THE UK and US governments have imposed tough sanctions on Kamlesh Pattni, a British-Kenyan businessman, over his alleged role in the illicit gold trade. The sanctions, which also target his wife and brother-in-law, include asset freezes and are part of a broader effort to combat corruption and disrupt illegal gold …
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THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is ready to sanction any airlines that delay tickets refund to the passengers. Mr Michael Achimugu, NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja,. According to him, tickets refund compliance regulations remains central to …
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THE National Orientation Agency (NOA), says it will translate the proposed tax reform bills and other critical national issues into 36 Nigerian languages, to enhance public understanding and engagement. The Director-General of the agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu said this at a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Maiduguri. He was represented …
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GUNMEN have abducted 50 women and children during a raid on Kakin Dawa, a village in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday, December 10, saying the victims were kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The police …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Niger Delta University (NDU) in Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, declared an indefinite strike over the government’s alleged failure to honour agreements reached with the union. ASUU announced the strike during a meeting at the union’s secretariat in the …
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HUMAN rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been remanded by the Chief Magistrates’ Court at the Correctional custody in Ado-Ekiti until next Friday, December 20, for the ruling on his bail application. Legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola had accused Farotimi of defaming him in his book entitled, “Nigeria and its Criminal …
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THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commended the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for supporting the Fund’s Anti- Corruption and Transparent Unit(ACTU) and urged it “to identify lapses in operational system, check unethical practices and sensitize members of staff against corruption.” The …
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OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), have arrested twenty-two suspected (22) internet fraudsters. They were arrested on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Umuagu and Olokoro in Abia state in a sting operation. Items recovered from them include six exotic cars, eight laptops …
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Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, November 28, 2024 convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil and two others to five years imprisonment each. Wakil who is the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Complete Care and Aid Foundation (NGO) alongside Programme Manager Tahiru Saidu Daura and …
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THE Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Abubakar Abdulsalami University of Agriculture and Climate Action, Mokwa, Niger as the 65th state university and 277th in Nigeria. The certificate of recognition was presented to Gov. Umaru Bago by the Pro-Chancellor of Abdulkadir Kure University Minna, Prof. Muhammad Kuta-Yahaya …
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