News Update

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is investigating the controversial Nigeria Air deal sealed by former minister, Hadi Sirika. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. He stated this while speaking on Channels TV Politics Today on Wednesday.

The Household of David Church in Surulere Street, Adeniyi Jones, in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State, has lost its multi-million naira church auditorium to a fire incident. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 10:00 am on Wednesday.

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 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday signed into law Executive Order 001, 2024 on the handling and storage of harmful substances in the state. In a section of the order, the governor gave 72 hours ultimatum to anyone in the state in possession of any kind of explosives to declare them.

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The Commonwealth has appointed former President Goodluck Jonathan as the head of its Election Observation Mission to Pakistan’s general elections. The election is billed to hold on February 8, 2024. This was disclosed by Jonathan’s aide, Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement, on Wednesday.

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 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, revealed it has uncovered the financial activities of a religious sect in the country, laundering money for terrorists. Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this during a Public Engagement on Youth, Religion, and the Fight Against Corruption, as well as the Launch of Inter-Faith Manual and Fraud Risk Assessment Project for ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government, at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.

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 The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings has appointed billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola as the new chairman of its board of directors. He succeeded the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi. The financial institution disclosed this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), notifying investors of the new development.

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. The Federal High Court Abuja has issued a warrant for the arrest of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his alleged involvement in the burning of the State House of Assembly. Ehie is also the immediate past factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In a ruling by Justice Emeka Nwite, Ehie was ordered to be arrested along with five other persons for allegedly participating in some criminal activities.

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 Bureau De Change, BDC, operators have announced a shutdown of operation in Abuja as a result of unavailability of dollars. Chairman of the Association, Mallam Abdulahi Dauran, announced this in the nation’s capital, on Wednesday. He attributed the development to online business transactions and cryptocurrency.

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Ever since 2017 when the World Health Organisation, WHO, first released a report that 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), there have been efforts to stem the tide.

While some Nigerians believe it is under-reported and that the actual figure could be more than that, others are of the opinion that the figure was manufactured with the sole aim of attracting funds from the international donor agencies.

On its part, the Federal Government of Nigeria, on its part, has taken some measures to curtail the menace but not much has been achieved.

A recent report by the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) still maintained that more than 18 Nigerians die hourly from TB.

from dailypost