Tunde Bakare Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman to April 7,10, 14 and May 2, 2025 for trial within trial. The Court while delivering ruling on the objection by defence counsel, Femi Atte, SAN alleging that the confessional statement made by Mamman at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on February 20, 2024 was not voluntarily made, held that the issue of involuntary statement and other grounds of objections raised by the defence counsel can only be resolved…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Joseph Bakare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has been appointed Managing Director. The President has also appointed four Executive Directors: Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu for Systems Planning, Dr. Edmund Eje for Market Operations, and Mr. Babajide Ibironke for Finance and Corporate Services. The Non-Executive Directors include Engineer Lamu Audu, representing Generation; Mrs Folake Soetan for Distribution; Mr Tajudeen Giwa-Osagie as Market Expert; Engineer Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz…
Yemisi Izuora Customers of AIICO Insurance Plc’s have passed vote of confidence on the firms management declaring the company as the most preferred annuity business manager in the country. The customers says the Company has ensured their financial stability and welfare through prompt and improved annuity payment despite the intense economic headwinds and unabating inflationary pressure in the country. The Company currently disburses a staggering N1.5 billion monthly to these annuitants, providing them with guaranteed income for their retirement years. Total disbursement to the annuitants stands at a whopping 68.2 billion between 2019 and 2024. AIICO’s commitment to financial…
Valentine Okafor The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has restated the commitment of the agency to supporting initiatives that promote tax policy development and build the capacity of tax administrators in the West African sub-region. Adedeji spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) Country Correspondents’ conference held at Transcorp Hilton hotel. He stressed that a well-articulated tax policy would promote economic development through effective revenue mobilisation domestically. A statement by Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS chairman, said Adedeji noted that improved…
Yemisi Izuora Fidelity Bank Plc has announced 20 new millionaires at the 2nd and 3rd monthly draws of its Get Alert in Millions Season 6 (GAIM 6) promo held at the bank corporate head office in Lagos. The 20 lucky winners, randomly selected through an electronic draw across Lagos, North, Abuja, South-West, South-South, and South-East zones, will be rewarded with the sum of one million naira each. Speaking at the draws, the promo Chairperson and Executive Director for Lagos and South-West, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Ken Opara represented by the Regional Bank Head, Ikoyi, Chetachi Okechukwu, noted that the…
Joseph Bakare The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Comrade Kunle Kola Olubiyo, has expressed confidence on the appointment of Engr. Abdullahi Bello Mohammed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Olubiyo, described Mohamed as an easy going , Perfect Gentleman and a goal getter and possessed the competence to delivery on the job. For several Years,he was General Manager Technical/ Engineering Services At the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC);untill his appointment as Managing Director, Jos Electricity Distribution Company ( JEDC ) . A. B . Mohammed is a Fellow…
Joseph Bakare The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has said that the Agency’s impact-based forecasts can help facilitate anticipatory action by providing timely alerts before extreme events occur. “These forecasts enable individuals and vulnerable communities to respond effectively. Therefore, by integrating NiMet’s forecasts with other components of early warning systems, we can enhance risk awareness and response capabilities”, he remarked. Anosike, made the remarks on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, during the Anticipatory Action Task Force on Floods (AATF) meeting hosted by the Vice President of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima.…
Yemisi Izuora The Leadway Health HMO has reinforced its commitment to women’s health by launching a series of impactful initiatives designed to promote wellness, preventive care, and accessibility to quality healthcare services for women. The programme is in recognition of International Women’s Month this March. Leadway Health HMO’s commitment is borne out of the need to address the often-neglected health needs of women which are further complicated by societal and economic constraints in their roles within families, communities, and workplaces. The organisation is determined to change this narrative by prioritising preventive healthcare, raising awareness about key health concerns, and…
Joseph Bakare The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, arraigned a former Deputy Director , Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. They were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on alleged diversion and misappropriation of public funds amounting to N1,936,961,649.00 (One Billion, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty-Nine Naira ). The alleged offence is contrary to Section 19…
Ken Okeke Air Peace Ltd. has reduced its Nigeria-London airfare by N600,000 for all travellers emanating from Nigeria. The airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, conveyed the announcement on Wednesday in Lagos. According to Ndiulo, the offer is in the airline’s latest promo, noting that the airline’s passengers could enjoy up to N600,000 in savings when the connect London from any Nigerian city. He said that the airline was also making an exclusive one free extra luggage offer. He said that the promo would last until March 31, with an extended travel period until April 15. According…