The Senate on Tuesday, passed the second reading of a bill seeking to amend the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria ( AMCON Act to empower it against economic sabotage by debtors with unpaid loans of about N16, trillion. Leading the debate, the sponsor of the bill,Opeyemi Bamidele ,( APC Ekiti […]
Day: March 23, 2021
Reps asks FG to sanction SHELL ,AGIP over envronmental laws
The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to immediately sanction Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria ( SPDC) and Nigeriia Agip Oil Company ( NAOC for gross violation of environmental laws. This follows the adoption on Tuesday in Abuja of a motion by ,Henry Nwawuba representing Mbaitoli Ikeduru […]
Nigeria Immigration plans to remove passport processing from Embassies,High Commissions
The Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS) says it is currently engaged in talks to remove passport processing from Embassies and High Commissions. Comptroller General of NIS, Mohammed Babandede disclosed this at a two- day public hearing on the alleged incessant malpractices associated with diplomatic postings and deliberate draining of resources […]
NCS hands over case file of vessel carrying cocaine laden with 42,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar to NDLEA
The Nigerian Custom Service ( NSC) Tincan Island Port Command on Tuesday, handed over case file of suspect and vessel carrying cocaine to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Customs Area Controller, Mba Musa made this known at a news conference in Lagos State According to him, the cocaine […]
Magdala : A whiz kid clocks 16
Magdala was christened after the Jewish town, Magdala in the Galilee Province of Israel. , A curious female journalist who had a temporary stay in the town overseeing the Galilee river didn’t waste time in finding out what stock the city was made of to adopt it as a beautiful […]
Obasanjo to flag off Onitsha City Marathon
The second edition of Onitsha City Marathon ( OCM) has been scheduled to hold on September 25 at Onitsha in Anambra. The Head of Media and Publicity of OCM, Philip Balepo ,who disclosed this in a statement on Monday ,said former President Olusegun Obasanjo ,would be part of the event. […]
Niger Gov.Bello wants thorough investigation into attempted assassination of colleague, Ortom
The NIger State Governor, and Chairman, North Central Governors Forum (NCGF) , has decried the attempted assassination of Samuel Ortom of Benue and called for a thorough investigation by relevant security agents. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Mary Noel- Berje said that something urgent and drastic […]
FG pledges to improve access to portable water as 60 million Nigerians lack commodity
The Minister of Water Resources,Mr Suleiman Adamu has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government towards improving access to portable water for all Nigerians. Adamu disclosed this at a news conference in commemoration of the 2021 World Water Day with the Theme” Value Water” on Monday in Abuja. The Minister […]