Author: Vera
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to confirm the appointments of Nominees for the Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive Commissioners for the Upstream Regulatory Commission; and Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive Directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina disclosed this in a press release issued to journalists on Tuesday, September 21,202. According to Adesina, “In the letters written to the senate president, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan,,President Buhari said he was acting in accordance…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has on Monday, assented to the bill prohibiting Open Cattle Grazing and Trespass of Cattle on Land. Governor sanwo-Olu signed the legislation into law 11 days after it was unanimously passed by the State House of Assembly and transmitted to the Executive arm for authorisation. With this development, it is now criminal in Lagos for cattle rearers to occupy unapproved public areas and private land with their livestock for grazing. The law also prohibits the act of moving cattle round public places by herders. The signing of the anti-open grazing law by the Governor was…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide sanwo-Olu has assented the law establishing the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Agency and equally appointed the Coordinator of the State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) and UNFPA focal point, Ms Lola Vivour-Adeniyi as Executive Secretary of the New Agency. In a press release signed by UNFPA Rabiatu Sageer, she stated that”This is a major milestone for the institutionalization of GBV response and a promising policy step at ensuring sustainability and securing funding for GBV response. It is a great effort at bringing GBV issues to the fore , and…
Enugu State government has suspended Christopher Everestus Okwor as the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Autonomous Community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr. Charles C. O. Egumgbe, the suspension of the monarch is with immediate effect and “is in the interest of peace, order and good governance and in compliance with Section (10b) of the Traditional Rulers Law, Cap 151, Revised Laws of Enugu State, 2004”. The Commissioner, who disclosed that Igwe Okwor’s letter of recognition MCM/CM/98/VOL.11/116 is dated January 28, 2008, added: “Your suspension…
The Federal Operations Unit, zone ‘C’ (FOUC) of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized fake and contraband products worth over N120 million in July and August 2021. Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah, made this known in a press statement issued Monday, September 20, 2021. According to the statement, Comptroller Yusuf Lawal Psc+, announced the development on Monday and listed the goods to include 130 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice valued at N5,460,000m and 2,181 cartons of foreign cosmetic products without a registration number from the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) valued at N76,335,000 intercepted…
President of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Susan Akporiaye has bagged the Nigeria Media Platinum MERIT Award for her leadership and resilience in keeping the nigerian travel trade business together in the face of covid 19 pandemic’s impact on global travel and tourism. The Board of the prestigious media award institution while taking her citation, said Akporiaye was singled out for holding forth and steering the association and the entire down stream sector of the aviation industry out of the woods of depression and hopelessness at height of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, which shook Nigeria Travel industry to its…
As part of activities to mark 2021 World Tourism Day, the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is set to impact knowledge-based Tour Guiding skills on youths and women in Kebbi State. This is in continuation of NIHOTOUR’s vocational skill acquisition training of youths and women across the six geo-political zones of the country. The Director General of NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa who disclosed this, stated that, in line with the theme of the 2021 World Tourism Day: Tourism for Inclusive Growth, NIHOTOUR is poised to make the celebration a grand cultural event that will impart positively on…
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), has called on the minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to reconsider the date and venue slated for the Committee to conduct elections into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). NAGAFF is one of the five accredited Associations by the CRFFN that contributes its quota to the growth of the council as a result, they strongly believe their opinion is pivotal to the success of th the poll. While NAGAFF congratulated the minister for his appointment as the Chairman of the Electoral Committee…
Nigerians have been asked to disregard any reaction from an individual, group of individuals or CPS on the defection of the Deputy Governor of Edo state, Shaibu from PDP to another party. Senior Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor on Media, Benjamin Atu expressed this view on Tuesday in a press statement. Atu in the statement said, only the Deputy Governor has the right to speak on this issue and he has agreed to Address the press in due time. All other reactions should be disregarded. According to him, the Deputy Governor has not ordered anyone to speak on the…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), tincan Island command has discovered a pistol with its magazine inside a Toyota Camry car at its exit port. The Customs Public Relations of Tincan, CSC Uche Ejesieme disclosed this in a press release made available to journalists on Sunday. According to him, the arms and ammunitions were impounded at the Adobe Star logistics terminal while on routine examination on Saturday. He stated also that, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Musa Abdullahi has called for immediate investigation into the import to unravel the importer for further investigations into the import of the consignee. The statement…