November 2024 – Page 33

NDLEA Moves Head Quarters To New Building In Abuja

27.11.2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday relocated its headquarters to its new facility in the Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The facility, which is the first phase of the national headquarters project expected to be completed with the 2025 budgetary provisions, was officially unveiled during an interdenominational service...

Rotimi Makinde Commends FG, NNPCL For Re-Streaming P’Harcourt Refinery

27.11.2024

A former Federal lawmaker who represented Ife Federal Constituency in the 7th Assembly at the House of Representatives, Hon. Rotimi Makinde has commended the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for reviving the Port Harcourt refinery on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The refinery, with an installed production capacity of 60,000 barrels per...

Education, Technology Experts Discuss Tech-Based Solution To Street To School Menace In Nigeria

27.11.2024

Education and Technology Experts have discussed a technology based solution to Street to School menace in Nigeria at the Out-of-school children’s summit organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation, IA-Foundation on Tuesday in Lagos. The Director-General, DAWN Commission, Seye Oyeleye said education is not just a sector and that the backbone of the sector is what is...

LSSTF Postpones Town Hall Meeting To December 18

27.11.2024

Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has postponed its 2024 “Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security with the Governor”, which was initially slated for Thursday, November 28, 2024, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island. Announcing the postponement in a statement on Wednesday, Fund’s Executive Secretary/CEO, Dr Abdurrazaq Balogun said the event, which is expected to...

Plateau Govt Signs MoU To Develop Sustainable Solar Energy in Rural Communities

27.11.2024

The Plateau State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to foster a strategic, long-term collaboration focused on scaling electrification strategies for the development and operation of sustainable power solutions across the state. Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang who signed on behalf of the Plateau State Government, while the...

Lawmaker Lauds Eno Over Approval Of Road Project In Ibiono Ibom Community

27.11.2024

The member representing Ibiono Ibom State constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon Moses Essien has lauded Governor Umo Eno’s approval of a contract for the construction of the abandoned Use Ikot Amama road project in Ibiono Ibom local government area of the state. Essien, who was speaking at Oko Ita, Ibiono...

Two Men Nabbed Over Killing Of Policeman In Adamawa

27.11.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two individuals in connection to the killing of a policeman, identified as Ibrahim Maizabuwa. The Police Spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, disclosed on Wednesday that the suspects, Ezekiel Kefas, 67, and Stephen Zabadi, 44, are from Wamsa Suwa Ward in Lamurde Local Government Area of...

EFCC’s Invitation Stimulates Okowa’s Political Consciousness

27.11.2024

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said the recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rather than weaken him, stimulated his political consciousness. He disclosed this while playing host to kinsmen and members of the Owa-Alero Development Union, who paid him a solidarity visit at...

FG Pressures S’African Govt Over Alleged Illegal Detention Of Nigerian Businessman

27.11.2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has intervened in the case of Abdul Olatunji, a Nigerian businessman allegedly detained by South African authorities since 2019 without a fair trial. The move follows a petition filed by the human rights organization Zarephath Aide and increasing calls for justice from Olatunji’s family and supporters. Olatunji’s prolonged detention...

Bauchi PDP Suspends Lawmaker Over Insubordination

27.11.2024

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bauchi State Chapter has suspended Habibu Umar, the member representing Kirfi Local Government in the State House of Assembly, on allegations of insubordination. This was contained in a letter addressed to the state House of Assembly Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman, signed by the party’s state chairman, Sama’ila Burga. Burga noted that...