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NIGERIAN information technology company SoftTech IT Solutions and Services and its managing director Isah Kantigi has been sanctioned by the World Bank for engaging in corrupt practices.

FORMER Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) managing director Andrew Yakubu has been acquitted by an Abuja high court of a $9.8m corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

CIVIL society group the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (Huriwa) has asked the federal government to arrest controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Abubakar Gumi over the recent Kaduna train attack by terrorists.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from October 1 2022, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2025, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2022, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

ZAMBIAN doctor Dr Joseph Kabungo who served as the Fifa doctor at the recent Nigeria vs Ghana World Cup play-off in Abuja has been confirmed dead after he collapsed at the end of the game and gave up the ghost.

Dr Kabungo, who was employed as a doping officer for the tie at the Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja, passed away in unconfirmed circumstances. News of his death was announced by his home association, the Zambian FA, this morning.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] There shall be no such thing as The Office of The First Lady or Office of The First Gentleman in the presidency or in any of our 36 states. Our constitution does not make any provision for such a position so use of the office is illegal

[2] Governors’ wives/husbands shall not be addressed as Her Excellency

[3] No state funds shall be used to finance charities and non-governmental organisations run by governors’ wives/husbands

CIVIL society body Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (Huriwa) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack his national security adviser and defence minister over the recent terrorist attacks across the country..

NIGERIAN workers have been given half the day off work today so they can go home and watch the Super Eagles who are playing in a World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana tonight.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have a 60% literacy rate today. At independence, I doubt if up to 5% of the population was literate. I am sure that for many middle aged Nigerians today, their parents were the first people to get an education in their families

[2] Nigeria currently has 150 universities. At independence we only had one because the British had no intention of elevating our living standards. They came in search of raw materials to furnish their industries

FORMER minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs Alhaji Kabiru Turaki has been discharged by an Abuja federal high court and acquitted of money laundering after the judge ruled that the prosecution could not establish a prima facie case against him.