Lectures Via NTA – Nigerian Govt

April 15, 2020 2:20 pm

The Federal Government says plans were being made for students in tertiary institutions to receive lectures via the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the disclosure on Tuesday, while commenting on the closure of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He spoke at the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing in Abuja.

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According to him, the ministry has been planning the idea before the pandemic, “only that because of it now people know about it.”

“Some of my tertiary

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No Govt Has Done So Much With Less Income Like Buhari – Lai

Why Government Cannot Share Private Donations – Lai

April 14, 2020 1:10 pm

The Federal Government said funds donated by the private sector towards fighting Coronavirus are meant for the development of healthcare infrastructure and cannot be used to provide palliatives during a lockdown.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the explanation on Tuesday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide”, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Mohammed was responding to comments from Nigerians requesting that part of the billions of naira being donated by public-spirited individuals and private institutions should be shared to the people to cushion the effect of the extended lockdown.…

FG Clears Air On Maltreatment Of Nigerians In China

FG Clears Air On Maltreatment Of Nigerians In China

April 14, 2020 1:05 pm
The Federal Government on Tuesday blamed poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, for the maltreatment of Nigerians in China.

Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja in the company of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said lack of communication made a lot of Nigerians and Africans misunderstand what was happening in China.

According to him, if there was effective communication, African consulates would have assisted the Chinese authorities in the action it was taking.

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Onyeama

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Lockdown - We’ve Disbursed N147m To 7,351 Women - FG

Lockdown: We’ve Disbursed ₦147m To 7,351 Women – FG

April 13, 2020 2:05 pm

The Federal Government has disbursed over ₦147 million to 7,351 vulnerable women in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme.

Alhaji Abubakar Dan-Barde, Cash Transfer Unit Coordinator in the area, made the disclosure on Monday during the disbursement in Guri.

According to NAN, each woman received N20,000 as payment covering the months of January, February, March, and April.

Read Also: Lockdown: Robbers Lay Siege On Lagos, Ogun Communities

He said another set of 1,140 women would soon be paid the support funds after they were issued with their payment cards.

The coordinator said the

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