A woman has accused the Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi of owing her money he was supposed to have paid her nine years ago. She however did not disclose the amount but she explained that she was contracted by the former governor of Ebonyi state to produce some election promotion items, souvenirs and gifts for him. “Please help me and plead with the past governor of Ebonyi state, Engineer David Umahi who is currently the Minister for works to please pay me back my money,” the woman said. “This man has been owing me for the past nine years.…
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The Federal Government has amended the criminal charge filed against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The charge which was formerly six counts, has now been increased to 20 counts. It borders on criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, procurement fraud and conspiracy to commit a felony. Recall that Emefiele was arraigned on November 18, 2023, and had pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge. However, on November 22, 2023, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Emefiele bail in the sum of N300 million. The presiding judge also ruled that the former…
Power distribution companies, DisCos, have now been permitted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to purchase electricity directly from producers of the commodity. This is coming after more than 10 years that DisCos have relied on an intermediary described as bulk trader. The DisCos and the generation companies, GenCos, unbundled from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, were privatized in 2013 and handed over to the core investors towards the end of same year. Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, however remained under the government ownership. The government-owned Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, NBET, buys electricity in bulk from generation companies through…
The Supreme Court on Friday, January 19, dismissed the appeal filed by Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the election of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. Adebutu alleged that Governor Abiodun did not comply with the electoral laws and he did not score the lawful majority votes. He was therefore asking the court to void his victory. However, the apex court delivering judgment dismissed the appeal for lack of merit and affirmed Governor Abiodun’s win in the election. PDP and Adebutu had in July 2023, tendered an alleged jail booking record and incident report from Florida…
The failure of governance in Nigeria manifests in the declining capacity of its leaders to recognise systemic risks in leaving herbal concoction’s street hawking unregulated, in compliance with public health conventions, as the hawkers feeds million of Nigerians with Lead, Cadmium and other dangerous compounds on a daily basis, Ojo Gbenga Nicholas reports An investigation carried out by Ojo Gbenga Nicholas has revealed why some herbal concoctions which have been discovered to be more prevalent among millions of Nigerians are leading to various complications, such as Heart Disease, Cancer, Dementia, Neurological Disorder, many others and, in the long run, death.…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state on Thursday, January 25, presented the staff of office to the new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed Tijani Anaje at a public ceremony to mark the event. Anaje prior his appointment as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland was the Ohi of Okenwen. Recall that the government of Kogi state recently deposed four traditional rulers, including a first-class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, and Alhaji Abdulrazaq Koto. Koto was subsequently banished to Rijau Local Government Area in Niger State. Governor Bello also appointed Alhaji Salihu Seidu, widely known as SAS, to replace the deposed Ohimege. “He is to…
The naira on Thursday, January 25, hit an all-time low at the parallel market as the local currency traded at N1,415 in what was a 3.66 percent decline from N1,365 it traded a day earlier. Bureau de Change, BDC, operators, put the buying rate of the dollar at N1,400 and the selling price at N1,415 — leaving a profit margin of N15. “The issue we are facing is as a result of supply/demand imbalance,” a trader said. Meanwhile, at the official section of the foreign exchange market, the naira depreciated by 0.41 percent to N882.24 on Wednesday, January 24, from N878.61 a day before.…
President Bola Tinubu has promised to roll out palliatives, urging Nigerians to be patient as he comes up with plans to alleviate their suffering. Tinubu made this known while meeting with the 1999 class of Governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The Chairman of the class of 1999 Governors, Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State, conveyed the President’s message after a closed-door meeting with the President, saying that the issue of subsidy is gone forever, expressing the belief that the situation will soon normalize. He further underlined that all hands be on deck to foster a…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has said plans are underway to evacuate the dormant 30 megawatts, MW, in the Kashimbilla hydropower plant in Taraba state to the national grid. The special adviser to the minister on strategic communications and media relations, Bolaji Tunji disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, January 25. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in May 2023, inaugurated the Kashimbila multipurpose dam, 40 MW hydropower station and associated 132 kilovolts, KV, switchyard, transmission line and distribution substation (phase one), all in Taraba state. According to Tunji, the minister spoke during an inspection tour of the power plant…
The Nigerian Senate during the screening of ministerial nominees on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, grilled one Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, for overpayment of three-year taxes in one day after he was nominated for a ministerial appointment by President Bola Tinubu. Representing Katsina State, Dangiwa had served as Director General of the Federal Mortgage Bank and Secretary to the Katsina State Government before his nomination. Appearing before the Senate for his screening, he introduced himself and was thereafter questioned. Benson Konbowei, a senator from Bayelsa State, drew the attention of his colleagues to tax payments made by the nominee. “Your tax payments…