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The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has suspended further consideration of a petition against the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Suleiman Abubakar, pending the submission of evidence to support allegations against him. The committee took the decision on Thursday during an investigative hearing in Abuja after petitioners failed to present documentary proof that the NILDS boss participated in the APC governorship primary election in Kwara State while still serving in office. Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Galambi, said the panel could not continue with its investigation based on allegations…
Billionaire tycoon Femi Otedola has acquired 672.9 million new shares in financial services group First HoldCo Plc, taking his interest in the group to 20.4 per cent. Mr Otedola executed the share purchase through the N45 billion second tranche of the lender’s N350 billion private placement programme, Nairametrics reported on Thursday, citing the allotment document. The private placement offer price of N44 per share puts the value of the transaction at N29.6 billion. That compares to the stock’s closing price of N61 per share on Thursday. First HoldCo is looking to inject the cash raised from the exercise into First…
The federal government has launched FreeTV under the country’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) programme, saying the initiative will create new opportunities for Nigerian businesses, technology innovators, and workers. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the FG announced plans to launch FreeTV, an initiative designed to ensure Nigerians benefit from the nation’s migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the initiative represents an investment in Nigeria’s future and is expected to drive job creation and economic growth. His remarks were contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Rabiu…
Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over South Korea at a delirious Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. After a dreary first period, Luis Romo’s goal just after half-time, thanks to a goalkeeping error, put Mexico through as Group A winners with a match to go. Mexico stopper Raul Rangel made a superb double save in the dying minutes to preserve their lead. Finishing top keeps Mexico at home in the last 32 with a game against a third-placed team in Mexico City. “It’s really difficult to deal with…
No fewer than 30 suspected cultists arrested during a police raid on an alleged initiation procession in Isara-Remo, Ogun State, will be charged in court after investigations, the Ogun State Police Command has said. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Babaseyi, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit in collaboration with detectives from the Isara Area Command and Isara Division following intelligence reports of an unlawful gathering. He noted that the suspects converged at an uncompleted building in Isara-Remo for activities linked to cult…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress from Abeokuta South and Chairman of the Egba Agenda Forum, Chief Mustapha Abdulhakeem, on Thursday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party alongside his supporters, citing alleged marginalisation of the Egba people by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun. Abdulhakeem disclosed this in Abeokuta at an event organised to announce the endorsement of the PDP governorship candidate for the state, Oladipupo Adebutu, and his running mate, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo. He explained that for more than seven years, the Egba people had been largely sidelined in the affairs of the state, while their land was being…
Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has praised Lionel Messi’s continued brilliance at international level, insisting that age has done little to diminish the Argentine captain’s quality on the pitch, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onazi, who faced Messi during Nigeria’s appearances at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, said the forward’s longevity at the top of the game was a testament to his enduring class. “Messi, as we all know, is world class. At his age, he is still doing wonders. This is to show the level of talent and to remind everyone that age is just a number when…
Three public school students have emerged winners of the Kwara State Inter-Local Government Quiz Competition on Agricultural Education Training Programme, carting home a total prize of N850,000. At the end of the competition, Torkuma Perfect of St Anthony Secondary School emerged winner and received N500,000. Ibeh Daniel, also of St Anthony Secondary School, emerged first runner-up with N250,000, while Abdulrahman Thani Fatimah of Queen Elizabeth School placed third and received N100,000. The competition, which featured at least 19 students from public basic schools across the 16 local government areas of the state, was organised by the State Universal Basic Education…
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has been a gateway for new investors to enter the wider ETF market, according to Jay Jacobs, US head of equity ETFs at BlackRock. Around three-quarters of investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF have never owned an ETF before, Jacobs told Cointelegraph on the Chain Reaction podcast Thursday. “IBIT was a way for traditional investors to now get into digital assets. But we have seen a lot of people really kind of enter into IBIT, starting with digital asset ETPs,” he said. Bitcoin ETFs were heralded as a way to bring traditional investors into the world of…
