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-wants N865.44bn illegal revenue deductions stopped -directs NPA to refund $37.67m, N67.5bn, N1.07bn, $2.3m, €196,257 to treasury -mandates EFCC, ICPC to go after govt. officials responsible for diverted funds The Senate has faulted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for under remitting the sum of N3,878,955,039,855.73 trillion revenue from domestic crude oil sales to the Federation Account for the period of January to December, 2015. Accordingly, the upper chamber called on the Corporation to desist from further deduction at source as this contravenes Section 162(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). It also mandated the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC)…

A former lawmaker representing Rivers East Senatorial District, APC, Sen. Andrew Uchendu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is not directly responsible for the economic and insecurity misfortune in the country. NAN reports that Uchendu made this known during an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. The lawmaker blamed the current hardship in the country on poor policies and programmes of successive administrations starting from 1992. He noted that the Buhari-led government was currently developing the needed infrastructure for a progressive future. “However, if you say that President Buhari has done well in the marketplace and church,…

The Federal Government has commissioned the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The project is the initiative of the National Automotive Design and Development Agency (NADDC), under the Elective Vehicle Pilot Project. The commissioning, which took place on Tuesday at the University’s Faculty of Engineering, was attended by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo; NADDC Board chairman, Senator Osita Izunaso, and NADDC director-general, Jelani Aliyi. Others were the University of Lagos vice-chancellor, Prof. Oluwatowin Ogundipe; chief executive officer of the Stallion Group, Anant Badjatya and many other dignitaries. Speaking while…

…urges security agencies to collaborate with Communications Ministry on abetting crime The Senate on Wednesday said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy the use of robots and artificial intelligence in combating crime and criminality in Nigeria. The revelation came to the fore when the upper chamber considered a report on ‘the spate of growing insecurity in Nigeria’ by the Joint Committee on Legislative Compliance and Communications during plenary. The Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo (APC, Osun West), in his presentation, further revealed that…

Harry Maguire’s father Alan suffered two suspected broken ribs before England’s Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy, says the England defender. Fans fought with stewards and police as they attempted to break through gates for Sunday’s game at Wembley. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAVJIIz3bNA] Maguire’s father, 56, was “struggling to breathe” after being trampled on. “My dad was in the stampede,” Maguire told the Sun. “It was not a nice experience – it shook him up. He said he was scared.” The Manchester United captain, who has two daughters, added: “I don’t want anyone to experience that at a football match. “He was…

Boris Johnson has promised to ban people guilty of sending racist abuse to footballers from attending matches. The prime minister said he would ensure the “football banning order regime is changed” to crack down on racism. However, Sir Keir Starmer said the PM’s promise to take action “rings hollow” after his previous refusal to condemn fans who booed players taking the knee. An online petition calling for the FA and the government to ban those who have carried out racist abuse to be banned for life has reached over a million signatures. The prime minister said: “What we are doing…

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested more suspects in the murder of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, as an “afterthought”. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday said it has also established a “conspiracy” in the circumstances surrounding the killing of Ataga. Accodring to Odumosu, Mr. Ataga was drugged before he was killed. Super TV CEO killer, Chidinma denies killing him in new confession He also denied the claims that the police were trying to create a soft landing for the suspect, Chidinma. CP Odumosu said, “We have established a…

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has asked its students to vacate the halls of residence by 12 noon on Thursday to check the spread of the COVID-19 on the campus. The Senate of the university took the decision to close the hostels during an emergency meeting held Wednesday. The closure follows days of students testing positive for coronavirus, with the Delta variant believed to have been recorded as well. A statement released by the Information Unit of the university noted that classes for the rest of the second semester of the 2020 academic session would hold virtually until July 26,…

By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the Kano-Abuja sector of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project. The Lagos-Kano rail project is part of the 25-year vision approved by the Federal Government for the rail transportation in 2002. The contract for it was signed on 30th October, 2002 and assigned to a Chinese company, China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC. On October 22,2009 CCECC and the Federal Ministry of Transportation signed a supplementary agreement for the implementation of the Abuja-Kaduna segment, which was completed, commissioned and put to use by the Muhammadu Buhari administration.…

The Taliban are reported to have raised their flag above a key border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and claim it is now under their control. Videos being shared on social media show the white flag fluttering above the Spin Boldak crossing near Kandahar. Afghan officials have denied the post has fallen, although pictures on social media show the militants chatting to Pakistani border guards. The BBC has been told the Taliban took the border crossing with no resistance. In recent weeks, the militants have made rapid advances across the country, seizing a series of border posts from Afghan forces,…