FTAN boss commends NANTA’s effort on eminent people awards
The National President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), Mr Nkereuwem Onung, has described the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) as one of the major threshold on which tourism in Nigeria is built. Onung disclosed during the 2021 edition of the NANTA Eminent Awards conferred on some national patriots who have made landmark efforts in their different national assignment as well as contributing immensely to the development and promotion of tourism and travel in Nigeria. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNELagos Is Second Least Liveable City In The World For 2021Lagos is the second least liveable city in the world for the year 2021. This is according to the most recent annual ranking put together by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)…FACT CHECK: Did UNICEF Say Blocking Children’s Access To Pornography Constitutes Human Rights’ Infringement? CLAIM 1: A Twitter user claims UNICEF said any efforts to block children from accessing pornography might infringe their human rights.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
November 24, 2021 09:43 UTC
FG halts oil operation in Bayelsa | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (AEEPCo), to stop the operation of an oilfield in Bayelsa State. According to him, this is a proactive measure to address the recent unfortunate oil spillage at Santa Barbara in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. “The Federal Government has directed the exploration company, AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited (AEEPCo), to halt operations in the area until a proper investigation is carried out. “Upon receipt of the report of the incident, a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) comprising the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), was set up. “There is further directives to AEEPCo to engage all relevant stakeholders in the spilled oil recovery process.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2021 09:19 UTC
Gunmen kill cop, burn police station in fresh Imo attack
Gunmen have attacked and burnt a police divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state. Sources in the community disclosed that the attack left the Divisional Police Officer with a broken head after he was attacked by the invaders. Also, a vehicle attached to the division and the DPO’s personal vehicle were vandalised by the gunmen. “Gunmen have attacked the Arondizuogu Divisional Police Headquarters. “They gave him matchet cuts and vandalised his Jeep and a police vehicle belonging to the division,” a source told our correspondent.
Source:Punch
November 24, 2021 08:27 UTC
FG Has No Control Over The Price Of Cooking Gas – Petroleum Minister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKAh_azljsThe Federal Government, yesterday, declared it has no control over rising prices of cooking gas in the country. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concern over sundry developments, especially as the global market determines gas prices. He said: “We must understand that cooking gas is not subsidised. So, the price of cooking gas is not determined by government or by anybody in the industry. In fact, gas prices are determined internationally.”“And you all are aware that in Europe, today, gas prices have gone up.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2021 08:02 UTC
Nigerian company acquires Ugandan bus firm
Treepz has announced its acquisition of a similar Ugandan bus company, Ugabus, in a bid to digitise the public transportation system and provide safer, reliable and comfortable commute options across Africa. Speaking on the acquisition deal, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Treepz, Onyeka Akumah, said the firm was excited to complete the deal. A statement quoted him as saying, “Everyone at Treepz is excited to welcome the team at Ugabus to the Treepz Family. The company has now closed its seed round at $2.8m which opened in August 2021. The new investors joining the round include Dubai-based venture capitalists including Blanford Capital and Jonomi Capital.
Source:Punch
November 24, 2021 02:10 UTC
Nigeria’s political opportunists | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Simply put, Nigeria is not blessed with good leaders. Since independence over 60 years ago, Nigeria has had the misfortune of military incursions into government. Such is the crop of leaders Nigeria is currently cursed with. The more daring of followers reinvent themselves as thugs and tools during elections. For a lot of participants in the politics of the country, the way to go is whichever way the wind of opportunism blows.
Source:The Guardian
November 24, 2021 01:19 UTC
Lewandowski outshines Messi, Jorginho to retain Golden Player award
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has been awarded the 2021 Golden Player by Tuttosport, retaining the trophy he won last year. It sees the Bayern goalgetter retain the accolade he received last year from Italian magazine Tuttosport, who famously hand out the Golden Boy award. His 50 goals in 2021 is 13 more than any other player in Europe’s major leagues – and come from only 38 appearances. That saw Lewandowski collect the European Golden Shoe, while he’s still the reigning Best FIFA Men’s Player and is a frontrunner for the 2021 Ballon d’Or after missing out on that honour when it was cancelled last year. He will be presented with the award at the ceremony in Turin on 13 December, by which time he will know if the Golden Player trophy will be joining a Ballon d’Or in his collection.
Source:Punch
November 24, 2021 00:57 UTC
EFCC arrests Fani-Kayode for forgery
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos. Fani-Kayode was said to be under investigation for alleged forgery and manipulation of documents. The details of the allegations against him were sketchy but the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Fani-Kayode’s arrest by operatives. Fani-Kayode had been having a running battle with the EFCC for some time and he was once remanded for 67 days in 2016 alongside a former minister of finance, Nenadi Usman. The duo and two others were facing a 17-count of criminal conspiracy, fraud and money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.
Source:Punch
November 23, 2021 23:17 UTC
Buhari orders suspension of inauguration of newly constituted NNPC board
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) until further notice. The statement read: “President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) scheduled for Wednesday, 24th November, 2021 until further notice. He also approved the appointment of the Board and Management of the NNPC Limited with Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as Chairman. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, was appointed Chief Executive Officer. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
November 23, 2021 23:06 UTC
Court jails corps member for cybercrime in Abuja
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Ajayi Ayokunle, to two months imprisonment without the option of fine. The 30- year-old corps member was said to have posed as Dr Joshua to defraud an American citizen, Maria, of $1000 dollars. During his arraignment on Tuesday, the lawyer to EFCC, Dichi Umar, drew the attention of Justice Ekwo to the plea bargain and urged him to convict the defendant with an option of fine. But the judge turned down the request instantly. The Judge subsequently ordered him to remain in prison for two months beginning from November 23 (Tuesday).
Source:Punch
November 23, 2021 21:45 UTC
Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes –ECOWAS
The Vice President of the Economic Community of West African States, Ms. Finda Koroma, says the only successful way to fight terrorism within the region is to attack its root causes. Koroma said this at the inauguration of the Early Warning Study on the Spillover of Violent Extremism to ECOWAS Coastal Member States, in Abuja on Monday. ”This need to address the root causes of violent extremism was specifically mentioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism of December 2015. ”This explains why Côte d’Ivoire saw a major escalation of violent extremism throughout 2020, including its first jihadist attacks since the 2016 Grand Bassam incident. Onyeama also spoke on Nigerian government efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism.
Source:Punch
November 23, 2021 21:31 UTC
Igboho Under Extradition Procedure Back To Nigeria – DSS
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is currently under extradition procedure back to Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. His counsel, Chief Yomi Aliyu, SAN, had filed a suit against the DSS on Igboho’s behalf at the High Court in Ibadan. The court had then ordered the DSS to pay Igboho the sum of N20 billion naira as exemplary damages. However in a series of court affidavits declared and signed on behalf of the DSS by one of its operatives, Johnson Oluwole, and presented before the High Court in Ibadan on Monday, November 22, 2021, the DSS stated that the Yoruba Nation leader was currently undergoing extradition procedure to bring him back to Nigeria. “That it is a notorious fact that the applicant was arrested on the 19th of July 2021 and is currently in the custody of the Beninese security agents undergoing extradition procedure back to Nigeria.
Source:Punch
November 23, 2021 18:25 UTC
Igboho: DSS asks court to stay execution of judgment, says extradition procedure ongoing
The DSS had further asked in the alternative for an order of injunction restraining Igboho from further giving effect to reliefs 8,9, 11 and 15 of the said judgment. It averred further that “the applicant, Chief Sunday Adeyemo has been declared a fugitive by the Nigerian Police sometime in the month of June 2021. That it is a notorious fact that the applicant was arrested on July 19, 2021, and is currently in the custody of the Beninese security agents undergoing extradition procedure back to Nigeria. He argued that neither the Appeal nor the stay of judgment execution application affects an application for Garnishee. The matter was adjourned till January 12, 2022, for CBN to come and show why the court should not make the Garnishee order absolute.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
November 23, 2021 18:13 UTC
India announces bill to ban cryptocurrencies | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
India’s government will introduce a bill to ban private cryptocurrencies and create a framework for a central bank-backed digital money, parliament said in a shock announcement late Tuesday. It is the latest such move by a major emerging economy after China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal in September. India’s cryptocurrency market has boomed since the country’s Supreme Court overturned a previous ban in April last year, growing more than 600 percent over the past year according to research by Chainalysis. Between 15 and 100 million people in Asia’s third-largest economy are estimated to own cryptocurrencies, with total holdings in the billions of dollars. The market price of Bitcoin appeared unaffected and was up 2.0 percent in Tuesday’s trade.
Source:The Guardian
November 23, 2021 15:46 UTC
Troops neutralise IPOB member in Imo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Troops have neutralised a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) and dispersed others engaged in setting homes and businesses ablaze in Imo. Major Abubakar Abdullahi, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday. “In the quest to compel citizens to comply with the unlawful order, IPOB/ESN criminals indulged in harassment, intimidation and physical abuse of commuters going about their lawful businesses. “Vigilant troops responding to distress calls by motorists and shop owners swiftly moved to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a firefight. “The Nigerian Army appeals to the good people of Imo State to ignore the propaganda and threats by IPOB and its affiliate groups.
Source:The Guardian
November 23, 2021 15:04 UTC