The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has raised alarm over Benedicta Dauda, a former staff member of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), who moved to Taraba State University (TSU), after being suspended for examination malpractice.

Newsrand understands that Dauda, who’s a professor at UNJOS was suspended following her alleged involvement in examination misconduct, but she later moved to Taraba.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/14/ASUU-raises-alarm-over-unijos-professor-caught-in-exam-malpractice/

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has advocated for no pay structure for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members unwilling to fight Boko Haram.

While speaking at an event in Ibadan, Oyo capital, Fayemi explained that the security situation in the country requires concerted effort to address it.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/13/fayemi-nysc-members-unwilling-to-fight-boko-haram-dont-deserve-pay/

A former governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday decried budgetary allocation for the Office of First Ladies, describing it as an unnecessary expenditure that should be channeled into something worthwhile.

Obi, who was a guest speaker at the 8th Annual Foursquare Gospel Church in Lagos, said that the yearly budgetary allocation for the office should be stopped because it increases the cost of governance in the country.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/13/office-of-first-ladies-should-not-exist-peter-obi/

Two Nigerian lawmakers, Yusuf Muhammed and Ibrahim T. Tukur Bakura have been suspended after their relationships with kidnappers were unravelled.

They were sanctioned by the Zamfara House of Assembly over their links with bandits, a notorious kidnapping group of people in the country.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/13/nigerian-lawmakers-sanctioned-over-their-relationships-with-kidnappers/

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday, October 12, paid a visit to the chieftain of the ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC).

Fayose, who’s a bigwig in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), confirmed his courtesy visit in a statement shared on his social media pages.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/13/despite-political-differences-fayose-pays-visit-to-tinubu/

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has approved a dedicated security team for the monitoring and enforcement of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and protection of other transport infrastructure in the state.

The Spokesman for Lagos Metropolis Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Monday.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/12/lagos-state-gov-sets-up-security-team-for-protection-of-transport-infrastructure/

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has revealed that it was his idea that the crowd didn’t storm the airport on Friday, October 8, 2021, to welcome Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC).

During a welcome party at the State House, Marina, organised for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu explained that Lagosians would have come in large numbers to welcome the former Lagos governor if not that he wanted to manage the crowd and make his return low-key.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/11/why-crowd-didnt-welcome-tinubu-in-lagos-airport-sanwo-olu/

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to give allocations to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that fail to remit revenues for the 2022 Appropriation.

In his speech during Buhari’s presentation of the 2022 budget to the National Assembly, Lawan maintained that the policy of zero allocation for MDAs that fail to remit revenues for the 2022 Appropriation must be sustained for positive results to be achieved.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/11/lawan-to-buhari-dont-give-allocations-to-mdas-with-zero-revenues/

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, says the federal government will partner with over 150 foreign direct investors (FDIs) to attract investments for adequate electricity in Nigeria.

This was disclosed in a statement made issued by the Minister’s media aide, Ofem Uket, as it stated that the investments will feature under the ongoing power sector reforms of the present administration.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/08/power-minister-to-partner-foreign-investors-for-adequate-electricity-in-nigeria/

Mr. Mustapha Haruna, Director, Banking Supervision Department, CBN, has said that the apex bank would continue to monitor FinTech companies in Nigeria, as an important sector in its operations.

Haruna, represented by Adekunle Adeniji, Assistant Director in the department, stated this at the end of the 31st Finance Correspondents and Business Editors seminar on Thursday, in Enugu

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/08/we-fully-support-nigerias-fintech-into-financial-service-cbn/

The lawmaker representing Abia South Senatorial District at the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has disclosed that he wished to retire from politics to become a farmer.

He made this known while interacting with journalists after receiving the traditional title of Kibiya (Arrow) of Argungu Emirate from the Emir, Alhaji Mohammed Mera.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/07/kalu-i-want-to-retire-from-politics-and-become-a-farmer/

As Nigeria’s economy recovers from the dreaded COVID-19, Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) expressed confidence in FinTech.

According to him, FinTech will play a more vital role towards resilient and sustainable recovery.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/07/covid-19-fintech-is-crucial-to-nigerias-recovery-says-emefiele/

Pat Utomi, a political economist and former presidential candidate, has stated that securing more loans would not solve Nigeria’s problems, especially the budget deficit.

He made this known in reaction to the federal government’s commitment to borrow more funds to finance the N16.45tn 2022 budget.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/07/pat-utomi-says-more-loans-wont-solve-nigerias-problems/

Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC), as a party set up by disgruntled politicians, for the sole purpose of denying ex-President Goodluck Jonathan a second term in 2015.

Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party in the State, Fred Udeogu, said this before the takeoff of the party’s Local Government Area Congress across the state, in Abakaliki, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/06/pdp-apc-consists-disgruntled-politicians/

Obinna Echianu, a 43-year-old businessman on death row, has committed suicide inside the Kuje Correctional Centre (Kuje Prison) in Abuja.

Echianu had been sentenced to death last year for killing an Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali in Abuja.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/05/nigerian-man-on-death-row-commits-suicide-in-prison/

Trading in the domestic stock market resumed on Monday bullish with a gain of 0.05 percent on investors’ interest in Eterna and 22 others.

Precisely, the benchmark index rose by 21.88 points or 0.05 percent to close at 40,243.05 from 40,221.17 achieved on Thursday.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/05/eterna-fbn-holdings-others-increase-stock-market-by-n15bn/

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday advocated an upward review to 42 percent of the revenue accruing to states from the Federation Account.

Sanwo-Olu said that an upward review to 42 percent would enable the states to cater to their rising responsibilities.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/05/lagos-governor-advocate-for-42-revenue-allocation-to-states/

Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people.

The drastic reduction in his net worth was largely due to a revelation by a whistleblower and also outages that affected Facebook Inc.’s flagship products.

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/05/how-mark-zuckerberg-lost-6bn-to-facebook-shut-down/

Dangote Refinery will boost the purifying capacity of oil on a global scale. This is according to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which made this disclosure in its 2021 World Oil Outlook.

OPEC, in the outlook, maintained the Dangote Refinery, which would soon commence operations commercially, is one of the oil distillation companies that would boost global refining capacity by 6.9 million barrels per day between 2021 and 2026

https://newsrand.com/2021/10/04/opec-says-dangote-refinery-will-boost-global-capacity/

A convicted fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, better known as Invictus Obi, has revealed that he started defrauding people through a website his friend taught him how to use.

In a recently-held interview, Invictus Obi, who’s currently serving a 10-year jail term in a United States prison for $11 million fraud, said he visited his friend and he realised how comfortably he was living.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/29/how-i-started-defrauding-people-forbes-celebrated-invictus-obi/

Mr. Cui Jianchn, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, has said the Chinese government is ready to help Nigeria reduce the level of poverty in the African country.

Cui made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the closing of the Nigeria-China Cultural week and award ceremony, a lineup of activities to commemorate the Oct. 1 National Day of both countries.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/29/china-to-help-nigeria-eradicate-poverty-ambassador/

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for patriotism among Nigerians, saying that both the poor and rich would suffer should the country break.

He made this known when he received the national executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), at the presidential villa in Abuja.

A statement addressed to members of the public by Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, quoted Osinbajo as saying that there is a need to promote the message of unity in the country.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/28/osinbajo-calls-for-patriotism-says-everyone-will-suffer-if-nigeria-breaks/

As the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly winds up in New York, USA today (September 27), Dangote employees across the Group’s operations in Africa are implementing various initiatives aimed at empowering their host communities and ensuring a sustainable present and future for the conglomerate.

The initiatives form part of the activities to mark the Dangote 2021 Sustainability Week, a purely volunteering process among employees of the Group, with the theme “Building a Sustainable Future – The Dangote Way”. The Week begins on September 27 and ends on September 30.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/27/as-un-general-debate-ends-dangote-volunteers-commence-sustainability-week-initiatives/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-days ultimatum to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019.

This was revealed in an open letter to the President, as he is asked to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN to publicize the looters’ name, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC.”

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/27/serap-to-buhari-you-have-14-days-to-publicize-names-of-n6trn-nddc-funds-looters/

Naira to dollar exchange is a serious underreported issue. This is according to the Director-General (DG) of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir.

In an interview where he made this known, the MAN DG said forex has become more scarce of late, adding that its insufficiency is making it difficult to purchase raw materials.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/27/naira-to-dollar-manufacturers-raise-alarm-over-insufficient-forex/

Another batch of 10 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained their freedom, bringing the total of those released to 110.

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, confirmed the release of the students to Newsmen on Sunday, in Kaduna, adding that the students were freed on Sunday afternoon.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/27/10-more-abducted-bethel-baptist-high-school-students-regain-freedom/

Naira to dollar exchange would continue to be a big issue as long as Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) he’s retained.

In a statement addressed to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) noted that the former had admitted that it truly wrecked the economy.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/27/naira-to-dollar-emefiele-accused-of-wrecking-nigerias-economy/

The Federal Government has succeeded in blocking terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said.

Malami revealed this, stating that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile individuals” responsible for funding terrorists’ activities in the country.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/23/we-have-identified-those-funding-terrorists-malami/

The Lagos State Government has announced a diversion of traffic from Yaba for the first phase of the construction of the Redline railway project.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos that the diversion would last for three months from midnight of Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, to Jan. 1, 2022.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/23/lasg-to-begin-3-months-construction-of-redline-railway/

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has berated his counterpart in Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the latter’s comment on anti-open grazing law.

El-Rufai had described the anti-open grazing laws being signed by some of the southern governors as unrealistic.

But Akeredolu, in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said such a statement should not have come from a leader.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/23/akeredolu-accuses-el-rufai-of-exporting-banditry-to-south/

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria controversy appears to have taken a new turn, as Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said the country’s region could survive without money from the southern part.

Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF Director of Publicity and Advocacy, made this known during an interview on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ breakfast programme, as he reacted to the issue some states were having with the federal government on VAT in Nigeria.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/22/vat-in-nigeria-elders-say-northern-region-can-survive-without-south/

President Muhammadu Buhari who arrived in New York on Sunday, to participate in the ongoing 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, is to present Nigeria’s statement to the General Assembly on Friday, Sept. 24.

The Nigerian leader would be the second speaker on the fourth day and would deliver his address around 9 a.m. (around 2 p.m. Nigerian time) to other world leaders at the morning session.

https://newsrand.com/2021/09/22/buhari-to-present-nigerias-statement-at-the-un-general-assembly-as-second-speaker-on-friday/