Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged auctioneers in the country to be guided by probity, fairness and accountability in the disposal of assets and other engagements relevant to their profession. He gave the charge on Monday, 22 January, 2024 when the executives of the National Association of Auctioneers, NAA, led by their President, Alhaji Musa Kurra Abubakar paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission headquarters. Olukoyede who spoke through the Commission’s Secretary, Mohammad Hammajoda stated that “you are expected to operate at a moral high ground. The probity, fairness and accountability you are expected to…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested Twenty Four , 24, suspected internet fraudsters being trained for internet crimes in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They were arrested on Monday, 22 January, 2024 at a storey building suspected to be a criminal hideout for training internet fraudsters. The all- male suspects were arrested in two locations in an intelligence-driven sting operation at D-Line Ewet Housing Estate and Nelson Mandela area both in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They were rounded up at the upper floor of the storey building that looked like a classroom hall…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, 22 January, 2024, received the Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Mr. Dele Alake, noting that the government will do everything to look after the affected people and look at all the issues involved. The Minister, who lauded Makinde for doing what he described as “a yeoman’s job…in terms of the speed of his response to this unfortunate incident,” said President Bola Tinubu and the Presidency are impressed. Governor Makinde, while speaking after a closed-door meeting with the minister, maintained that the state government is awaiting the reports of the teams carrying out…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented the report of Tuesday, 16 January, 2024, explosion at Dejo Oyelese Close, Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan to President Bola Tinubu. Makinde was at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, to present the report to the president, at the weekend. The President had earlier commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State following the incident, while he also directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA “to work with the Oyo State Government to offer immediate and comprehensive relief to the victims.”President Tinubu had equally called on all concerned agencies of government to quickly unravel…
Ogun State intends to rake in N240 billion as Internally Generated Revenue in 2024. The Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo disclosed this during a comprehensive budget breakdown and media parley held in Abeokuta on Monday, 22 January, 2024. The state overall budget for the year is N703 billion, which has already been signed into law by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Okubadejo said that the budget reflects the determined vision of Governor Abiodun’s administration to foster best-in-class governance, create a conducive environment for public-private partnerships, and achieve sustainable economic development while enhancing individual prosperity among its citizen.…
The former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, is set to launch a book on his 20-year experience in the academia. According to a statement by Professor Sahalu B. Junaidu, Chairman, Organising Committee for the launch, the public presentation of the literature titled, “A Scholar’s Journey: Navigating Academia” will take place on 24 January, 2024 at Fraser Suite Abuja. “The book has documented 20 years of Professor Pantami’s academic experiences, successes, challenges, resilience, and opportunities. It provides account of Professor Pantami’s scholarly journey into the academic world of excellence. “Each of the chapters is dedicated to…
The Lagos State Government, in a bid to curb mounting environmental health concerns, has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo and Katangua Market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations and for sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions. Commenting on the development, the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, noted that the government’s zero tolerance for waste initiative which started last year was still on course, stressing that any market or facility engaging in reckless waste disposal would be sanctioned. He said: “The government has not jettisoned its zero tolerance for waste initiative…
Dr Ibraheem Abdul, Rector, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has said that plans are underway to review the concept of its timetable structure and involve industry experts in the teaching and learning process. Abdul, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, 19 January, 2024, in Lagos, said it would create an enabling environment whereby more time would be given for collaborative engagement among students. According to him, that plans will provide more opportunities for practical learning through industry visits and excursions, whereby students will have a share of the experts’ field experience. “The management is…
An Okada passenger was killed and the rider seriously injured on Sunday, 21 January, 2024, when a reckless commercial bus driver crashed into a moving commercial motorcycle at Bolade Intersection inward Oshodi on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, reports thegazellenews.com A statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the passenger died instantly while the trapped motorcycle rider was rescued under the commercial bus by LASTMA officials. Preliminary investigations revealed a notorious commercial Volkswagen bus driver who was on a top speed after beating a traffic light drove…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has stated that 90 per cent of victims of last Tuesday’s explosion have been discharged from various hospitals. He noted that the Medical Team of the Emergency Operations Centre and the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, were at two of the hospitals attending to victims on Saturday, 20 January, 2024. The Governor stated this in an update on the incident, which was released on Sunday, noting that the death toll so far still stood at five. Governor Makinde added that a clinical psychologist has begun counselling for victims of the incident at the…