The Ekiti State government read the riot act to contractors handling various road projects in the state on Thursday, directing them to comply with the local content laws of the state. Speaking with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while monitoring the compliance of the law, the Director General, Bureau of Local Content in Ekiti State, Olalekan Ijidale, said the law stipulates that 40 per cent of Ekiti indigenes are expected to be employed by the contractors. He disclosed that the contractors are expected to employ artisans, both skilled and unskilled, from Ekiti State in the execution of the projects tha ..read more

Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam has expressed Nigeria’s full support for Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza’s candidate for the position of Interpol Secretary General and asked all the country’s partners and allies to join hands in support of him. Gaidam spoke during the visit of the Interpol team led by its Vice President, Valdecy Urquiza, to the headquarters of the Ministry of Police Affairs in Abuja. The Minister, according to a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Bolaji Kazeem, pointed out that Urquiza’s candidature represents a new chapter in Inte ..read more

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Thursday accented two executive bills into law, a bill on electricity and another to amend Imo State Polytechnic Law No. 15 of 2012 to pave the way for the merger of campuses of the polytechnic. The governor said signing the two bills into law became necessary to position Imo State on the path of sustainable development. He said that poor electricity generation and distribution have taken the shine off the development indices in Imo State and should not be allowed to continue. Governor Uzodimma therefore hinted that he had approached President Bola Ahmed Ti ..read more

Governor Mai Mala Buni has ordered the Yobe State Geographic Information Service, YOGIS, to register all land vendors operating in the state. Buni gave the order on Thursday at the official launching ceremony of the new digital process for land administration and management. He said the move is to reduce the menace of land-grabbing, racketeering and scams in the state. “To reduce the menace of land-grabbing, racketeering and scams, I hereby direct that all land vendors must be registered for proper record and security before they are allowed to operate,” he ordered. Buni, similarly, ordered f ..read more

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he is ‘happy’ for Jadon Sancho after his impressive display for Borussia Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first-leg tie on Wednesday. Sancho was banished from Manchester United after falling out with Ten Hag over his training performance levels earlier this season. The England star has rediscovered his best after returning to his old club, Dortmund, on loan. Sancho was instrumental in Dortmund’s 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain. Asked about the player’s performance, Ten Hag said ahead of Man United’s cla ..read more

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has claimed that Mohamed Salah is one of the “most selfish players.” Souness, speaking on William Hill’s Three Up Front podcast, also said Salah “is leaving Liverpool” this summer. There are fresh doubts over the 31-year-old’s future at Anfield after a touchline row with manager Jurgen Klopp during the 2-2 draw away to West Ham on Saturday. “Salah is the most selfish player I have ever witnessed. Even prior to that game, whenever Klopp takes him off, he is never happy about it.’ “That is what you want from your players; if you take them off on two goals, they s ..read more

Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda described the defection of former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a homecoming and a reunion with political family members. Governor Radda remarked shortly after Shema was presented with a membership card issued by the Shema Ward Executive of the APC in Dutsinma Local Government Area. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the Katsina governor recalled that both Shema and the immediate past governor, Aminu Bello Masari, once served under the leadership of the late former Preside ..read more

The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerians to ensure “compliance” with the rules and regulations of society. He noted that a lack of compliance with given rules is the root of corruption in the country. In a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Thursday, Olukoyede made the assertion when a delegation from the Compliance Institute, Nigeria, CIN, led by its President, Pattison Boleigha, paid him a courtesy visit at the corporate headquarters of the commission in Abuja. He explained that the essence of their work ..read more

The Nigerian federal government has shifted the application deadline for companies interested in managing the $10 billion Diaspora Fund. Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this in a circular on Thursday in Abuja. Accordingly, the deadline for May 6 has been shifted to May 13, 2024. The minister urged prospective applicants to utilise the extra time to complete their submissions, ensuring they are thorough and competitive. She stressed that the extension is designed to allow stakeholders additional time to adequately prepare their a ..read more

The Nigerian government said on Thursday that certain people are not interested in making the power sector function properly because they are only thinking about their interests. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said despite the numerous ministers who have served in the sector, the power industry still encounters obstacles. Speaking in Abuja, he said: “We have had over 40 ministers in the past and we are still here. We know there will be resistance and distractions but Nigerians will start seeing our overwhelming impact the moment we complete the TCN projects. “Nigerians should not be chea ..read more