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• Project worth billions of naira, delayed for efficiency, says FPRO• ‘We buy our own uniforms, officers’ welfare not police priority’• Lawmakers consider auction of ‘squalid quarters’ Seven months after handing quit notice to 22,500 police officers living in the 25 barracks marked for demolition by the Lagos State government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is yet to effect payment …

•Restates commitment to its full implementation  •Policy prioritises customer satisfaction, others The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday approved the reviewed Service Charter of the bank. The Charter is a requirement of the Business Facilitation Act (BFA) 2022, for driving the ease of doing business in the country. The central bank governor said the …

US consumer goods powerhouse Procter & Gamble (P&G) will discontinue manufacturing in Nigeria and pivot to import-only activity, the company said Tuesday. The multinational expects $2.5 billion in charges over the next two years from rejigging operations in some of its markets and writing down the value of its Gillette business. The maker of iconic brands including Pampers, Gillette, Ariel, Always and …

‘Accidental bombing of Kaduna village should not demoralise you’ The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged the military to remain focused in its battle against terrorists. He said Sunday’s accidental bombing of civilians in Kaduna State should not dampen their fighting spirit. The minister, who regretted the incident, noted that despite what had happened, the fight against insurgency …

•Flays lack of development synergy between Nigeria and Benin •Republic   Beninese president advocates free movement of people, goods President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, likened the relationship between Nigeria and Benin Republic to the connection between conjoined twins held together at the hip. Tinubu made the assertion when he received President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at State House, Abuja. The Nigerian …

Banks have been asked to disconnect Switches, Payment Solution Service Providers, and Super Agents from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Instant Payment Outwards System. The NIBSS disclosed this in a circular dated December 5, 2023, with Ref: NIBSS/BD/NI/PO/005/051223 to banks. According to the national payment infrastructure company, the listing of non-deposit-taking financial institutions as beneficiaries contravenes the Central Bank of …

.Tasks states on disability commissions..As legislators make case for disability trust fund Federal government has said that it has concluded plans to set up a task force that will shut down all public buildings found in breach of the Person’s with Disabilities, (PWDs), Act’s provision that all public buildings should provide accessibility to persons with disabilities. President Bola Tinubu, stated …

Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, voted unanimously to approve a decree setting the date. “In essence, this decision marks the start of the election campaign,” said Valentina …

Presiding Justice of the Presidential Election Petition Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, was among 11 justices recommended to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Justice of the Supreme. Their appointment however would have to get the approval of the presidential upon confirmation by the Senate of the National Assembly. Other justices on the list recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) …

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted a garnishee order freezing not fewer than 24 bank accounts belonging to the Kano State government, over N30 billion compensation to Incorporated Trustees of Masalachi Eid Shop Owners and Traders Association, for demolition of their shops in the state. Justice I. E. Ekwo granted the order in a suit filed before the …