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CSOs Urge INEC To Fund Election Monitoring Activities

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By NewsBits Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fund thier election monitoring activities during election in Nigeria. The CSOs gave the advice during the INEC quarterly Consultation meeting with the CSOs in Enugu on Wednesday. The Chairperson, Enugu Civil Society Network, Mr Emma Acha, said that  CSOs  in other countries were sponsored by their government, adding that the case of Nigeria was  different. Acha urged INEC to start making use of logistic companies in terms of transportation because those companies were likely not…

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Enugu State Govt Bans Illegal Tolls, Extortion of Motorists, Haulers

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By NewsBits The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that flouters of the order would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now be taken over by service hubs to be established in partnership with Heavyhaul Services Limited to meet the needs of logistics businesses and heavy-duty vehicles that transport goods in and…

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EFCC Hands Over 14 Forfeited Properties To Enugu State

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By Tony Adibe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, released 14 properties initially forfeited to the Federal Government to Enugu State Government, following the request by the Governor Peter Mbah administration. The properties were handed over to Governor Mbah, by the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, during a brief ceremony at the agency’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. NewsBits reports that this was as Governor Mbah assured that the recovered assets would be used to the optimum benefit of the good people of Enugu State. Speaking…

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How Yahaya Bello Declined EFCC’s Invitation For Interrogation- Olukoyede

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EFCC Chairman Mr Ola Olukoyede (left), and the embattled former Governor Yahaya Bello The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Mr Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that he made personal efforts to invite a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Adoza Bello to respond to investigations regarding his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88( Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand  and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo). Olukoyede stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, April…

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Ex-Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha Resigns From PDP

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By Tony Adibe A former governor of Imo State, and former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In his resignation letter addressed to the PDP chairman in Mbutu Ward in Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area of the state, Ihedioha cited a misalignment between his personal beliefs and the current trajectory of the main opposition party. The former governor however expressed his dedication to the advancement of democracy and good governance in the country despite his decision…

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NYSC Swears In 1,635 New Corps Members In Enugu

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By NewsBits The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has sworn in 1,635 corps members of the 2024 Batch A Stream two set, deployed to Enugu State for the 1-year mandatory national service. The state Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs Christiana Salmwang, disclosed this on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State. Salmwang said that the corps members comprised 825 males and 810 females. She applauded Enugu State Government for its support and assistance to the NYSC scheme especially the effort geared towards the…

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I’m Afraid Of Arrest — Yahaya Bello, Ex Kogi State Governor

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By NewsBits The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Though Bello was absent for his arraignment, he briefed a team of lawyers who addressed the court on his behalf on Tuesday. A member of his legal team, Mr. Adeola Adedipe, SAN, told the court that his client would have made himself available for the proceedings, but was…

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FG Intensifies Debt Recovery Drive, Flags Off Sensitization Programme In South East

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By Tony Adibe The Federal Government of Nigeria through Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, (FMFBNP), said it has intensified efforts to recover debts across the federation to improve government revenue. The Director, Special Projects, FMFBNP, Aisha Omar said this during a 1-day South -East Zonal sensitisation workshop on Federal Government debt recovery drive through Project Lighthouse on Tuesday in Enugu. Omar explained that the  ministry  has recovered over N57 billion out of about N5.2 trillion owed by over 5,000 debtors across more than 93 Ministries, Departments and…

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Naira Loses Against Dollar, Trades N1,234.49/$ At Official Market

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The Naira on Monday, April 22, 2024, slightly depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,234.49 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the Naira lost N64.50. This represents a 5.51 per cent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Friday, April 19, when it exchanged at N1,169.99 to a dollar. However, the total daily turnover increased to $110.17 million on Monday, up from 86.68 million dollars recorded on…

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Tinubu Opens Counter-Terrorism Summit In Abuja Monday

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President Bola Tinubu will open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja on Monday, April 22, 2024. Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, from April 22 to April 23. The Presidency on Sunday stated that the objective of the summit is to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasizing the importance of…

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