NAFDAC arraigns trader over importation of fake seasonings
A 41-year-old trader, Nnabueze Chibuike, on Wednesday, was arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on two-court charges of alleged possession and importation of large quantities of Mivina Chicken seasonings. The case between the Federal Republic of Nigeria as (Complainant) and Nnabueze Chibuike, as the Defendant came up for the first hearing, and has a suit...
We may start ‘no pay, no work’ — ASUU president
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may embark on ‘no pay, no work’, if the Federal Government continued to insist on not paying them their withheld eight months salaries, the National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said. Speaking in a chat with Vanguard yesterday, Osodeke said the union might embark on the policy, since the federal government...
FG denies plan to hike petrol price as marketers sell at N235/litre
The Federal Government denied yesterday it planned to hike the pump price of petrol, despite the increase in price from N180 per litre to N235 by independent marketers. The government in a statement by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, insisted that the country had 34 days of sufficiency in stock, despite visible evidence of shortage across...
The RTO/VIO Mayors, FCT Squadron Appoints Amb. Majidadi as Patron
By Deshi Munkuwe The Road Traffic Officers/Vehicle Inspection Officers-Mayors (RTO/VIO), Federal Territory Squadron has appointed the national president of Almushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA); His Excellency, Ambassador Aminu Abubakar Majidadi as patron. During the RTO/VIO-Mayors Batch B 2022 induction at the Directorate of Road Traffic Service headquarters in Mabushi district Abuja, Amb. Majidadi ably represented by Hon. Dr....
FG borrowed N6.3trn through ways and means in 10 months — CBN
The federal government borrowed N6.3 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in the first 10 months of 2022, data from the apex bank has shown. The government has been borrowing from the CBN through ways and means advances, which is a loan facility through which the CBN finances government’s budget shortfalls. The data, obtained from CBN’s website, indicated that...
Petrol’s ex-depot price now N210 per litre
Private depot owners now sell the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, at N210 per litre, it was learnt yesterday. The product, officially pegged at N148/litre in depots, has been scarce for three weeks. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said some marketers who paid for petrol at the depots wait for over two weeks before lifting...
Peace Ambassadors task world leaders on laws to protect women against violence
Global Peace Ambassadors have emphasised on the need for world leaders to enact laws targeted at protection of women from violence. They made this demand last weekend in Abuja at an event to honour global peace and humanitarian champions, organised by Excellence One, Soccer for Peace Foundation, Center for Grass root Development among others Speaking, Co- Founder and African Representative, Global...
Lawyers lament rising cases of torture, extra-judicial killings
The Avocats Sans Frontieres, ASF, otherwise known as lawyers without border, said yesterday it was worried about the increasing cases of torture and extra-judicial killings in the country. The legal group, in a report it issued to mark the end of SAFE Project intervention it launched since 2019, also decried the swelling number of awaiting trial inmates languishing in various...
Attacks on our offices won’t affect 2023 polls — INEC
….‘Burnt PVCs’ll be reprinted, distributed’ THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, assured Nigerians that the series of attacks on its facilities in some parts of the country would not in any way affect the credibility of the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance during his on-the-spot assessment of the Abeokuta South Local Government Area office...
Delta’s Debt Profile Stands at N272bn, Says Finance Commissioner
The Delta State Commissioner for Finance, Fidelis Tilije, yesterday said the state’s debt size was not more than N272 billion currently. Speaking with newsmen at the Government House in Asaba, Tilije said about N110 billion is owed to contractors and outstanding pension while balance comprises debt was inherited by the Okowa administration. According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected debt servicing in the country. “The debt profile as...
