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  General Ahmed also implored them to use the opportunity of the service year to develop themselves and plan for greater heights in future.   2024 NYSC Orientation Camp   Serving corps members have been assured that as soon as civil servants start receiving the new minimum wage as approved by the federal government, their monthly allowance will also increase. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed gave the assurance while addressing corps members at Kebbi State Orientation Camp, Dakingari and Sokoto State Orientation Camp in Wamakko. He said their selfless and immense contributions to the socio-economic development of the country cannot be underestimated. General Ahmed also implored them to use the opportunity of the service year to develop themselves and plan for greater heights in future. The director general further advised the corps members to embrace the NYSC skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development programme, to acquire vocational skill...

The Bar also directed its branches to monitor the legal proceedings against protesters across the country. The protesters in court on Monday, September 2, 2024   The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has offered free legal representation to #EndBadGovernance protesters with court cases across the country. President of the NBA, Afam Osigwe, who announced this on his X handle on Wednesday, also directed NBA branches to monitor the legal proceedings against protesters across the country. He said, “I have directed the branches of the Nigerian Bar Association to monitor the trials of the #EndBadGovernance protesters. “Additionally, I have launched a pro bono support initiative for protesters who lack legal representation. “The Nigerian Bar Association Citizens’ Liberties Committee (NBA-CLC) has been tasked with liaising closely with the chairmen and human rights committees of NBA branches in regions where protesters are currently being prosecuted. This ensures that no defendant suffers inj...

  The Presidency debunked claims that the current government had been unfaithful to its policy of not paying fuel subsidies since President Tinubu announced the deregulation of the PMS sector on May 29, 2023.  Tinubu/Petrol pump combo   Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said President Bola Tinubu’s government did not lie about removing fuel subsidies and deregulating the downstream sector. Onanuga who said this in a statement on his official X page, debunked claims that the current government had been unfaithful to its policy of not paying fuel subsidies since President Tinubu announced the deregulation of the PMS sector on May 29, 2023. According to him, subsidy provisions had disappeared from Nigeria’s budget and were not included in the supplementary budget of 2023. Onanuga’s clarification came following speculations that the federal government was still paying fuel subsidies despite his declaration in May 2023. He said, “I...

  Local media published an image of the vehicle the officials were travelling in, showing several bullet holes in the windshield. An Ecuadorean native waves a national flag during the 10th day of a protest over a fuel price hike ordered by the government to secure an IMF loan, in the surroundings of the National Assembly in Quito on October 12, 2019. Martin BERNETTI / AFP   The director of a prison in the Ecuadoran Amazon was killed in an armed attack on Tuesday and two officers were wounded, the Latin American country’s prison management service said. “Three administrative officials of the Center for Deprivation of Liberty… were victims of an armed attack” on the road to Coca City, the SNAI prisons agency said on WhatsApp. It added that Alex Guevara, director of the prison in Sucumbios province, “unfortunately died due to the attack”. Two other workers who were with him were wounded. Local media published an image of the vehicle the officials were travelling in, showing sever...

18-year-old Eniola Bolaji became the first African athlete to secure a medal in badminton at the Paralympic Games. Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji Wins First Paralympics Medal President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigerian para-badminton player, Eniola Bolaji, for her remarkable achievement at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. 18-year-old Bolaji made history by winning a bronze medal in the women’s Para-badminton SL3 category, becoming the first African athlete to secure a medal in badminton at the Paralympic Games. Tinubu in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, described her as a fine example of the resourcefulness, talent, and grit of Nigeria’s youths. President Bola Tinubu congratulates Ms Eniola Mariam Bolaji on winning a medal in badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first African athlete to achieve such a feat in the sport at the Games,” the statement read. He also recognised Bolaji’s courage and resilience, which enabled her to secure Nigeria’s first medal at the...

  The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday near Katarko village, a distance of about 20 kilometers away from Damaturu, the state capital.   By Musa Mingyi Two More LGAs Affected As Flood Cuts Off Third Federal Road In Yobe   A heavy downpour has cut off a third federal road in Yobe State linking Damaturu to Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas, as well Biu, Hawul, Shani, Kwaya Kusar and Gombi Local Government areas in Borno and Adamawa states. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday near Katarko village, a distance of about 20 kilometers away from Damaturu, the state capital. READ ALSO:  Heavy Rainfall Destroys Another Bridge In Yobe, Cuts Off Nine LGAs From Capital Mustapha Babagana, who was travelling to Biu for business trip told Channels Television’s correspondent that he had to return to Damaturu and take another route through Gombe State, a distance of 380 kilometers before reaching his destination. The situation is so pathetic to the ...

  EFCC got wind of the fraud following a petition written by one Eyitayo Tolulope Abiodun and others on behalf of the victim.   By Shola Soyele Updated September 3, 2024 A court gavel   The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced one Courage Ikpaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States citizen, Mrs Yvelte M. Thompson of $53,000 by impersonating Nigerian musician, Chinedu Okoli popularly known as Flavour N’abania. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu convicted Ipaka on Tuesday following his guilty plea to a two-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Prosecution counsel, Suleiman Suleiman, led EFCC investigator Azibagiri Dan Ekpar in evidence against the defendant. The witness told the court that Ipaka impersonated Flavour by pledging to organise shows in the United States of America and receiving payment through his Bitcoin wallets. READ ALSO :  Matawalle Directs Troops To Crush Bandits, Assures Them Of FG’s Suppor...

  Sokoto is one of the north-western states that is ravaged by banditry.   By Rashidah Abubakar Updated September 3, 2024 The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, briefs troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters Sokoto State on September 3, 2024. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday directed troops of the Nigerian Army to flush bandits out of the North-West region. Matawalle gave the charge in Sokoto State where he led security chiefs, including the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa. Briefing troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters, the minister said President Bola Tinubu is very concerned about the security of the country. “Do not be discouraged by the recent incident. The GOC is given full support, I urge you to finish the good job,” he said. “We love you, support you and are here for you. May God give you the wisdom and strength to flush out all these criminals.” The minister reitera...

  Owner of the Lagos-based refinery and billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote declared that "it's a celebration day for Nigerians".     Aliko Dangote at Dangote Refinery on September 3, 2024 After over a year of its launch in May 2023, Dangote Refinery, on Tuesday, rolled out its first Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from its 650,000 barrels per day facility. At a press conference, owner of the Lagos-based refinery and billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote declared that “it’s a celebration day” for Nigerians. He assured all citizens that they “are now going to have good petrol while the engines of your vehicles will last longer. You will not be having an engine issue, which a lot of us were having. It won’t happen at all.” “The quality here will match that of anywhere in the world; US, America, we will make sure that nobody will beat us in terms of quality,” Dangote said. ‘We’ll Save Forex’ The refinery owner said as soon as his company finalises modalit...

  He said if the NNPCL continues to pay the differences in landing cost and petrol price, the national oil company will go bankrupt.   By  Ignatius Igwe Updated September 3, 2024       The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga. Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Limited admitted to having financial constraints because it can no longer subsidise petrol. Onanugu, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, disclosed this in a post on X on Tuesday. He said if the NNPCL continues to pay the difference between the landing cost and petrol price, the national oil company will go bankrupt. Onanuga said NNPC’s debt was a result of the company’s efforts to absorb rising petrol costs and protect Nigerian consumers, rather than any government deception. “NNPC cried out recently because it can no longer sustain the price differential on its balan...

  He stressed that making food more available at low cost and using of better seeds will contribute in combating malnutrition.   By  Donatus Anichukwueze Updated September 3, 2024       Bill Gates at the Nutrivision 2024 in Abuja on Tuesday, September, 2024.   Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates, has said that improving productivity in agriculture will help in solving the problem of malnutrition in the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gates, who is a Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said this on Tuesday at the Nutrivision 2024, a Pan-African Youth Dialogue on Nutrition at Nile University Abuja. He stressed that making food more available at low cost and using of better seeds will contribute in combating malnutrition which according to him has become one of the things holding back potentials the most. “If you are malnourished you are at much high risk, if you do get malaria or diarrhoea, you are double at risk of dying of those thin...