The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, is among eminent personalities to analyse the various reforms being undertaken by the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at this year’s Daily Trust Dialogue, which holds on Thursday, in Abuja. Mr. Edun is one of the three guest speakers selected for this year’s Dialogue, which has the theme Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Gainers and Losers.

The FCT Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday 18th January, 2024.

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Cross River State Government have agreed to work out a realistic modality to revive the moribund Tinapa Free Trade Zone owned by the state.

Despite the new tariff order being put in place, the Management of Kaduna Electric has announced that there is no immediate adjustment in the tariff rate and therefore stressed that the current rate being paid by customers in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi state states subsist.

The Nigerian Police Force National Headquarters, Abuja, said the recently launched Special Intervention Squad, SIS, against criminal activities in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has arrested 16 suspects, including three Bwari-based kidnappers.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.

At least 10 children have been injured after an explosion rocked Kidandan village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday.

A legal practitioner, Mr Eric Ifere, has threatened to proceed with pending committal proceedings to prison against Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), the newly appointed Chairman of, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

DIRECTS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO ESTABLISH TWO POLICE DIVISIONS IN GWAGWALADA

Memory lane

Crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region has over the years caused a massive decline in crude oil production in Nigeria, with the country struggling to meet up with both its production quota as allocated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and production benchmark set out in the annual budgets.

The Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC), Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and leaders of non-indigenes in Delta State have congratulated Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has directed that the contractor handling the construction of Ibusa/Achalla/Asaba Road Phase ll road (From KM6.83 to KM13.8) Oshimili North/South Local government area, should immediately return to site.

A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, ordered Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, to be remanded in a correctional facility over alleged N16.6 billion fraud.

READS RIOT ACT TO CONTRACTORS

The Hon. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has warned will not condone the disruption of ongoing infrastructure projects in the FCT.