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Residents Begged For Urgent 'Blood' Donations Over Abuja Tanker Accidenthttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/residents-begged-for-urgent-blood-donations-over-abuja-tanker-accident/20/03/2025/#Issues #Abuja #FCT #Karu #Keffi #Kugbo #NBSA #Nyanya ©March 20th, 2025 ®March 20, 2025 11:57 am Nigeria National Blood Service Agency, NBSA has appealed to Nigerians, especially the residents of Federal Capital Territory, FCT to urgently volunteer to make blood donations to save lives currently in critical health conditions, following the multiple car explosions that occurred on Wednesday evening when a CNG Tanker allegedly failed brake, rammed into other moving vehicles with six deaths already recorded, many other victims rushed to different hospitals around the Karu Bridge in the Nyanya area of Abuja where the accident occurred. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Wike-Fubara Crisis - Wike Has No Hand In Rivers' Political Crisis - AGFhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/wike-fubara-crisis-wike-has-no-hand-in-rivers-political-crisis-agf/19/03/2025/#Breaking News #Fagbemi #Fubara #Rivers #Tinubu #Wike ©March 19th, 2025 ®March 19, 2025 6:28 pm President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aide, Nyesom Wike who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and the immediate past Governor of Rivers State that is widely believed to be the apparent root cause of the political crisis in the state – who, shortly after the swearing-in of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Wike helped to the seat of power, was accused by the sitting Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of trying to use the State House of Assembly to frustrate and impeach him from office, simply because, he, Fubara refused to accept certain terms and conditions they both had in private, which, till now, both refused to tell the public the apparent personal political misunderstandings that made the Governor, Fubara to resort to self defence by thus applying some measures within his powers as the Governor to frustrate and stop his impeachment from the probably instigated Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers whose majority of them, up to 27 members are seemly loyal to the FCT Minister, who – Wike, a few days ago, was the person that announced through the media to the general public that if an Ijaw son, Siminalayi Fubara is impeached, nothing would happened, a statement he made, suggesting he may have conspired with the lawmakers to impeach the governor; because by his statements during the press conference, he was probably already doing damage control even when the House of Assembly has not served the governor – an impeachment notice, but, in the face of the foregoing facts, the Nigeria Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi at a press briefing a few hours ago at the State House in Abuja, exonerated the FCT MInister and said categorically that the FCT Minister has no hand in the political crisis that has engulfed the oil rich Rivers State, leading to militants bombing crude oil pipelines to destroy Nigeria economy probably as a way of protesting against the Federal Government seemly one sided style of handling misunderstandings in the state.e #OsazuwaAkonedo

Wike-Fubara Crisis - Tinubu Declares Emergency, Suspends Govt In Rivershttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/wike-fubara-crisis-tinubu-declares-emergency-suspends-govt-in-rivers/18/03/2025/#Breaking News #Fubara #Ijaw #Rivers #Tinubu #Wike ©March 18th, 2025 ®March 18, 2025 10:05 pm Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening, for the first time more than a decade in the history of the West Africa country, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended for initial six months, the Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, all elected members of the State House of Assembly, and appointed retired Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas as Administrator to work with the existing laws of Rivers State with the members of the state Judiciary following the apparent personal political crisis between the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his former boss and the immediate past Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT that was seen a few days ago in a viral video apparently making carless statements as a government official – statements capable of instigating a particular ethnic group against the government wherein the FCT Minister has said thus, that, Ijaw people are minority group in the South South and if their son, Fubara is impeached, nothing would happened, after the statements, Wike refused to apologize to the Ijaw people despite public outcry and condemnations, days after as confirmed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, some militants started destroying crude oil pipelines in Rivers State as media reports trends and indicated that Pro-Wike lawmakers may have concluded plans to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Nigeria Arrests 21yrs Old Bandits' Kingpin, Shot Dead After Police Capturehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-arrests-21yrs-old-bandits-kingpin-shot-dead-after-police-capture/13/03/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Abuja #Anambra #Azuka #Enugu #FCT #Kaduna #Lokoja #Soludo ©March 13th, 2025 ®March 13, 2025 1:00 pm Salisu Mohammed aka Dogo Saleh, a 21 years old bandits' kingpin that has been terrorizing Nigerians along the Kaduna, Lokoja and Enugu Highway was earlier in the month traced and arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force, but, after he was captured by the special police security operatives, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command said some of his gang members laid ambush against the police operatives which led to exchange of gunfire, and eventually, the arrested Bandits' kingpin, Dogo Saleh sustained gunshot injuries from the bullets fired by his gang members who came for his rescue during the gun battle with the police, and he was pronounced dead when he was rushed to the hospital for treatment. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Ahead of the People Democratic Party, PDP convention, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Ilyas Damagum, is not his friend and never supported him. He further mentioned what his expectations were in the party and how it's been over the years.Meanwhile, PLASIEC has finalized the local governments and council elections with reruns that happened in some parts of the state, leaving the PDP, APC and YPP major winners in the rerun elections.Join Richard Badung to discuss the topics above.Guest; Hon. Dogo Nanzing(Principal Special Assistant to Governor Mutfwang)

Rivers State, A Capital Of Betrayals - Rotimi Amaechi https://osazuwaakonedo.news/rivers-state-a-capital-of-betrayals-rotimi-amaechi/11/10/2024/ #Politics #Amaechi #Bola #Fubara #news #Nyesom #Rivers #Rotimi #Siminalayi #Tinubu #Wike ©October 11th, 2024 ®October 11, 2024 7:16 pm Former Governor of Rivers State and Nigeria Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the state is a big capital of betrayals by politicians, in reaction to the political differences between the immediate past Governor of the state and the current Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State Governor, Fubara Siminalayi #OsazuwaAkonedo

Pius Emmanuel Papka is a Malware Engineer (Internship) with the Army War College, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. We discuss his reasons for entering the cybersecurity field, serving his country, and his desired career growth path. He also provided some tips to me about Football (Soccer to Americans). Finally, he provides the answer to the question: if Americans receive scam emails from a Nigerian prince promising much money, do Nigerians receive the same from an American prince?

Amidst the wealth and affluence of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, a sizable number of people live in abject poverty.Beneath the picturesque vista and rocky terrain, residents are battling water scarcity.In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we discuss how Indiscriminate drilling of boreholes and illegal water connections result in contamination of water sources.

It was June 15 1993, three days after the June 12 election and the National Electoral Commission had released results from 14 states, including the Federal Capital Territory. From the results, MKO Abiola was in the clear lead. It seemed like MKO had won the election. All around Nigeria, people were hopeful and eager for a democratic future with a leader they had chosen.  But on June 16, the Abuja High Court called for the suspension of the remaining results. Shock rippled through Nigeria. To many Nigerians, the election had been fair and unproblematic, so the suspension immediately raised some red flags. Protests took over the streets. Lawyers got busy preparing to contest the suspension. Then on the 23rd of June, just eleven days after the election that had inspired so much hope, Nigerians had their fears materialize when IBB announced he was annulling the election. How did Nigerians react to this? In this episode, Wale Lawal finds some answers. Learn more at ⁠⁠republic.com.ng/podcasts/⁠⁠.

In this podcast episode, Premium Times Senior Reporter who covers Judiciary, Anti corruption and Human rights issues, Ameh Ejekwonyilo, attended the 2023 Presidential election court sittings and shared highlights of the event on the following: - Allegations of malpractices by INEC - Tinubu's alleged falsification of academic records - His dual citizenship - Alleged drug trafficking in the US - 25 percent of votes requirements in the Federal Capital Territory

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Iyorchia Ayu, will lead some governors elected on the platform of the party on a protest march to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters, Abuja, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The development has, however, sparked apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory as residents feared the march may result in violence following the anger over the conduct and outcome of the polls. The PDP and Labour party rejected the outcome of the election, with both laying claims to victory and vowing to challenge the result in court.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

Central Bank of Nigeria has begun an inclusive campaign for grassroots adoption of its digital currency, eNaira. The bank engaged some commercial drivers in the Federal Capital Territory to educate them on how to use digital currency with a focus on making them ambassadors to drive the adoption campaign to the grassroots. The apex bank says it is targeting the instalment of a minimum of 10 agent points in Nigeria's 774 local government areas to help in facilitating the visibility and nationwide adoption of the Central bank digital currency. CBN coordinator, technical working committee on eNaira Hajiya Rekiya Mohammed says the bank was at the park to promote eNaira awareness campaign by intimating commercial drivers of the idea, aim, benefits and use of the eNaira application for the everyday transaction.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, and his co-defendant bail upon terms and conditions given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should they want to, they would have to seek clearance from the court or have their bail revoked. Justice Ajayi also ordered that the defendants should not have and shall not procure alternate passports until the case is done with, having deposited their original passports to the commission.

Borno State Senator and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ali Ndume, says President Muhammadu Buhari should directly address the nation on the matter of insecurity, rather than issuing statements through his media advisers. Mr Ndume added that he was really disappointed with the response of so many leaders. Mr Ndume's comments comes days after terrorists attacked a prison in Kuje, the Federal Capital Territory.

In this episode, we talked about elections and democratic governance in Nigeria. As the country prepares for a new election in 2023, we need to understand if we are checking all the boxes and if there is anything we need to do differently for good of the country and the people. Program Development Officer at AISH Initiative in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. She talks about the challenges we face. ____________________________ For more about Obehi Podcast, visit our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/c/ObehiPodcast. Check out also our official website Obehiewanfoh.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/obehi-podcast/message

Here to tackle the biggest issues and top questions in the baking industry is the BAKERin team (https://bakerpedia.com/bakerin/)! As part of BAKERpedia's influencer program, these seasoned professionals share their knowledge and keep you up to date on the latest innovations. In this roundtable discussion, the group talks through some of the frequent problems they see in their respective fields, such as: - What needs to be changed about manufacturing in the baking industry - Improving productivity and consistency for bakeries - Understanding flour quality and how to communicate more efficiently with your miller - Explaining raising cake prices and necessary ingredients to customers - The need for more accessible training in the industry - Our most frequently asked questions on social media Meet the 2022 BAKERin Team Gideon Butler-Smith Hailing from Kansas City, Gideon is a Kansas State alum with a degree in Bakery Science and Management. He now resides in Rogers, Arkansas with his wife, Kourtney, working as a baking supervisor at a manufacturing co-op where he also helps with continuous improvement projects. Connect with Gideon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gideon-butler-smith-5327b910b/ Dr. Jayne Bock Dr. Jayne Bock works at the Wheat Marketing Center as the Technical Director. She established herself as an industry expert in flour and dough quality testing as an adjunct professor at the University of Guelph before joining C.W. Brabender Instruments as their Global Technical Leader. Jayne has published refereed publications covering topics including wheat and flour quality, dough rheology, and gluten structure-functions. She has worked extensively with wheat breeders, agronomists, producers, millers and food processors. Connect with Jayne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-bock-a040165b/ Mafo M. Adeniji Mafo M. Adeniji is the Co-Founder of Mistribite a food business in Nigeria.With over three years in the food and baking industry, she currently works to provide quality, safe and nutritious food products and offer food trainings. She is a passionate and skilled baker with expertise in the art of cake baking and decoration. She is from Nigeria and currently lives with her family in the Federal Capital Territory where she works and runs her business. Connect with Mafo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mafo-adeniji-285074193/ Mark Floerke Mark is a baking industry veteran with over 45 years of experience. He classically trained as a pastry chef in Germany where he also picked up bread baking before returning home to Canada where he's worked as a senior applications scientist and been a baking instructor. Nowadays, he's retired but continues to teach and participate in a number of different baking organizations. Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrpastry/ Dr. Lin Carson Dr. Lin is the baking industry's influencer who has had a love affair with baking for 30 years. Starting with a BSc degree in Food Science & Technology at the Ohio State University, a MSc and PhD from the Department of Grain Science at Kansas State University. While working at Wendy's and Dave's Killer Bread, her technical teams experienced the lack of technical baking information on the internet. Seeing that this was not freely shared, Dr. Lin decided to launch BAKERpedia to cover this gap. Connect with Lin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lincarson/

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Mohammed Musa Bello, has summoned an emergency meeting of the FCT Security Committee on how to strategise to contain the escalating banditry, kidnapping and robbery on the fringes of the seat of power, Abuja. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Babaji Sunday, says the emergency meeting raised a lot of concerns about kidnapping and banditry in FCT suburbs, adding that the security agencies also resolved to do their best to ensure the incidents were brought to the barest minimum. He added that all the security chiefs would meet again to further strategise on what was discussed at the emergency meeting. He, however, advised FCT residents to be security conscious and provide security agencies with actionable intelligence on criminal activities.

The National Bureau of Statistics shows that Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos received at least 86.9 per cent of the capital imported into the country in 2021. The region with the second-highest figure was the Federal Capital Territory with 12.4 per cent of the over $6.7bn worth of capital imported into the country in 2021. More capital was imported through Banking $1.4bn, Shares $1bn and Production $934mn than other sectors.

The latest figures released by the Debt Management Office shows that the federal Bonds make up N13.963 trillion or 72.56 per cent of the aggregate N19.243 trillion domestic debt obligations standing against the federal government. The total public debt stock of the federal government, Federal Capital Territory and states stood at N39.566 trillion. The federal government accounted for N33.228 trillion of the total debt loads, with domestic and external components amounting to N19.243 trillion and N13.885 trillion, respectively.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has predicted a 10 per cent increase in credit to the agricultural sector over the next two years. He says about $2 billion out of about $2.5 billion had been disbursed to over three million farmers cultivating over 4.7 million hectares of arable land in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory under the Anchors Borrowers' Programme. He noted that over 80 per cent of the fund was targeted at the agricultural sector.

Statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 220,020 with 1,424 additional cases confirmed on Wednesday. The NCDC says that the new infections were recorded from 15 states in the country. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country currently stands at 220, 020 cases while 211,292 cases have been discharged and 2,983 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

Statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 220,020 with 1,424 additional cases confirmed on Wednesday. The NCDC says that the new infections were recorded from 15 states in the country. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country currently stands at 220, 020 cases while 211,292 cases have been discharged and 2,983 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

Statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 220,020 with 1,424 additional cases confirmed on Wednesday. The NCDC says that the new infections were recorded from 15 states in the country. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country currently stands at 220, 020 cases while 211,292 cases have been discharged and 2,983 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The National Population Census has promised to give Nigerians credible, reliable and dependable population statistics that can help governments in proper planning for national growth and development. The Federal Commissioner representing Ekiti at NPC, Hon. Ayodeji Ajayi, charged staff, officials and management team that will be participating in the pre-test exercise, to be professional and patriotic in discharging their duties. The NPC Commissioner says the exercise which will be conducted in all the 36 states of the federation simultaneously, including Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, is a follow up to the one earlier conducted by the Commission earlier this year.

The National Population Census has promised to give Nigerians credible, reliable and dependable population statistics that can help governments in proper planning for national growth and development. The Federal Commissioner representing Ekiti at NPC, Hon. Ayodeji Ajayi, charged staff, officials and management team that will be participating in the pre-test exercise, to be professional and patriotic in discharging their duties. The NPC Commissioner says the exercise which will be conducted in all the 36 states of the federation simultaneously, including Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, is a follow up to the one earlier conducted by the Commission earlier this year.

The National Population Census has promised to give Nigerians credible, reliable and dependable population statistics that can help governments in proper planning for national growth and development. The Federal Commissioner representing Ekiti at NPC, Hon. Ayodeji Ajayi, charged staff, officials and management team that will be participating in the pre-test exercise, to be professional and patriotic in discharging their duties. The NPC Commissioner says the exercise which will be conducted in all the 36 states of the federation simultaneously, including Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, is a follow up to the one earlier conducted by the Commission earlier this year.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, hinted that Nigeria has adopted a forward-thinking approach by developing strategic minerals of the future. Adegbite noted that the minerals, which include minor metals such as titanium and cobalt, are vital to futuristic industries such as telecoms and electric vehicle manufacturing. He says the country is endowed with over 44 different mineral types occurring in commercial quantities in over 500 locations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. These mineral endowments broadly cut across the various mineral spectrums.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, hinted that Nigeria has adopted a forward-thinking approach by developing strategic minerals of the future. Adegbite noted that the minerals, which include minor metals such as titanium and cobalt, are vital to futuristic industries such as telecoms and electric vehicle manufacturing. He says the country is endowed with over 44 different mineral types occurring in commercial quantities in over 500 locations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. These mineral endowments broadly cut across the various mineral spectrums.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, hinted that Nigeria has adopted a forward-thinking approach by developing strategic minerals of the future. Adegbite noted that the minerals, which include minor metals such as titanium and cobalt, are vital to futuristic industries such as telecoms and electric vehicle manufacturing. He says the country is endowed with over 44 different mineral types occurring in commercial quantities in over 500 locations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. These mineral endowments broadly cut across the various mineral spectrums.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has made a case for a special revenue status to be accorded the FCT to enable it to meet up with its burgeoning infrastructure need.The minister called for a new revenue sharing formula that is fair and equitable, taken into consideration the role the territory was playing in national development.He says the FCT administration would be in a position to execute projects that are of the highest quality if there is a corresponding increase in revenue sharing formula.The minister says the FCT needs a special revenue package to do more projects that would have a direct impact on the residents.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has made a case for a special revenue status to be accorded the FCT to enable it to meet up with its burgeoning infrastructure need.The minister called for a new revenue sharing formula that is fair and equitable, taken into consideration the role the territory was playing in national development.He says the FCT administration would be in a position to execute projects that are of the highest quality if there is a corresponding increase in revenue sharing formula.The minister says the FCT needs a special revenue package to do more projects that would have a direct impact on the residents.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has made a case for a special revenue status to be accorded the FCT to enable it to meet up with its burgeoning infrastructure need.The minister called for a new revenue sharing formula that is fair and equitable, taken into consideration the role the territory was playing in national development.He says the FCT administration would be in a position to execute projects that are of the highest quality if there is a corresponding increase in revenue sharing formula.The minister says the FCT needs a special revenue package to do more projects that would have a direct impact on the residents.

The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Sunday, gave an account of how activists and former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia gave up the ghost on Sunday at the Specialist Hospital, Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.The Forum, in the statement issued by Dr. Isuwa Dogo, its National Publicity Secretary, alleged conspiracy and spiritless attitudes of medical personnel as responsible for the untimely death of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2019 general elections.The statement reads, “The death of the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, this (Sunday) morning came to us as a great shock.“As someone who relentlessly participated in the activities of the Middle Belt Forum, his untimely death has dealt a deadly blow on ethnic nationalities of not only the Middle Belt but the country at large.“Arising from various enquiries from Nigerians over the circumstances of his death, the Forum wishes to state as follows: That Dr. Mailafia arrived in Abuja last Sunday, September 12, 2021, from Akure and was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by his wife.“On arrival at home, the wife noticed that he was not in the best of health conditions and seemed to be suffering from malaria.“After three days of treatment without signs of improvement, he went to the CBN Hospital on Friday, September 17, 2021, where he was shabbily treated. It took the intervention of a senior medic who immediately placed him on oxygen and admitted him.“Dr. Mailafia was later given the option of choosing three hospitals: Gwagwalada Hospital, National Hospital and EHA Clinics. The wife opted for the third choice. On arrival at the EHA Clinics, the wife was subjected to yet another moment of anxiety as it took a direct order from the top management of the hospital to accept him.“After a few hours of treatment, the EHA Clinics told the wife that it was expedient to transfer the former CBN Deputy Governor to Gwagwalada, as the clinic was not fully equipped to handle the case.“The wife opposed the decision and insisted that she was opposed to the idea of taking her husband to Gwagwalada. Mailafia's wife only succumbed when the consultant assured her that nothing bad will happen to her husband.“Yesterday, Saturday, September 18, 2021, Dr. Obadiah was transferred to Gwagwalada. On arrival, the doctor that was billed to attend to Dr. Mailafia was not on duty. Even when an attempt was made by foreign health consultants to save the situation, the doctor on duty got angry and said that he was not obligated to listen to any foreign consultants that had been brought into the matter with the sole purpose of ensuring that nothing goes wrong.“Wife of the former CBN Deputy Governor was asked to pay the sum of N600,000 as a deposit, even when it was a referral case, with an accruing medical bill to be settled by the CBN. At a point, Dr. Mailafia complained over his breathing problems and pleaded with the doctors to place him on a ventilator. The doctors flatly refused.“Even after the doctors declared Dr. Mailafia dead, foreign consultants who were brought into the matter through Dr. Mailafia's son who lives abroad, had directed a family member who is a medical professional, with the wife of the CBN Deputy Governor, to mount pressure on the chest of Dr. Mailafia for resuscitation and thereafter place him on life support.“The doctors in Gwagwalada refused all entreaties by the family members of Dr. Mailafia to follow the advice of the foreign consultants, insisting that they have already pronounced him dead. Even when the wife could feel the pulse of her husband, the doctor flatly declared that there was nothing they could do since they had already pronounced him dead.“While the above narration sums up the circumstances under which Dr. Mailafia died, we still await the result of the actual cause of his death. As a nationalist and patriot that he was, Dr. Mailafia was completely dedicated to the emancipation of ethnic nationalities from the clutches of oppression.“The economist was never afraid to speak truth to power, just as he remained committed to the enthronement of justice and equity to all citizens across ethnic and religious divides.“In the twilight of his life, this consummate technocrat and global scholar of repute beamed his searchlight on the raging insecurity ravaging our country. He expressed regrets over the government's incapacity to rein in the activities of insurgents and criminal groups terrorizing the nation.“The death of Dr. Mailafia today represents a dark day for not only the Middle Belt but also for all citizens who yearn for a new dawn for justice in Nigeria.”

The federal government will from September 9, 2021, commence the nationwide verification of all civil servants recruited by the Federal Civil Service Commission from 2013 to 2020.The Director of Recruitment and Appointment, Federal Civil Service Commission, Ibrahim Anjugu, stated this in a circular dated August 27, 2021.The circular added that the mandatory verification exercise would hold across the six geopolitical political zones of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory.The commission threatened that any officer who fails to turn up for the verification exercise would have his or her salary automatically stopped.

The federal government will from September 9, 2021, commence the nationwide verification of all civil servants recruited by the Federal Civil Service Commission from 2013 to 2020.The Director of Recruitment and Appointment, Federal Civil Service Commission, Ibrahim Anjugu, stated this in a circular dated August 27, 2021.The circular added that the mandatory verification exercise would hold across the six geopolitical political zones of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory.The commission threatened that any officer who fails to turn up for the verification exercise would have his or her salary automatically stopped.

The federal government will from September 9, 2021, commence the nationwide verification of all civil servants recruited by the Federal Civil Service Commission from 2013 to 2020.The Director of Recruitment and Appointment, Federal Civil Service Commission, Ibrahim Anjugu, stated this in a circular dated August 27, 2021.The circular added that the mandatory verification exercise would hold across the six geopolitical political zones of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory.The commission threatened that any officer who fails to turn up for the verification exercise would have his or her salary automatically stopped.

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, every weekend witnesses group hiking and tourism activities involving young people within the city. Residents have discovered hiking – as a new weekend hobby, and it is fast gaining some interesting momentum. On the show, we will be talking about tourism destinations in Abuja and how its potentials can be harnessed to become profitable for government and private tour organizations.

Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, said at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.He stated the J&J single shot vaccine is safe and efficient against the coronavirus disease, including the deadlier Delta variant. It is expected to boost Nigeria's COVID-19 fight with the Delta variant sparking fears of a third wave of the pandemic. Dr. Shuaib had recently announced that the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme would commence soon.The exercise had earlier been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, but it was postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a spokesperson in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. The need for the rollout of the second batch of the vaccines has, however, become crucial as Nigeria gradually returns to seeing a spike in infections. As of Monday, 422 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country, with five more deaths.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the infections were recorded in nine states. Lagos maintained the lead with 190 cases, followed by Rivers (86) and Ogun (85). Others are Oyo (22), FCT (20), Kwara (7), Edo (5), Abia (4), and Bayelsa (3). So far, a total of 178,508 cases have been confirmed, 165,983 patients have recovered and 2,192 deaths have been recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says thirty-two Delta variant cases of coronavirus have been reported in five states across the country.The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu says Nineteen of the cases were reported in Akwa Ibom State.Ihekweazu listed Lagos, Cross River, and Oyo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, as the other places where at least one case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the country.Health experts have continued to watch certain coronavirus mutations and variants that have become more contagious and deadlier than the original strain.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced reasons to justify the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results.The Senate voted that the Commission may consider the electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission and approved by the National Assembly.Lawan explained that the Upper Chamber voted the way it did in defence of about half of the Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results.Inspector-General of Police Assures Nigerians Of Sustained Efforts At Improving SecurityThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured the nation of sustained efforts by the Force in fighting crimes and criminality and improving public safety and security across the country.The IGP charged Commissioners of Police in all the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors General of Police, to beef-up security ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, to prevent any untoward situation in their Areas of Responsibility throughout the Eid-el-Kabir season and beyond.He particularly directed the Zonal AIGs and State Command CPs to put in place all necessary security measures to ensure a secure, peaceful, and incident-free celebration.

The Federal Executive Council has approved the resumption of the Federal Capital Development Authority land swap initiative.The initiative which was launched under the previous administration and worth about N1 trillion, was primarily to fix the infrastructure deficit in the Federal Capital Territory by swapping land with private investors, who would, in turn, provide the necessary infrastructure.The minister affirms that the council approved the resumption of the initiative following a memo he presented at the FEC meeting.He says some amendments were made to the original form of the initiative by establishing a legal framework to protect all parties concerned.

The Federal Government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.A member of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, declared that the new directive is to take effect by midnight of Tuesday.Mohammed says the government has directed that bars and nightclubs should remain closed and the nationwide curfew will be in force until further notice.He added that only essential international travels would be encouraged, and all existing protocols must strictly adhere to.

Nigeria’s Security forces have uncovered a plot by insurgents to infiltrate the nation’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory using tinted vehicles and covered plate numbers.The joint security task force, comprising the military, police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and intelligence agencies, however, has intensified patrols and surveillance in and around Abuja.The investigation also revealed that the meetings of the joint security task force under the office of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, continued at the weekend.A statement by the command says while security forces sustained pre-emptive measures against any eventuality, the reported attack on FCT was a clash of cultists in Mpape, an outskirt of Abuja and not an attack by terrorists.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says a total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.The NPHCDA says more people have continued to receive the vaccine jabs across all states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory except in Kogi State where authorities have yet to commence vaccination.The latest figure indicates that 124,665 more eligible people took the vaccine jabs in the last two days, following the 513,626 total figure that was reported on Sunday.It also shows an increase of 6.2 per cent of the proportion vaccinated, compared with the 25.5 per cent earlier reported.A further breakdown of the figure reveals that Lagos has the highest number of eligible people who have taken the vaccine jabs with a total of 122,714.

A directive by the Independent National Electoral Commission to its Resident Electoral Commissioners in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to commence the inventory of all election materials in preparation for 2023 election.The commission says it would review its deliberations with stakeholders on the expansion of polling units.The directive was aimed at determining material shortfalls and to take adequate steps to ensure adequacy and availability of such materials for the 2023 general election.INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the RECs have been directed to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials in order to determine shortfalls and take early steps to ensure their adequacy and availability.Yakubu affirmed the commitment of the commission to deepening the culture of preparation for credible elections.

The Federal Executive Council has approved N62.047 billion for the execution of various contract proposals presented by the ministries of Water Resources, Works and Housing and Federal Capital Territory.Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Babatunde Fashola disclosed that the four memoranda his ministry presented to FEC were approved, including the repairs of Benin-Ore-Ajebamdele Road, particular the section from Ajebamdele to Shagamu.He says the redesigning of the shoulders and pavement provision necessitated a revised estimated total cost of N22.879 billion to take the contract from original sum of N71.6 billion to N92.5 billion while the stretch involved is 99 kilometres from 162 kilometres to 261.

President Muhammadu Buhari approved the extension of the tenure the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu by three months.The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, announced this on Thursday while briefing reporters at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.He explained that the decision to extend the tenure of the police chief was to give the Federal Government ample time to select the appropriate person to succeed him.The Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, Idowu Owohunwa, and the Force Education Officer, Rabi Umar, were decorated with the rank of Commissioner of Police.

Nigeria has continued to record more cases of coronavirus as the total number of infections rose to 133,552 on Tuesday.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a late-night tweet.It noted that 1,634 new cases were reported from 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours.Lagos topped the list of states with fresh infections – reporting 440 more cases and was trailed by Anambra, FCT and Rivers where 160, 158, and 134 new COVID-19 cases were reported respectively.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Nigeria on Tuesday added 15 more deaths to its coronavirus toll.The agency in a tweet said the disease control agency added that 1,303 new cases had been confirmed nationwide.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 124,299 cases have been confirmed, 99,276 cases discharged and 1522 deaths recorded across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.Tuesday’s new cases were reported from 26 states.Lagos had 478 cases, FCT had 211cases, Nasarawa had 83 cases, Rivers had 72 cases, Kwara had 42 cases, Edo had 36 cases, Ondo had 34 cases, Benue and Kaduna had 32 each, Katsina and Plateau had 26 cases each, Kano and Taraba had 25 cases each among other.

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control confirmed 964 cases and two deaths for the day with the nation now maintaining a run of recording more than a thousand cases per day. NCDC’s latest data takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 121,566. Out of that number, 97,228 people have recovered and have been discharged, while 1,504 people have died.A breakdown of the cases recorded on Sunday shows that 360 cases were recorded in the nation’s COVID-19 epicentre, Lagos. The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had 88 cases; Ogun had 73 cases; Imo had 72 cases; Kaduna recorded 67 cases among others,The 964 new cases are reported from 19 states.

The Inspector-General of Nigeria Police, Mohammed Adamu, has abolished the most dreadful outfit of the force, the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS).Adamu made the announcement on Sunday, following public objection and protests demanding a scrapping of the unit based on series of allegations connected with brutality and human rights violations.“The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police, otherwise known as SARS, is hereby dissolved across all formations, the 36 state police command and the Federal Capital Territory where they currently exists,” the IGP said.Also in a statement, the Force Public Relations Office, Force Headquarters, Dcp Frank Mba, said that “the dissolution of SARS is in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people”. “The Force is not oblivious of the ever-present need to combat armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country which was before now the core mandate of the erstwhile Squad”.

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by a week to stop COVID -19 Community Spread.“The lockdown in the FCT, Lagos & Ogun States shall subsist remain in place until these new ones come into effect on Saturday, 2nd May 2020 at 9 am,” Buhari said in his nationwide broadcast.There will be a national curfew from 8 pm to 6 am. In addition, he said that the situation in Kano State required total lockdown.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has appealed to law enforcement agencies across the country to allow free movement of petroleum products during the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The group, in a statement, said the exemption granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to certain categories of essential workers covers the operations of petroleum products tanker drivers. The group also advised motorists not to engage in panic buying, noting that NNPC holds over 2.6 billion litres of petrol which is enough to last through the period of the lockdown and beyond.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, announced a donation of over N5 billion, through the UBA Foundation, to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 African countries where it operates. The bank said in a statement that the donation will provide much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying relief materials, critical care facilities and financial support to governments. Under the UBA support programme, N1 billion will be allocated to Lagos State government; N500 million to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT; and N1 billion to the remaining 35 states in Nigeria. Also N1.5 billion will be disbursed to countries with UBA presence across Africa, N1 billion allocated for medical centers with equipment and supplies, as well as development of Free Telemedicine call center facility.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

In Nigeria, the cashless policy was implemented in 2012 by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, to checkmate the circulation of excess cash in the country. It prescribed a cash handling charges of 3% on daily withdrawal above five hundred thousand Naira for individuals and 5% deduction on three million Naira for corporate bodies. The policy was first put to use on January 1, 2012, in Lagos State. The service charges were withheld until 30 March of the same year to allow for seamless migration from manual to electronic devices. The second phase commenced in Rivers, Anambra, Abia, Kano State, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory on 1 July2013, while the program nationwide started a year later on 31 July 2014. The cashless policy has been widely embraced by people, but the criticisms it has received is on the deductions to be made the Central Bank on all transactions. This criticism is not only from the masses, but even government officials like the members of the house of representatives, who during a sitting, asked the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the cashless policy, which took effect from Wednesday, 18th September , 2019, till further notice, after due consultation with relevant stakeholders. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Benjamin Kalu said the House was against implementation of the policy as it would cause more hardships for Nigerians, and the house, asked the House Committee on Banking and Currency to meet with the CBN to “ ascertain the propriety, relevance and the actual need for the implementation of that aspect of the cashless policy at this time, considering the prevailing economic situation of the country and to report back to the House within four weeks . ” Asides from the fact that it has made cash transactions easier, and faster, it has also made cybercrimes, and robberies easier, with the emptying of peoples' accounts after they were dispossessed of their ATMs, and also the scamming of foreigners by fraudsters commonly known as Yahoo guys. Experts have also picked holes in the CBN's cashless policy, as some experts say said that the charges were unnecessary as they added to the burden that customers already bore, which include deductions for card maintenance fee, Automated Teller Machine withdrawal charge, stamp duty, Commission on Turnover and SMS alert from their accounts. The Registrar, Chartered Institute of Finance and Control of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Eohoi, called for a downward review of the charges to 0.5 percent for individuals and 1.5 percent for corporate organizations. It is hoped that the Central Bank of Nigeria will channel the cashless policy into its an original function of easing the lives of the populace, also put in place measures that will authenticate and formalize the transactions that are done to check the menace of Advanced Fee Fraud, which is giving Nigeria a bad reputation on the global scene. The cashless policy will also help to curb corruption, and the flow of money which results in an increase of economic growth, and reduce the expenditure incurred in printing and transportation of currency notes.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

In Nigeria, the cashless policy was implemented in 2012 by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, to checkmate the circulation of excess cash in the country. It prescribed a cash handling charges of 3% on daily withdrawal above five hundred thousand Naira for individuals and 5% deduction on three million Naira for corporate bodies. The policy was first put to use on January 1, 2012, in Lagos State. The service charges were withheld until 30 March of the same year to allow for seamless migration from manual to electronic devices. The second phase commenced in Rivers, Anambra, Abia, Kano State, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory on 1 July 2013, while the program nationwide started a year later on 31 July 2014. The cashless policy has been widely embraced by people, but the criticisms it has received is on the deductions to be made the Central Bank on all transactions. This criticism is not only from the masses, but even government officials like the members of the house of representatives, who during a sitting, asked the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the cashless policy, which took effect from Wednesday, 18th September , 2019, till further notice, after due consultation with relevant stakeholders. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Benjamin Kalu said the House was against implementation of the policy as it would cause more hardships for Nigerians, and the house, asked the House Committee on Banking and Currency to meet with the CBN to “ ascertain the propriety, relevance and the actual need for the implementation of that aspect of the cashless policy at this time, considering the prevailing economic situation of the country and to report back to the House within four weeks . ” Asides from the fact that it has made cash transactions easier, and faster, it has also made cybercrimes, and robberies easier, with the emptying of peoples' accounts after they were dispossessed of their ATMs, and also the scamming of foreigners by fraudsters commonly known as Yahoo guys. Experts have also picked holes in the CBN's cashless policy, as some experts say said that the charges were unnecessary as they added to the burden that customers already bore, which include deductions for card maintenance fee, Automated Teller Machine withdrawal charge, stamp duty, Commission on Turnover and SMS alert from their accounts. The Registrar, Chartered Institute of Finance and Control of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Eohoi, called for a downward review of the charges to 0.5 percent for individuals and 1.5 percent for corporate organizations. It is hoped that the Central Bank of Nigeria will channel the cashless policy into its an original function of easing the lives of the populace, also put in place measures that will authenticate and formalize the transactions that are done to check the menace of Advanced Fee Fraud, which is giving Nigeria a bad reputation on the global scene. The cashless policy will also help to curb corruption, and the flow of money which results in an increase of economic growth, and reduce the expenditure incurred in printing and transportation of currency notes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria earlier took an oath of office at Eagles Square in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is Buhari's second and final term in office. He was re-elected on February 23 this year, having secured over 15-million votes against main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar's with about 11-million votes. Take a listen to the inauguration ceremony...