An elder statesman and former Minister of Power and Steel during the second republic, Wantaregh Paul Unongo, is dead at the age of 87. Although details regarding his death is still sketchy as no formal statement has been released by his family, a family source who was not authorised to speak on the development confirmed the passing of the octogenarian. He revealed that the former minister died on Tuesday after a short illness. “Yes Wantaregh Paul Unongo died today Tuesday but I cannot say more than that because I am not authorised to do so. But our family will issue…
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Popular comedian and actor, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has called on Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, to go to court if she feels resentful over a social media post made about her by a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed. Mr Macaroni stated that the First Lady is also a Nigerian. Hence, should not abuse power but go to court as legally expected. While reacting on Tuesday in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter account, Mr Macaroni said he had been a “victim of oppression” and he could…
The Federal Government has approved the commencement of a 14-Day paternity leave for civil servants in the country. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan made this known in a circular released on Monday. She noted that the implementation of the leave already took effect on November 25, 2022, adding that the decision is in line with the provisions of the Public Service Rules, 2021 Edition. “Government has also approved paternity leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. The period of the leave shall be 14 working days. The leave shall not…
The Contractor working on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Julius Berger, has suspended the construction works on the expressway. This is to allow for easy access during the yuletide season. The director, Southwest Federal Ministry of Works, Adedamola Kuti, affirmed the development on Monday. Kuti revealed that the barricades causing gridlock on the road would be removed, noting that the construction works would continue in January, 2023. He said, “The issue is that this is the December period and our people are going to travel. So, we want to relax and work on the road so that people can go for their…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACABAN) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the timeframe for the circulation of the redesigned Naira notes by three months. The association said this will enable its members have more time to deposit their current currencies in the banks. The leader of the association in the South East, Gidado Siddiki, made the appeal in Awka, Anambra on Thursday. He noted that the extension will enable its members who are mostly living in the forests and bushes due to the nature of their grazing business bring out their …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks nationwide to start working on Saturdays till January 31, 2023 to enable bank customers exchange their old Naira notes for new ones. This was disclosed by Osita Nwasinobi, the Director of the Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank at the CBN fair in Ilorin on Thursday. Nwasinobi reiterated that the new and existing currencies will remain legal tenders and will be circulated alongside each other until January 31, 2023, when the existing currency would cease to be legal tenders in Nigeria. Represented by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN,…
The Labour Party (LP) has called out the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, for his utterances on the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other candidates. In a statement signed by the Director General of the party’s Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, LP expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of Shettima. Okupe noted that the unguarded utterances of Shettima clearly violate the codes of the national peace accord signed by all political parties. He described the language used by Shettima as offensive, derogatory and unethical. Okupe said, “We have watched with dismay and disgust…
A Boko Haram factional group, Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), has banned farmers and fishermen in the Lake Chad region from using the naira for transactions. This move is as a result of the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes. Recall that the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced last month that the new notes would be released for public use on December 15, 2022. He added that the old and new notes would circulate together until January 31, 2023, when the old notes would cease to be a…
The senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has implored the Federal Government to cut the salaries of National Assembly members by 50 per cent in order to meet the demands of the Academic Staff of Union Universities (ASUU). Ndume said this during a discussion with Newsmen in Maiduguri on Thursday while reacting to the half payment of salaries to ASUU members. The senator counselled the FG to set up a high-powered standing committee of respected educationists and patriotic Nigerians to meet with the leadership of ASUU in order to find a lasting solution to the lecturers’…
The United States District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced convicted internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi to 11 years and three months imprisonment after he was found guilty of money laundering amounting to tens of millions of dollars and other fraudulent cyber schemes. In a statement released by the United States Department of Justice on Tuesday, Hushpuppi was also ordered by a federal judge to pay $1.7m in restitution to the two victims of the fraud. The Assistant Director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Office, Don Alway, in the statement, described Hushpuppi…