Author: Kwara Reporters

The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will release a list of illegal (unregistered) digital loan apps operating in Nigeria.It also said it would delist two legal (registered) loan apps from Google Play Store for harassing Nigerians.According to the FCCPC on Thursday, it had added digital money lenders that had refused or failed to register under its guidelines on its watchlist for strict surveillance and necessary action.In a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Babatunde Irukera, the FCCPC said, “The commission has also placed digital money lenders that have…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023.This is the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first six months of a fiscal year, a Thursday statement by the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman on Media and Communication, FIRS, Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, said.The Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, was said to have made the disclosure while presenting the 2023-2024 tax revenue outlook to the National Economic Council at its meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential…

The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu (APC/Gwanara), has confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Kareem Ahmed as the substantive Clerk of the Kwara House of Assembly.The confirmation of the new Clerk followed a motion moved by the House Leader, Magaji Oba-Abdulkadir (APC/Ilorin Central), following the retirement of the former Clerk, Hajia Halimah Kperogi.Until his appointment, Ahmed was the Deputy Clerk and Director, Personnel, Finance and Supply of the House.Danladi-Salihu, who described Ahmed as a dedicated civil servant, congratulated him on his new assignment and expressed the hope that he would bring his experience on board to move the 10th…

Three persons, on Thursday, escaped being lynched over alleged missing private organs in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.The incident, according to the state Police Command, occurred at Tanke/Oke-Odo area of Ilorin metropolis.A statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin on Thursday, disclosed that“three of such incidents were recorded in the Okeogun area of Tanke between Monday, July 17, 2023 and Thursday.“In the three alarms raised, the three boys were taken to the hospital, tested, and were all found to have their private organs in perfect condition.”“Meanwhile, the three accused persons were almost lynched if not for…

Strong indications have emerged that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee may clash with the party’s governors over a plan by the latter to adopt ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the new national chairman of the party.The development followed the sudden exit of Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore as the party‘s national chairman and national secretary, respectively.The crisis rocking the ruling party had on Tuesday led Adamu and Omisore to resign from their positions after they were accused of high-handedness and financial mismanagement by some members of the NWC.However, barely 48 hours after the development,…

The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, has announced another 40 days closure of the Island-bound lane of the Alaka-Costain-Iganmu section of Eko Bridge, beginning from Sunday.Kesha, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the announcement, made in collaboration with Lagos State Government, was as a result of damage noticed on some of the bridge components needing urgent rehabilitation.“It should be noted that any further delay in the repairs and replacement of some of these bridge members could undermine the integrity and structural stability of the entire bridge and the consequence of this can be better…

The National Economic Council comprising 36 state governors and Vice President Kashim Shettima has concluded a plan for state governments to implement cash transfer programmes using state-generated social registers.It said states-generated social registers would better reflect the number of vulnerable Nigerians to be reached with such cash transfer or palliative scheme.This came on the heels of the plan by the government to roll out its intervention measures to cushion the effects of the hardships facing Nigerians, following the removal of the controversial fuel subsidy.At its last meeting, the NEC had set up a sub-committee, which was tasked with coming up…

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated 106 vehicles to boost intra city transport system in Yenagoa, the state capital, and its environs.According to the governor, the new transport scheme will help cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal and alleviate the sufferings of residents of the state.At the launch of the scheme at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Onopa, Yenagoa, the governor charged the operator of the scheme, the Bayelsa State Transport Company (BTC), to consider the current realities in the country before fixing their rates on the different routes.The governor noted that the state…

The Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), says it has built workshops across the country to assist Nigerians convert their petrol-powered vehicles to autogas.Dr Bayero Salih-Farah, Director-General of the institute, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State.He said that the institute has been working on the project for a year now and is ready to commence the conversion in the next two to three weeks.Salih-Farah explained that the transport institute had been working in partnership with some manufacturers of the conversion kits which would be used at its workshops to enable Nigerians to have cheaper…

Emadeb Energy Services Limited has become the first oil marketer to take advantage of the deregulated downstream oil sector by bring in 27 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol for local consumption.The vessel, ST NENNE which berthed, at Emadeb Jetty in the Ijegun area of Lagos, is said to cost about 17 million dollars.Speaking during a brief ceremony in Lagos to unveil the product, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Debo Olujimi, appealed to the Federal Government to find a special window for the sourcing of foreign exchange for petroleum products.He said, “We call on…