The Federal Government on Tuesday, 3 September, 2024, signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with a Chinese Company, Mutual Commitment Company (MCC) limited. The MoU was facilitated by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Power. Present at the ceremony to represent Nigeria were the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu and the Managing Director of REA, Mr Abba Aliyu. Speaking at the event which took place in Beijing on the eve of the opening ceremony of the African-China Co-operation Summit, Adelabu said the MoU event is important and will go down as a memorable…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
President Bola Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday in Beijing, China, announced the elevation of Nigeria-China ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership. The leaders also agreed to build a high-level Nigeria-China community with a shared future. This was the outcome of talks between the two leaders during President Tinubu’s official visit to China. President Tinubu’s official visit precedes his participation in the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, scheduled to hold from September 4-6, 2024. ”This is an important visit for Nigeria and the rest of Africa, as I arrive in my capacity as…
Over 1,200 local farmers across Lagos East Senatorial District received fertilizers provided by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to boost food production and security in Nigeria. The Renewed Hope Agenda on food security programme of the Federal Government is aimed at reducing the rising cost of food, and to boost local food production capacity of the nation. Senator Tokunbo Abiru, who was represented by the former Honourable Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. (Mrs) Adebimpe Akinsola, at the distribution exercise in Ikorodu on Tuesday, commended the laudable programme, stressing that the administration of President Bola Ahmed…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fifty-six (56) persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The arrests were carried out between Tuesday, September 3 – 4, 2024, at different locations within the town following credible intelligence on the activities of fraudsters throwing unsuspected citizens of the state into pain and tears through their fraudulent pranks. Items recovered from them include 18 different brands of exotic cars, laptops, expensive smartphones, and charms. The suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.
Justice Dehinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos,on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Ikpaka Courage to two years imprisonment for presenting himself as Chinedu Okoli, also known as Flavour, a Nigerian singer, to dupe a United States of America citizen, Mrs. Yvelte M. Thompson, of the sum of $53,000. Courage, a graduate of Philosophy, was arraigned on Tuesday by the Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two-count charge bordering on cybercrimes and money laundering. Count one reads: “That you, Ikpaka Courage, sometime in April, 2021 in…
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals has commended the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani for successfully signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese tech giant Huawei to advance the Smart City Project in Kaduna State. This, according to the group, is a significant milestone that promises to enhance the ICT sector and create opportunities for the youth in the North West state. The statement signed by the Chairman, Northern Christian Youth Professionals, Isaac Abrak read: “While we celebrate this major achievement, we wish to call on the state government to ensure that this project is fully and effectively executed to benefit all…
The Federal Government has underscored its commitment to deepening ties with Indonesia, highlighting the untapped economic potential and promising avenues for collaboration. This was affirmed during the second Indonesia-Africa Forum, held from September 1-3, 2024, in Bali, Indonesia. Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, led the Nigerian delegation to the High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and the Joint Leaders Session. The Minister reiterated Nigeria’s dedication to fostering a stronger partnership with Indonesia, emphasizing that both regions stand to gain significantly from enhanced cooperation in trade, investment, and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. “The…
As part of ongoing efforts to sanitise the mining sector, the federal government has charged suspected illegal miners arrested in Kogi and Ondo states during a recent operation led by the Mining Marshals to court. The operation, code-named “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” took place in the Ikah Community of Ankpa LGA, Kogi State resulting in the arrest of two (2) Chinese nationals and a Nigerian for mining activities in violation of existing mining regulations. In a related development, the Mining Marshals also raided an illegal gold mining site in the Ogunlepa, Oluwa Forest Reserve, Odigbo LGA of Ondo State, where four…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered another illegal bunkering site were stolen crude oil are channeled to a thick forest Umuedeokwara Community, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. where they are refined. A press statement on Tuesday, 3 September, 2024, by the National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale said the corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SIS) uncovered another illegal bunkering site where stolen crude oil was tapped, channelled to reservoirs and refined locally in a thick forest at Umuedeokwara Community, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. He said the CG’s…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has committed the sum of $12.6 million to humanitarian purpose in the West African region this year 2024. Speaking in Abuja at the opening of a two-day Strategic Engagement Workshop with Heads of government-owned television stations in West Africa organised by the ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA), Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Sintiki Tarfa-Ugbe, said Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and the contiguous countries that are bearing the spillover effects of terrorism got $4 million The ECOWAS Director said…