CIN appoints Oni as registrar | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Compliance Institute, Nigeria (CIN) has appointed Victor Oni as its new substantive registrar. A statement issued by the institute said Oni has an enviable track record and experience with the compliance industry spanning 13 years. He was one of the pioneer staff of Sterling Bank Plc., where he worked in various positions, becoming Group Head, Compliance and acted as the chief compliance officer of the bank (2018/2019) before exiting in 2020 after more than 20 years service. He brings to bear on his new assignment his knowledge, wide contacts and experience of anti-money laundering, combating terrorist financing and proliferation financing, all of which will assist in charting a new trajectory for CIN. CIN is the umbrella body for all compliance practitioners.
Source:The Guardian
February 24, 2022 01:33 UTC
NDLEA destroys Indian hemp farms worth N900m, arrests 13 in Ondo
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Ondo State Command, destroyed 255 hectares of Cannabis sativa plantation also known as Indian hemp, worth over N900 million. The operation was led by the agency’s Deputy Director Strike Force, Nnadi Chidi with other men from Ondo, Edo, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti states. According to Chidi, the Ondo State Command of the agency acted on information received about large irrigated cannabis cultivation spread across five local government areas of the state. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state…NDLEA destroys Indian hemp NDLEA destroys Indian hempSelfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan trainThe Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…NDLEA destroys Indian hemp NDLEA destroys Indian hemp
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 23, 2022 21:12 UTC
Atta Igala loses elder brother ahead of final coronation rites
Atta Igala, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Alaji Mathew Opaluwa Ogwuche 11, has lost his immediate elder brother, Prince Samuel Ogwuche Akpa on Monday to the cold hands of death. His death came ten days to the presentation of staff of office to the monarch by the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The deceased prince was said to have been sighted in the palace of Ata Igala in the ancestral headquarters of Igala kingdom on Sunday hale and hearty, cracking jokes with his junior brother to the admiration of all. The sad event occurred in the evening of Monday the 21st of February 2022”, a source from the palace said. “If not for the stroke attack, he would have succeeded the late Ata Igala, late Micheal Idakwo Ame Oboni who had gone on hunting expedition,” said an elder from the palace.
Source:Punch
February 23, 2022 07:46 UTC
Continual assistance won’t solve Africa’s vaccine challenge | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
While increased vaccine supply might offer hope in the short term, Africa needs to kickstart its local production as a long-term solution. The effect of such nationalism is an uneven distribution of the global vaccine supply. Despite the drastic shortage of vaccines in Africa, global vaccine output has been steadily increasing, at roughly 1.5 billion doses per month. A successful local vaccine production requires Africa to address a lack of financial resources, a knowledge gap, and standard regulatory bodies. Currently, only ten local vaccine value chain players are active.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2022 03:52 UTC
COMTUA, TTP bicker over monopoly of electronic call-up system | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
President of COMTUA, Adeyinka Aroyewun, insisted that there must be an alternative to the TTP-operated electronic call-up, alleging that the system is incapable of handling the demands of the system. But the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Truck Transit Park Limited, Temidayo Adeboye, has described the call by truckers for the unbundling of the electronic call-up system as selfish. Adeboye also informed that many of the truck drivers are not tech-savvy and as such, they find it difficult to use the app. But the COMTUA President disagreed, saying the truckers group is calling for the total unbundling of the truck call-up system as well as a credible, sustainable and formidable alternative. Recall that COMTUA had last week threatened to withdraw its services from the port owing to alleged extortion and the inefficiency of the electronic call-up system.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2022 02:40 UTC
Renewed rival cult clash claims 10 in Osun
The renewed clash between rival cult groups in some areas at Ilesa, Osun State, has reportedly left 10 people dead. Mr Busuyi Agunbiade, a resident of the area, told NAN that the clash started from Irojo, around 7p.m. ”About 10 people were killed in different areas of the town, majorly cult members,” he said. Reacting to the suspected cultists’ clash that claimed lives, the Owa Obokun of Ijesa land, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, condemned cult group killing in Ijesaland. Osun Police Command Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the killings, however, said only five persons were killed in the cult war.
Source:Punch
February 23, 2022 02:00 UTC
Troops neutralise terrorists, recover weapons, bombs in Borno
The Nigerian Army has said troops have neutralised several members of the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram in Borno State. Recovered during the operation include a large cache of weapons, bombs, one Mowag APC, one TCV amongst others. “Similarly, troops 26 Task Force brigade conducted clearance operation and aggressive patrol to Fadagwe village and adjoining settlements in Borno State. “The terrorists withdrew in disarray due to troops’ superior firepower. Several operational vehicles of the terrorists were recovered,” the Nigerian Army said on Facebook.
Source:Punch
February 22, 2022 20:11 UTC
Telecoms sector records $2.16b yearly foreign exchange outflow
As FG gives NCC six months to address challengesThe Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has revealed that Nigeria recorded a yearly outflow of foreign exchange for the telecommunications sector amounting to about $2.16 billion. Following the development, the Federal Government has given the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) six months to initiate local innovative solutions to resolve Nigeria’s peculiar challenges in the sector. Pantami disclosed that in its drive to develop indigenous capacity in the Nigerian telecommunications sector, the government launched the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content to develop and create quality local content to propel the sector. The minister stated that the Nigerian telecommunications sector had played key role, as the enabler to other sectors in the development of the economy and considered critical in Federal Government’s drive towards its economic diversification from over-reliance on oil. “We shall be presenting and exhibiting 10 prototypes, fully developed and ready for the market.
Source:The Guardian
February 22, 2022 15:20 UTC
Look beyond religion, ethnicity, Atuma challenges Nigerians | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
We have failed to attain our full potential mainly due to bad choices in choosing some of our past leaders. “I encourage all Nigerians not to vote along religious, ethnic, and tribal lines come 2023, and youths must rise and save Nigeria. Referencing how world leaders use tribal sentiment to appeal to sectional support, Atuma contended that “weaponisation” of ethnicity is very much prevalent in Third World countries. Therefore, inefficient governance is a direct result and correlation of tribalism in Nigeria.”According to the Abia-born Atuma, tribalism contributed to the dearth of professional hands to build the nation. Let’s unite the centrifugal forces of Nigeria beyond ethnic and sectional sentiments in the choice of candidates into public office.
Source:The Guardian
February 22, 2022 14:21 UTC
BREAKING: Gunshots as appeal court judge escapes kidnap attempt, driver missing
A presiding judge of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, Justice Rita Pemu, has escaped kidnap attempt. He explained in a statement that the justice escaped amid gunshots by the kidnappers who could not identify her. The statement was titled, “The presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, Hon. Justice Rita Pemu, escapes from the snares of kidnappers”. Justice Rita Pemu.”Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
February 22, 2022 02:44 UTC
2023: No presidential aspirant surpasses Tinubu, says Ganduje
Governor Abdillahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the people of the Northern part of the country have no other presidential aspirant to support than the National leader of the All progressive congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ganduje made the remark at the inauguration of an office for Northern Youth Professionals for Tinubu, (an organisation that Supports Tinubu’s presidential ambition) held along Hadeja Road in Kano on Monday. According to him, the North has no other presidential aspirant to support in the forthcoming presidential election come 2023 than the former Lagos State Governor, Tinubu. This is the time and we are with Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “His Excellency Dr Abdillahi Ganduje is part and parcel of this struggle, so we’re with Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Source:Punch
February 22, 2022 01:23 UTC
Shelter Afrique & Managing Director Andrew Chimphondah Part Ways | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 21st, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Shelter Afrique the Pan-African Housing Financier dealing exclusively with the promotion of affordable housing has announced the departure of Managing Director Andrew Chimphondah. Mr. Andrew Chimphondah, a Zimbabwean national was appointed as the Managing Director in September 2018. Chimphondah, who is a Chartered Accountant oversaw the turnaround strategy of the housing financier approved by its General Assembly in 2017. For more information, please visit: http://www.shelterafrique.org/Follow Shelter Afrique on Twitter, LinkedIn et Facebook. : +254 20 4978000 | Mail : boyateru@shelterafrique.orgORMike Omuodo | Media Fast | Tel : +254 736 014 596| Mail : mike.omuodo@mediafast.co.keThe post Shelter Afrique & Managing Director Andrew Chimphondah Part Ways appeared first on African Media Agency.
Source:The Guardian
February 22, 2022 00:13 UTC
UN rights chief met Dubai princess in November | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The UN rights chief met with Princess Latifa of Dubai in November and was assured she was well, but did not immediately reveal the meeting over privacy concerns, the UN said Monday. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet tweeted Friday about the meeting in Paris, but did not reveal the date. Sheikha Latifa, the 36-year-old daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, had said last June she was free to travel. Latifa made an unsuccessful attempt to flee the emirate in March 2018, escaping by boat with friends’ help before being hauled back. “I’m a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail,” she says in one phone clip.
Source:The Guardian
February 21, 2022 15:42 UTC
Over Phone Theft, Lagos Guardian Robs Pepper on Teenager's Wounds After Brutal Beating
Chijioke Felix, a 14-year-old boy, suffered severe pains after Chibuzo Nwachukwu, his guardian, beat him and rubbed pepper on his wounds for allegedly stealing a phone. Nwachukwu, who lives in the Shomolu area of Lagos, was reported to have done this after beating the teenager on Sunday. A source, who asked not to be named, told FIJ Felix ran out of his guardian’s house for succor in a neighbour’s house around 9 pm. We did not arrest Nwachukwu’s wife because she wasn’t the one that beat the boy. We told her to write a witness statement while we will invite the accused for questioning.”
Source:The Guardian
February 21, 2022 14:01 UTC
Ondo Kidnappers Sleep Off, Abducted Community Leader Escapes
Ondo kidnappers Sleep Off, Abducted Community Leader EscapesA community leader in Igasi Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Ojo Ajaguna, who was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on Friday, has regained his freedom. PUNCH Metro gathered that Ajaguna fled the kidnappers’ den after the hoodlums slept off. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said people in the community were sad when Ajaguna was abducted. “The victim regained his freedom when the assailants slept off in the forest. The entire Igasi Akoko community was agog when he came back,” he stated.
Source:Punch
February 21, 2022 07:11 UTC