The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the anti-graft agency recovered over N1 billion cash from a civil servant within a week. He disclosed this on Thursday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance investigating Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and payment of one percent stamp duty…
Nigerian refugees who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko Haram insurgency has started returning to their homeland on Monday in a voluntary repatriation process, an official said. Paul Nji, Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration said this in Maroua, the chief town of Cameroon’s far north region just before take-off for Nigeria’s Borno state. The…
Canada willing to welcome 1.2 million immigrants between 2021 and 2023 to make up for a shortfall this year blamed on the pandemic, the immigration minister announced Friday. The plan calls for accepting 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023 — an immigration rate equal to about one percent…
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….
Chevron’s Nigeria unit has disclosed her plans to cut 25% of its workforce to become more efficient and reduce operating costs, the latest sign demand for global oil is not steady under covid -19 pandemic and new restrictions to contain it. “The aim is to have a business that is competitive and an appropriately-sized organization,”…
The spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general says three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in the Central African Republic in attacks Friday by armed combatants BANGUI, Central African Republic — Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in Central African Republic in attacks Friday by armed combatants, the…
A man identified as Festus Stephen has been charged to court for allegedly stabbing his friend Abbas Mohammed Gudus, to death after a dispute over an iPhone. 27-year-old Stephen, a staff member of Adamawa State Ministry of Health, attached to Health Services Management Board in Mubi, was arraigned before Justice Helen Hammajoda of High Court…
Padua Petroleum Nigeria Limited (PPNL) is recruiting to fill the following positions: 1.) Dimensional Control Inspector 12.) Discipline Inspector I & E 1 (National)3.) Construction Surveillance Personnel 1 Padua Petroleum Nigeria Limited (PPNL) is an indigenous company established to provide a unique range of services to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. We venture into…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said a total of 69 people have lost their lives due to the EndSars protests that have turned violent in the country. Buhari made the remarks during a meeting with former Nigerian leaders and security chiefs on Friday at his Aso Villa palace. Among the dead are 51 civilians, 11…
Following a tip off, Idio was picked after the NDLEA operatives discovered two strong variants of cannabis, Arizona and loud, concealed in his textbooks. This was contained in a statement by NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Monday. “He was arrested in Gidan Kwano within the vicinity of the university,” he said. While confirming that Idio…
