Crime

CBN policy delays wheat farming in Kano – Farmers Wheat Farmers in Kano State have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the delay in the take-off of this year’s wheat planting season in the state. According to agency report, Faruk Rabiu, Kano State Chairman, Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), had disclosed that participating banks withdrew from the …

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FG audits 33 agencies, uncovers N450 bn unremitted revenue The Federal Government is set to recover about N450 billion operating surpluses that were not returned by 33 agencies from 2010 to 2015. According to agency report, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeousun, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference. She said that an audit had been …

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Ekiti House Re-Invites Ex-Governor Fayemi Over N850M SUBEB Fund  Folake Sokoya The Ekiti State House of Assembly has again invited a former governor of the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, over the controversial N850 million State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) funds. The House also adopted the state Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 2017 – 2019 document as its document at …

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  Cattle rustling: Niger police commences air surveillance Olabode Adaramola ‎The Police in Niger state have deployed helicopters in the renewed offensive against cattle rustlers, who have staged a comeback into the state through the border forests with Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Kaduna state. The command said the deployment was at the instance of the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji …

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File photo Apapa gridlock killing trade facilitation programme, says NPA The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, said the traffic gridlock in Apapa had affected access into the ports and killing trade facilitation programme of government. According to a statement by NPA on Monday in Lagos, Usman said this at a stakeholders meeting held in her office. …

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Trigger-Happy Police Sergent in Niger Kills Driver Over N50 Bribe Olabode Adaramola Tragedy struck over the weekend along Tegina- Lagos road in Mashegu Local Government of Niger state as a trigger-happy Police sergeant at a check point shot dead, at a close range a J5 bus driver, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, policeman over N100 bribe . The …

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Alleged Fraud: DSS arrests commissioner for insurance Operatives from the Department of State Security and the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday arrested the Commissioner for Insurance, Alh Mohammed Kyari, over allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement. According to agency report, the operatives who were on joint operation were said to have arrived the headquarters of the National Insurance Commission where …

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Folake Sokoya Mr. Julius Adeolu Afolabi the self acclaimed doctor who is currently cooling his feet at the headquarters of the Ogun state Police Command for obtaining money by pretending to be a doctor has denied that he was operating an illegal clinic. “I went to the school and hygiene in Ibadan, Oyo state after which I became an apprentice …

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Fire guts Erisco Foods warehouse, destroys N450m goods Goods worth about N450m were destroyed in a fire that gutted Erisco Foods Ltd warehouse in Lagos, the company’s General Manager, Mr. Tokunbo Agbede, said on Tuesday. According to agency report, Tokunbo made the disclosure at a news conference on in Lagos. Agbede said that the cause of the fire which happened about …

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  Ecobank Sensitizes Nigerians On Advantages of Masterpass QR Ecobank Nigeria has embarked on sensitization exercise of mass and conventional markets of its innovative global digital payment system, MasterPass QR, which was launched in Lagos recently. The Ecobank MasterPass QR allows people to pay for services using mobile phones. It also enables micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to receive …

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