ON THE GO
Insecurity: Zamfara bans sale of petrol in jerrycans The Zamfara state government has banned the sale of petrol in jerrycans, stating that the measure is necessary to discourage the activities of bandits.Advertisement Zamfara has witnessed a wave of.
‘Situation becoming overwhelming’ Kaduna varsity appeals to government over abducted students The management of Greenfield University in Kaduna state has appealed to the government to speed up efforts to ensure the safe return of students kidnapped from the institution.Advertisement Gunmen had.
English football announces social media boycott over online abuse English football has announced a social media boycott over “response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online”.Advertisement The boycott will be held across a full fixture programme in.
How we spent COVID-19 funds so far- FG
On
Kindly Share This Story:
Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country.
Agba revealed this at the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) Conference organised by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with BudgIT civil society organisation in Abuja.
According to Agba, of the N500 billion COVID-19 funds, N288billion has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes and Federal Government, while the Ministry is now in the process of releasing additional sum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
It was alleged that the military invasion followed the recent killing of 11 soldiers who were deployed to the area on a peacekeeping operation following renewed hostilities between Bonta village of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha LGA and Okpute-Ainu in Oju LGA of the state.
However, the Nigerian Army on Friday, described as “laughable’’, the claim by the residents that at least 70 innocent persons were killed during an invasion by soldiers.
Daily Trust reports that the latest alleged massacre by the Nigerian Army was coming 20 years after a similar incident at Zaki Biam in the state when over 100 civilians were killed and their houses destroyed.
Assault: Groups, activists demand prosecution, removal of CCT chairman
The various groups intensified their demand for the prosecution and removal of the CCT chairman for assaulting a security guard in Abuja on March 29. 4 min read
Demand by activists and civil society groups for an independent probe, prosecution, and removal of the chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, for assault, intensified on Tuesday.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Mr Umar was caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard, Clement Sargwak, at Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja, on March 29.
Mr Umar, who presides over the trial of public offers accused of breach of code of conduct, was seen in the five-minute viral video clip, slapping and kicking the security guard following an altercation that ensued between them over a parking space on the premises of the plaza.
Tracker for COVID-19 response funds launched graphic.com.gh - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from graphic.com.gh Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.