The House of Representatives has resolved to urgently propose and enact legislation that will regulate the production, installation and use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tanks and systems in vehicles. This, it said, was to ensure that such processes meet internationally accepted safety standards and prevent the fabrication of substandard CNG tanks by unqualified individuals; It also mandated its Committee on Gas Resources and the Committee on Industry to investigate the CNG cylinder explosion in Edo State that resulted in the tragic loss of lives and severe injuries to identify the causes and prevent future occurrences. The Green Chamber further…
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The police have arrested one Chinedu Ngwaka and his wife, Janet Onyekachi Ngwaka for alleged N320 million fraud. A statement posted on X by ASP Aminat Mayegun said their arrest was made following a petition received by the police on the 9th September, 2024, which was addressed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, FCID Annex, Lagos. She noted that the petition was written by Chinedu Laz and Partners (Deo Gratia Chambers) on behalf of Mr. Tochukwu Unachukwu, the Managing Director of Casco Electronics Company Limited, against Ngwaka and his wife,. Mayegun explained that upon receipt of the petition, detectives…
The federal government has hinted that plans have reached advance stage to construct brand new bus terminals in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when the executive members of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) paid him a courtesy call in his office. He explained that the terminals would serve as CNG conversion centre, ease transportation and also provides job opportunities to those venturing into the industry. Alkali also revealed that the federal government was set to deliver not less than 15…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern about the increasing and inappropriate interactions between government actors and the tobacco industry. It added that despite the clear provisions of Section 18 of the National Tobacco Control Act 2015, which prohibits the tobacco industry from influencing public health policies, forming partnerships with public institutions, or engaging in youth initiatives disguised as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, the reverse is happening. The Executive Director of CAPPA, Oluwafemi Akinbode, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said the tobacco industry continues to partner with state governments openly, the National…
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to urgently provide adequate security for transmission towers across the country to curtail the state of vandalism. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Tuesday by Hon. Oboku Oforji. Presenting the motion, Oforji recalled that on July 29, 2024, residents of Yenagoa and Bayelsa State in general woke up to a total blackout occasioned by the collapse of a Transmission Station between Emezhi and Mbaima in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State and three others between Igbogene and…
The Department of State Service (DSS) Tuesday trained staff of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) on cyber crime security. MCO said the collaboration was it commitment to its online service delivery and curbing cyber crimes associated with the internet. The Director General, NMCO, Obadiah Nkom charged MCO staff to adhere to “the Dos and Don’ts” of the DSS training, noting that cyber security is very crucial for personal and organisational protection. Nkom in a statement issued by the agency’s Head of Press, Folasade Fatoke stressed the need for the training which was held at the Agency in Abuja Nkom noted:…
The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), have identified a collaborative effort of government agencies, the judiciary, civil societies and community leaders as the pathway to scale up the impact of restorative justice in Nigeria. The duo pointed out that the concept of restorative justice is deeply rooted in healing and reconciliation, noting that the initiative was already being embraced by countries around the world. They spoke at a stakeholders’ engagement in commemoration of Restorative Justice Week, 2024, organised by Restorative Justice Centre of Lagos State Ministry of…
Troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Kukawa Town, Borno State have neutralised 12 terrorists on Monday during an attack on the troops. However, during the firefight that ensued, three soldiers were killed by the terrorists. A statement issued on Tuesday revealed that the attackers attempted to breach the camp using a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) from the Gudumbali axis. It said: “In the early hours of 25th November 2024, an unconfirmed number of terrorists, mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles, launched an attack on troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion under…
Troops of Sector 3 operating under the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have neutralised five terrorists in Kukawa and Monguno areas of Borno State, Nigeria and recovered valuable military assets. Chief Military Information Officer, Lt-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, in a statement issued Monday said the ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists who launched an offensive using suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) were met with superior firepower from the MNJTF Troops. He added that following intense air cum artillery bombardments and ground assault, five terrorists were neutralised, while several others fled with gunshot wounds. Osoba noted: “During the operation, own air assets destroyed…
One of the peculiar pleasures of my daily walks in my neighborhood is the way they coax my mind into untamed excursions, how they let my mind wander wildly and lead it to take trips that plumb the depths of dim and distant memories. Today, as my steps carried me through familiar streets in my subdivision, my thoughts veered unexpectedly to a man I hadn’t seen in nearly two decades. Eighteen years ago, in Chicago, I crossed paths with the man, though I can no longer recall how we met. He was at least 15 years my senior and worked…