By Abimbola Ogunnaike In other to cushion the effects of cost of living crisis on its workers, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced the reduction of public servants working days to three times in a week Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a media parley on economic hardship. on Thursday, 22 February 2024 at Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital. “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the lower level will be working like three times a week and level 15-17 can work four times in a week,” he said. On the rising…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike As a result hunger crisis prevailing in the country, hoodlums on Thursday, 22 February, 2024, hijacked trailers loaded with foodstuff in the Suleja Area of Niger State. According to the report of Daily Trust Online, soldiers had to open fire on the hoodlums to stop them from hijacking other trailers loaded with food items. The medium quoted an eyewitness it identified as Alhassan Abdullahi, saying that that many trailers coming from Abuja and heading for Kaduna were blocked by the hoodlums who burnt tyres on the road. The eyewitness added that many bags of food stuffs, especially…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In efforts to prevent crime and criminality, the Lagos State and Ogun State Police Commands have kick-started a joint patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this disclosure in a post on his X handle on Thursday, 22 February, 2024, adding that the joint patrols will cover Kara Bridge to Sagamu Interchange. The Lagos Police image- maker, who urged motorists not to panic at the sight of increased police patrols on the travel route, wrote, “As part of efforts to enhance security on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos State Police Command and…
In its 10th year of dedicating and promoting girl-child education and empowering women and young girls in critical thinking and leadership skills in secondary schools across Africa, African Women Foundation for Nation Building, WINBAFRICA, is set for this year’s edition with the theme, Bridging the Gab: Celebrating a decade of Nation Building” on Monday, February 26, 2024 at the Alliance Francaise, Mike Adenuga center, Ikoyi, Lagos – Nigeria. A non-governmental organization, WINBAFRICA projects, and interventions include Education First Series, Project Sapphire, Orphanage Challenge, Project Back–to–School, WINBAFRICA Monthly Round Table, WINBAFRICA Food Bank, and the Production of a Monthly Newsletter. This…
MTN Nigeria, in alignment with our core belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern, connected life, has successfully integrated OpenAI on the MTN Zigi Chatbot. This heralds a groundbreaking standard for artificial intelligence-driven customer service in Africa. In partnership with Microsoft and Chatbot service delivery provider, Superbo, the MTN Zigi Chatbot, powered by (mirroring) ChatGPT version 3.5, is currently operational and actively serving customers. The successful integration of OpenAI onto the MTN Zigi Chatbot has ushered in an era of enhanced customer experiences where customers can now benefit from swift responses, accurate information, and a seamlessly interactive experience,…
Unknown gunmen have shot dead a police Inspector and injured others attached to the Rivers State Police Command in Port Harcourt, during an ambush, reports thegazellenews.com Swift response by the police team also led to the death of one of the gunmen while others escaped with injuries. A statement by the spokesperson for the command, Superintendent of Police Grace Iringe-Koko, stated that the incident occured on Wednesday, 21 February, 2024 in the Rivers State capital. Thegazellenews.com learnt that at about 9.45pm on Wednesday, 21 February, 2024, the unidentified men in a tinted carton-coloured Sienna bus ambushed and attacked the policemen attached…
It was a surprise and sudden operation yielding serious of arrests and discoveries. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun set up a Special Task Force to tackle the dollar crisis. The team also has membership from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigerian Custom Service and the National Security and Civil Defence Corps in each state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). At about 11am on Wednesday, 21 February, 2024, the team moved into action simultaneously throughout the state of the Federation and a number of the BDC operators were arrested across the federation.…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has confirmed the interception of 45 trucks conveying maize to neighbouring countries. Shettima, who disclosed the development during a conference on Public Wealth Management on Tuesday, 20 February, 2024 in Abuja, said: “Just three nights ago, 45 trucks of maize were caught being transported to neighbouring countries. Just in that Ilela axis, there are 32 illegal smuggling routes”. According to him, after the interception, the price of maize, which was the major grain being transported, came down by N10,000, falling from N60,000 to N50,000. The VP alleged that some people are hell-bent on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 30-year-old tailor, Peter Emmanuel, was on Tuesday, 20 February, 2024 arraigned by Police in Lagos before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Mr A.A. Paul for allegedly stealing three cell phones, valued at N320,000. Emmanuel, who resides at Bar Beach Police Barracks, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Ishola, told the court that the defendant committed the offences, with two other persons still at large, on 28 January, 2024 at Shop 8, Bar Beach Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos. According…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1.020 billion. The suspect was arrested when a petitioner alleged that sometime in December 2023, he was introduced to the suspect for the purpose of a foreign exchange transaction involving N1.020 million. He allegedly paid the money into the suspect’s account to offer him its dollar equivalent. He explained that the suspect furnished him with evidence of payments made which turned out to be false as he never received the…