The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Brazil have resolved to strengthen collaboration in tacking issues related to fraud, cybercrime and a number of transnational organized crimes affecting the economies of Brazil and Nigeria. This indication emerged on Wednesday May…
…Proposes 15 years jail for defaulters By Blessing Wika, Abuja Senate hasconsidered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill,…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils to suspend the indiscriminate, illegal and outrageous levies on all business categories. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Yusuf Tajudeen (PDP-Kogi) on the…
By Moses Adeniyi Enforcement Operation to clear off beggars from Lagos metropolis will commence next week by the Lagos State Government, Nigerian NewsDirect has gathered. The disclosure over the intended operation was sourced on Tuesday from the State’s Commissioner for…
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to strive hard and rescue community affected by ocean surge in Ondo state. This followed the adoption of a motion titled “Another Cry to Rescue Ayetoro Community in Ondo State from Continuous Ocean…
By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government has chosen to employ the instituting of plea bargain processes as a strategy to decongest overcrowding of prisons in the State; Nigerian NewsDirect has gathered. Report gathered revealed that the State’s Attorney-General and…
… as State moves to extend fire stations to Apapa, Mainland, other LGAs By Moses Adeniyi The total number of fire related emergencies attended to by the Lagos State Government through the State’s Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations…
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised commercial motorcyclists, operating on Idiroko-Atan-Sango-Ota roads in Ogun, to always use their crash helmets to minimise accidents on the highway. The Idiroko Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Akinwunmi Olaluwoye, gave the advice in…
The Lagos State Government Special Task Force on Land Grabbing restored lands to 159 residents from April 2020 to April 2021. The lands were illegally diverted by grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile”. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated famous Kano businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, on the occasion of his 90th birthday anniversary. In a message to the celebrant on May 19, 2021, President Buhari said: “The history of the Dantata family is inspiring…
