As a demonstration of its commitment to job creation and a robust economy, the Federal Government has started arrangements for the establishment of a gold processing cluster in the Mopamuro local government area of Kogi State. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, disclosed this during a courtesy visit…
Lagos-based Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) side, MFM, yesterday confirmed the appointment of Olalekan Gabriel as their interim head coach. He replaces Tony Bolus, who resigned a few days ago. Gabriel was in charge of the team on Sunday when they beat Adamawa United 2-0 in an NPFL match played at the Agege Stadium, Lagos….
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Monday said negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure. He disclosed this at the Government House in Gusau while receiving some repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons and embraced his administration’s peace deal. Governor Matawalle believes the only way to put a stop to the current insecurity…
Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reiterated that Fulani herdsmen involved in banditry are victims of circumstance. Sheikh Gumi restated his position during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. The cleric has previously advocated for the bandits to be granted amnesty after meeting them in the bush. “When I listened to them,…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. The AMCON announced last year that it had taken over 12 properties belonging to Mr Jimoh Ibrahim and his firms….
President Muhammadu Buhari’s new Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Col Yusuf Dodo on Monday, February 22 resumed duties at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Colonel Mohammed Lawal Abubakar who has been President Buhari’s ADC from when he was first elected in 2015, will be proceeding to Santiago, Chile for a five-month Strategic and Defence Course from March 8. The course is…
A former executive secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Stephen Oshinowo, diverted the board’s N127 million to his personal use, an EFCC investigator has said. Moday Moley, testifying before an Ikeja Special Offences Court Monday, said the defendant used his account domiciled in the United Bank of Africa (UBA) to perpetrate each of the…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared revenue of N337.01 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The revenue represented an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with N323 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. The company disclosed this in its audited financial statement to newsmen signed by its Legal Director/Secretary, Mr Uaboi…
100-metre world champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended after he violated anti-doping rules by missing the third test. The American sprinter, who won his first major title at the World Championships in Doha last year, has denied the claims from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Coleman claims he was doing Christmas shopping “five minutes…
A survey has found infection rates of COVID-19 to be higher among males than females in the country. Findings from the survey published on Monday also show higher infection rates among urban residents than rural residents. The household seroprevalence survey was conducted by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Institute for Medical…