The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has vowed to recapture all inmates who escaped from the Nigeria Correctional Service Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo, saying the Federal Government has enlisted the service of the Interpol to nab fleeing prisoners. A statement by the minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure, stated that Aregbesola made the promise while on…
Mali’s interim government has expelled the representative of West African bloc ECOWAS from the conflict-ridden and coup-prone country, the government said, over actions incompatible with his status. “The government of the Republic of Mali has decided to declare the ECOWAS special representative in Mali persona non grata, in view of his actions that are incompatible…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said the Central Bank Digital Currency, eNaira, and its underlying blockchain technology can increase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product by $29 billion over the next 10 years. This is as he said the currency will help move many more people and businesses from the informal into the formal…
Mr Ogusbaba Ogude, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, of Delta on Talent Development says the next talent hunt will focus on the economy, entertainment and creative industry. Ogude, in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the governor was ready to host the second edition of Talent Development Summit in December. According…
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, says the state is not fighting the Federal Government or any of its agencies over collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) as being insinuated in some quarters. Speaking on Sunday in Abuja at a public lecture entitled: “Taxing Powers in a Federal System” to mark the 60th birthday of Mr…
…orders installation of CCTV cameras in all correctional facilities in the state Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, visited the Abolongo Correctional Center at Oyo town, saying that government will take immediate steps to protect the facility. The governor, while speaking after an inspection of the attacked centre,…
Trash transformation secret start to unfold itself in Nigeria few years ago but many people is yet to know how it can give them good life. Engr. Olusegun Kowontan, the Chief Security Officer of The Project Fix Nigeria Platformand the Proponent of the EKO O GBADOTI meaning Lagos Detests Dirt & Pollution Advocacy said this…
The Acting Corps Commander Medical of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Babatunde Solebo, said that collaborating with major healthcare institutions in Lagos State will foster synergy with the Nigerian Army Medical Corps for better healthcare delivery. Solebo said this in a statement signed by the Headquarters Nigerian Army Medical Corps, Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Yusuf on…
Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has condemned the attack on the Oyo town correctional facility, saying the invasion was a national embarrassment. Suspected bandits Friday night reportedly attacked the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town, freeing an unspecified number of inmates at the facility. While reacting in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media,…
