The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced probe of the tenure of Babatunde Fowler as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other directors. Recall that in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari queried Fowler for poor revenue collections between 2015 and 2018. The query signed by the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, was titled “RE: Budgeted FIRS Collections and actual collections”. On Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Peter Hena, ex-FIRS Coordinating Director and eight others before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja. They are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of Finance),…
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An Abuja High Court sitting in Bwari, has restrained Universal Elysium Limited, Oranto Petroleum Limited and National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, from further proceeding with the bidding process for the concession of the Onitsha River Port, Anambra State. They are also to stop giving any effect to any or some of the respondents in connection with any matter arising from traceable to or bearing on the concession of Onitsha River Port. Trial judge, Justice O. Musa, while ruling on an ex-parte application by a lawyer and maritime stakeholder, Chidiebere Okafor, said: “All parties are to maintain the status quo pending…
The Federal Government has announced that the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged ‘Edo 2020’ will hold from April 2 to April 14 in Edo. John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. NAN also reports that a letter from the Main Organising Committee (MOC) sent to the 36 states sports councils and the FCT indicates that the festival will commence with the opening of the Games Village from April 2 to 3, while the opening ceremony will take place on…
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that federal salary structure should not be imposed on states. Fayemi made the observation when he hosted pro-chancellors of state-owned universities on Thursday in Abuja. Fayemi said that the same salary structure should not be imposed on states because federal and state governments do not have similar economic situations. A statement issued by Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, quoted Fayemi as making the observation when the pro-chancellors deliberated on solutions to problems of state-owned tertiary institutions. “You can’t impose…
The Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor on Rural and CommunityDevelopment, Chief Folorunsho Olabode has stressed the importance ofgovernment engaging the people to know their actual needs beforeembarking on any projects in their communities.Speaking in Ado Ekiti at a 2 day capacity building workshop for PublicOfficers on Open Government Partnership (OGP) and Inclusive CommunityDevelopment in Ekiti State, Olabode noted that such practice wouldgive the people a real sense of ownership projects sited implementedin their communitiesAccording to him, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is aimed atmaking governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizensglobally, adding that it was launched in September…
The Ekiti State Government has said the ongoing verification exercisefor primary school teachers was embarked upon to update governmentrecords and flush out ghost workers from the system.The State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Prof. AdioFolayan who stated this while monitoring the exercise in Ado LocalGovernment, stressed that the exercise was not to witch hunt addingthat a similar exercise was carried out for local government workerslast year.Assuring teachers in the State that the Fayemi administration wouldnot sack any worker, Folayan urged the teachers not to panic.The Commissioner lauded the conduct of the teachers that hadparticipated in the exercise and assured them…
The Federal Government, Thursday, disclosed establishing a facility key in a solid mineral analysis called Fire Assay Laboratory to determine the content of gold, silver, and platinum. This was made known by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adebite, in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Ayodeji Adeyemi. Olamilekan explained that the Buhari-led administration embarked on the Fire Assay Laboratory project because it is a crucial analytical infrastructure needed in the mining sector to accurately determine the concentrates of precious metals in ore. He said: “The Fire Assay laboratory is the…
National Council of Traditional Rulers in Nigeria on Thursday accussed the military administrations led by late General Aguyi Ironsi , retired General Yakubu Gowon and Olusegun Obasanjo between 1966 and 1979 of stripping them of constitutional role in Nigeria. The monarchs in their submission before the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review said that for peace and security to reign in the country, particularly at the grassroots level, the traditional rulers must be given constitutional role in governance as was the practice in the past from pre – colonial era , during colonial period and even post colonial era…
Prominent Yoruba leaders under the auspices of Pan Yoruba Congress are billed to meet in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, to deliberate on the state of security in the country in general and the South-West region in particular. A statement by the Congress’ Committee Chairman, Sola Lawal, revealed that the gathering is slated for Mapo Hall by 11am on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021. According to Lawal, dignitaries expected at the event include leaders of all facets of human engagement such as traditional, political, religious, business and social among others. Lawal pointed out that the event would set the agenda for comprehensive…
Italian medicine agency AIFA Thursday said it has banned the use of a batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the death of a serviceman.The Italian news agency ANSA said the serviceman died in Sicily. ANSA reported that AIFA banned doses from the ABV2856 batch being given as a precautionary measure after reports of “serious adverse events”. It stressed that there was no proof of a link between the vaccine being given and these events. Stefano Paternò, a member of the Italian Navy serving at Augusta in Sicily, died early on Wednesday of a heart attack at his home, the sources…
