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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “Nigeria’s authorities to immediately lift the siege to the offices of Sahara Reporters and Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), end the illegality and allow journalists, activists and civil society to operate freely.” In a statement today by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “Nigeria’s security agents and state governors should also immediately stop the nationwide campaign of arbitrary arrests against journalists, activists and protesters. “The attack on SaharaReporters and CDHR is coming on the heels of staggering crackdown on critics, journalists and activists by many state governors.”…

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested six fraudsters who specialize in defrauding innocent Nigerians by using bank details obtained through sim swaps and Automated Teller Machines (ATM). The suspects include Urulo Ikenna Henry, an Inspector with the Enugu Command of Nigerian Correctional Service. Others are Ugonna Nelson Owete, Ugonna Samuel Okafor Obinna, Chigbo Paschal Chidiebere, Oha Chukwujekwu Kingsley, Ahamefula Francis Izuchukwu The suspects were arrested in separate operations, the sequel to a petition by a customer of Access Bank, alleging that monies were illegally transferred from his account without his…

Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved the request of the state government to secure N5 billion bond from the capital market to undertake vital projects across the state. The approval was given at plenary on Wednesday in Lafia, presided by the Speaker, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi. The request for the bond acquisition was forwarded by Gov. Abdullahi Sule in a letter read on the floor of the Assembly by the Deputy House Leader, Mr Daniel Ogazi. Ogazi while reading the governor’s letter, urged the members to support the request in the interest of development. “I am seeking for your support…

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has urged the Federal Government to make history and sign or submit the instrument of ratification of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, TPNW, on September 26, 2019, in New York. A high-level ceremony for signatures and ratifications for the TPNW will be held during leaders’ week on September 26, 2019, at the United Nations General Assembly.  All governments across the globe have been invited to participate at the ceremony by the co-sponsoring governments: Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa and Thailand. President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, in a letter to the…

The House of Representatives has decided to honour the Chairman Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema for patriotism. The Chairman was invited to appear before to the House on Wednesday in recognition of his magnanimous decision to put his planes for use to evacuate Nigerians who were being attacked In the wake of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said that the House is honouring Onyema for the level of his patriotism. According to the Speaker, as at the present moment, Onyema has lifted over 498 Nigerians from South Africa, and his planes have returned to South h…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has selected 13 -year old Blessing Eijindu, of the Battle Axe Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, to participate in the Oct.7 International High-Level Conference in Vienna, Austria. Mr Marco Teixera, Senior Programme Officer and UNODC’s Global Programme Coordinator,  made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Eijindu’s entry:” Educating for the Rule of Law, Inspire Change Together” was selected out of nearly 1,200 submissions, saying that it stood out for creativity and topical clarity. READ: Broke PDP notifies staff of…

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has notified staff at its headquarters and at the Peoples Democratic Institute, of its plan to sack them. The NWC set up a committee on the matter but is yet to receive and discuss the report of the committee. It was further learnt that the downsizing of the workers was the main agenda of a recent meeting between the staff of PDP and PDI and an official of PDP NWC, who requested not to be named. It was also gathered that the party plans to pay the staff that would…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s dissolution of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), a source says. The SPIP was set up to report to the President and not prosecute persons on specific assignments handed to it by the office of the President. PM News gathered that Prof. Osinbajo who inaugurated the SPIP in August 2017 when he was acting President has been inundated with petitions against the suspended chairman of the Panel, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, who is presently under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). President Buhari had earlier…

With effect from September 17, 2019, the CBN has approved for banks to unbundle merchant settlement amounts and charge applicable taxes and duties on individual transactions as stipulated by regulations. This will further promote a cash-less economy and enhance the collection of applicable government revenues, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a review of the process for merchant settlement. A statement signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department at the Bank, Sam Okojere, also announced a downward review of the Merchant Service Charge (MSC) from 0.75% capped at N1,200 to 0.50% capped at N1,000. READ: FCT minister…

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Tuesday, urged residents of the territory to be very vigilant and conscious of their personal security. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, in a statement in Abuja said Bello gave the advice at the meeting of the FCT Security Committee. Ogunleye said the comprised the Heads of the Police, Military and Para Military formations in the FCT, Area Council Chairmen, and religious leaders. The minister reiterated that the Federal Capital Territory was safe and called on residents not to leave security matters to the law enforcement agencies alone. According to…