Author: Chronicle Editor

On Tuesday, the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the State’s 2017 Budget proposal of N812. 998 billion presented by the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode into law. The Chairman, Committee on Budget and Economic Planning, Rotimi Olowo presented the report of the Committtee to the House. The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa while passing the budget thanked all Members of the Budget Committee for their effort and commended other Members for their cooperation. The Budget which was tagged “The Golden Jubilee Budget” put the Recurrent Expenditure at N300. 534 billion and Capital Expenditure at N512.463 billion. The Governor, had during the…

The Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State is to resume production in February. The company, which began production in Feb. 2016, had to suspend operation due to lack of enough raw materials. The Managing Director of the company, Alh. Abdulkadir Kaita, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano that preparation for production to resume was at an advanced stage. Kaita said that the company had to suspend production, when most of the tomato farms in about five states were affected by a pest, which destroyed all the tomato species.…

Interior minister Abdulrahman Dambazau has warned ‎ opinion and religious leaders against reading religious connotation to the crisis in Southern Kaduna. The retired army general said on Tuesday in Abuja that the crisis is between herdsmen and farmers. A statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Ehisienmen Osaigbovo, said minister called on Nigerians to refrain from‎ making comments capable of heightening the crises. Dambazau noted that some people were always looking for ways to further create division along religious or ethnic lines for their selfish interest. They aim at creating instability in the country, he said. He said that true religious…

Nigeria is planning to overhaul about 50 bridges across nationwide, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola unveiled the plan when he was inspecting the rehabilitation of Lagos Ring Road Bridge Abutment and Approach to the Third Mainland Bridge project on Tuesday in Lagos. He told newsmen that some columns and beams of the Third Mainland bridge were threatened because of human activities, sand filling and ecological factors which resulted in erosion. “The work we have come to inspect was awarded some years back when there was an indication of some mis-alignments here on…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs. The redeployment takes immediate effect. Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are: • ACG Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD) • ACG Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B(Abuja, North central and North West Nigeria) • ACG Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement • ACG Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D(North east Nigeria) • ACG Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ, & I I) • ACG…

Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has been asked by the Football Association to explain the “10 against 12” Instagram post he made after his side’s 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday. City were reduced to 10 men in the 32nd minute when referee Lee Mason sent off midfielder Fernandinho. Sagna has deleted the post in question, but the FA has contacted the full-back to ask for his observations. The former Arsenal defender who was yellow carded in the game against Burnley must explain who the 12th person is. Many are of the view he was referring to the referee in…

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has produced an automobile speed limiter that could be used by any vehicle including jeep, car, bus and truck. Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen. Ambali stated that the development was in response to the challenge thrown at institutions of higher learning in the country by the National Universities Commission. He said this was an assignment that the university considered very important and germane because lives were being lost daily on our roads due to speeding. Ambali said that the efforts of the…

A bill allowing Israeli courts to force Facebook and social media companies to remove content defined as incitement passed its first reading in parliament on Tuesday morning. The “Facebook bill” sponsored by ministers Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked would allow Israeli courts to immediately order content taken down if it is deemed to pose a public, personal or state security risk and constitutes a criminal offense. Facebook adheres to its own removal policy when it comes to online content and freedom of speech issues, which has earned it criticism from Israeli politicians and officials who have called for the company…

Sterling Bank branch in Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been gutted by fire. The main cause of the fire is not known yet, but those at the scene say it emanated from one of the inner offices. Several customers inside the bank rushed out through the emergency exit. Fire fighters have since cordoned the area, as they battle to put off the fire. Details later…

Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region. The warning is in a statement issued by the Senate deputy president’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu on Tuesday in Abuja. Ekweremadu said such action could plunge the country into bloodletting and threaten the peace of the sub-region. The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh lost to Mr Adama Barrow in the Dec. 1, 2016 presidential election but insisted that he would not handover power on Jan. 18.…