President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the National Economic Council, (NEC), chaired by Vice President, Kashim Shettima. The inauguration is coming a week after he directed NEC to meet and come up with interventions to mitigate the effects of the petroleum subsidy. The president charged the council to support his administration in transforming the economic fortunes…
…as P.S Works, Engr. Bello warns against dumping of refuse into drainages… By Kingsley ‘Kunle Omoyeni In a bid to avoid flooding and its damaging effects on residents, Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate dredging of water ways, rivers and streams to allow easy flow of water when it rains. In another development, the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has suspended the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah, in the alleged N7.9 billion fraud charges brought against her. Politics Nigeria understands that Oduah was meant to be arraigned today, June 15, but the matter was stepped down by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo over…
Popular TV actor, Afeez Agoro Oladimiji, widely recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria, is dead. Sahel Standard gathered that Agoro died after complication from hip operation. Agoro was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after he developed some complications after the surgical procedure. Agoro’s last post on Facebook was on May 28 after he…
The senior lawyer said the 61-year-old INEC boss must leave office in order not to impede the electoral reform in Nigeria. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu. The…
Following the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa from office as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), he was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the agency’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol who will oversee the affairs of the commission as Acting EFCC Chairman. President Bola Tinubu had on…
The Department of the State Service, DSS, Wednesday invited the suspended Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to its office. Disclosing this in a statement, the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, opined: “Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him”. Recall that President…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Data Protection Bill into law. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Babatunde Bamigboye on Monday. The NDPB National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, expressed optimism on the prospects of Nigeria’s Digital Economy following the emerging regulatory dispensation. He…
President Bola Tinubu, has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. Bawa’s suspension, according to a statement by the Director, Information, SGF Office, Willie Basse, is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. See the full statement here: PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUSPENDS BAWA INDEFINITELY…
