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Point News247 reports that the Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says 44 road projects are currently funded under the Sukuk programme. Fashola said this at the inauguration and handing over of Phase I and II of Vandeikya-Ogbudu Cattle Ranch road in Tsua, Vandiekya LGA of Benue state, North Central Nigeria. Fashola added that the completed road would positively impact the lives of the host communities, commuters, and the general public. Fashola said, “These projects represent major investment in road transport infrastructure, which is a commitment of the Buhari administration as a driver for economic growth and prosperity. “They…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has postponed the 2021 Africa Investment Forum until further notice. Point News247 reports that AfDB postponed the 2021 event due to the rising global travel restrictions from the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Solomon Mugera, AfDB’s director, communication and external relations department, said this in a statement on Monday. The statement said the suspension followed consultations with the government of Côte d’Ivoire and the board of directors of the African Development Bank Group. The event was initially billed to hold between December 1 – 3, 2021, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Part of the statement read: “The Africa…
There is no Confirmed Case of Omicron COVID-19 Variant in Nigeria. Point News247 reports that this statement was issued by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Ifedayo Adetifa and Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Faisal Shuaib, during the COVID-19 briefing by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) in Abuja. Ehanire, who was emphatic that there was no confirmed case of Omicron in Nigeria, said: ”We have always made it clear that we are not yet out of the woods and we are still required to be…
Barbados has sworn in its first president, Dame Sandra Mason, necessitating the removal ofQueen Elizabeth II as head of state. Point News247 reports that Barbados, which first became part of the British Empire under King James I, has cut ties with the throne in London as the Royal Standard was lowered in Bridgetown, the nation’s capital, in the early hours of Tuesday. The Queen congratulated Barbados on becoming a republic during a ceremony attended by her son Prince Charles and famous Bajans including Rihanna. Prince Charles who had flown into the tropical island as the representative of its head of…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Point News247 reports that Fani-Kayode was arrested at a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, and moved to a nearby EFCC office. Fani-Kayode who was reportedly in the court for his forgery trial, was walking out after the matter was adjourned till January 24, 2022, when he was approached by an EFCC investigator. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ofLagos State , South West Nigeria, says his government was committed to justice and truth as it relates to the report of the state’s #EndSARS panel. Point News247 reports that the panel had submitted its report on November 15. The state government is yet to make the content of the report public, but a White Paper Is expected today. Recall that a leaked version of the report indicted the Nigerian Army and the Lagos state government in the killing of unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate. The governor, however expressed regrets over the controversy generated by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2021 Public Service Integrity Awards to three Nigerians for exemplary conduct in the discharge of their services to the nation. Point News247 reports that the awards were given at the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector organised by the ICPC. The awardees are Deputy Director, Legal, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Nelson Okoronkwo; Assistant Commander of Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Muhammad Ahmad and a PhD student, from Imo State, studying in Japan, Ikenna Nweke. Okoronkwo was recognised for his consistent acts of integrity in the different…
With so much controversy surrounding the Lagos EndSARS panel report, human rights activist and a member of the Lagos panel, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said that the EndSARS panels set up by state governments across the country are legal and can probe the brutality and extrajudicial killings committed by members of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army. Point News247 reports that the senior advocate insists that the judicial panels were set up at the behest of the Federal Government, through the National Economic Council (NEC), and so, cannot be termed illegal because the findings of some of the…
In preparation for the yuletide, the Ogun State Police Command has observed, with concerns, that most of the vehicles and motorcycles being used in carrying out criminal activities across the State are mostly unregistered. Point News247 reports that in order to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Christmas season, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that anybody plying the road with unregistered vehicles and motorcycles in any part of the state, should be arrested and charged to court. In a statement signed by its Spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command stated that some…
Sunday morning of November 28 is a day that many would not forget as it will remind them of what they lost. Point News247 reports that some homeowners in Festac Phase 2 woke up to their houses being demolished, barely a day after an article announced that the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) will soon begin mass demolition of buildings without approval in Festac Town. Facebook user, Angel Nkiru took to her page to share photos of houses that have been brought down. She wrote: “Got a bad news this morning. “I am there and I’m crying because I have friends…