Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Ogun State Government has disclosed procedures for the conversion of vehicles using Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered-enabled engines. Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo, revealed this, while fielding questions from newsmen in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, saying the effort is in a bid to make transportation more affordable and accessible to the citizenry. According to him, the conversion process would be in three stages; Pre-Inspection of Vehicles by Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) in conjunction with the conversion center technicians, approval for Computerised Vehicle Inspection, as well as Conversion and Certification by the Conversion…

The Niger State Government and the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have reached and signed agreement for the implementation of N80,000 minimum wage. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the State Executive Council SEC meeting of the NLC held at the labour House in Minna on Friday 22, November, 2024 and signed by the State Secretary of the Council, Comrade Salihu Mohammed Rijau. The communique explained that the N1.6 billion added represents an increase of up to 700percent when compared to the amount added to N18,000 minimum wage to make it N30,000…

The Federal Government has not stopped disbursement of funds to Rivers State contrary to reports on some online platforms on Friday. Mr. Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation told the Saturday Tribune that “disbursement of October allocation to states and local governments by FAAC is ongoing.” He explained that “Rivers State will benefit because of a subsisting appeal/stay of execution order.” Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Friday, reserved judgements in five separate appeals arising from the judgements of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the Rivers State…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disowned the controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, maintaining that he was never a member of the group. Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of the IPOB, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. IPOB is a group leading agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the south-east and some parts of the south-south Nigeria Ekpa was arrested in Finland alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities. The BBC, while reporting Mr Ekpa’s arrest by Finnish police on Thursday, described him as an IPOB leader. But Mr…

The Enugu State Government has said it is ready and willing to provide evidence that will aid prosecution of Simon Ekpa who was arrested in Finland on Thursday over allegation of sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria. Enugu Government made the offer in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Friday. In the statement, Enugu State Government also commended the Government of the Republic of Finland for the arrest of Ekpa, who it described as “the Finland-based leader of the criminal gang, Autopilots”. Enugu State Government further described Simon Ekpa, “as a common criminal, con…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced the tracking of 106 constituency and executive projects worth ₦41billion across Kano State. In a statement issued by the State Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Barr. Ibrahim Garba Kagara, he disclosed that the projects included 99 constituency projects and seven executive projects, distributed across the 44 local government areas of Kano State. “The objectives of the exercise is to ensure that execution of the projects has been done faithfully and according to specifications for the benefit of the citizens to cutdown wastages and corruption and to ensure proper application of…

Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Esan West Local Government Area have kicked against the commissioner-nominees list submitted to Governor Monday Okpebholo. The aggrieved members in a protest letter dated 21 November, 2024, and addressed to Governor Okpebholo through the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Musa Umar Ikhilor, stated that the list submitted to the Governor did not reflect the five kingdoms that make up the local government area. The petition titled: “Re: Nomination of five names from Esan West Local Government,” was written by APC leaders from the ten wards in the locality. The…

Former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, said PDP can only be fixed if the party’s succession arrangement as provided for in Section 47 (6) of the PDP Constitution (2017 Amendment) is adhered to. Ologbondiyan, who stated this when he spoke with North Central youths in Abuja yesterday, stressed that “Anything outside of this demand will end up an exercise in futility.” According to him, “leaders must look at the bigger picture and address the truth wherever it is required. We must tell those who have undertaken to either kill the PDP or render it…

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has given an order of interim injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from concluding its ongoing ward, local government area and state congresses in the state. The injunction, which came less than one week after the party concluded its ward congress, followed a suit filed by three aggrieved members of the party in the state, Okwudili Ndike, Peace Oganu and Samuel Uchegbule. The trio, in suit number PHC/3859/CS/2024 said they were acting for themselves and others who paid for the forms to participate in the congress but were not given the…

United States President Joe Biden, on Thursday, referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and defense chief as “outrageous”. “Whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas,” Biden said after the international tribunal issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. “We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security,” the US president added. In an earlier statement, the White House “fundamentally rejects” the calls for…