Lagos Tanker Explosion at Berger, Lagos

A fuel-laden tanker exploded along the Otedola bridge axis of Berger in Lagos with the blaze engulfing about 30 other vehicles.

FG to disburse $322m Abacha loots directly to Nigerians

The FG is making final readiness to disburse $322 million reserve repatriated from the records of previous Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in Switzerland to Nigerians.

The National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Nigeria and Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reforms, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu uncovered this as of late in an interactive session with newsmen.

Ibekeaku-Nwagwu said under MoU with Switzerland the assets would be paid specifically into the records of the poorest Nigerians through their different records for a long time and distinguishing proof numbers to be made accessible on the site

NBC Youth Empowered Benin, 2018.

*Day 1:*

The gate officially opened at 7AM today to usher in our over 500 registered participants for the 3-Day intensive training event.

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki graced the workshop with his presence and was accompanied by Senior Special Assistant, Jobs Creation and Skills Acquisition, Mrs Ukinebo Dare.

The Governor addressed the youths on the role of government in job creation, youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities within the state.

It featured training on various life skills for improved productivity and performance in the world of corporate businesses and leadership.

Over 50 renowned business and corporate leaders (Coach Alex Osagie, Blessing Irabor, Dr Nwaogwugwu Chinyere,  Essence Tobi,  Tolulope Upula, Jeremiah Onoge, Omoregie Osasere etc) in Benin graced the opening day of the event and  served as mentors whom were paired alongside all participants present. This enabled better understanding of the discourse of day one-Life skills.

All participants received branded writing notes, pens, breakfast and lunch packages courtesy of the Nigerian Bottling Company.

*DAY 2:*

Day two featured intensive training in Business skills writing, model business canvas, sales and negotiation skills, project

Senator Joshua Dariye weeps as he bags 14-year imprisonment (photos)

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a previous Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Joshua Dariye, to 14 years' detainment on charges of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of over N1.16bn having a place with the state. 

Justice Adebukola Banjoko ‎in a judgment which took her six and a half hours to peruse sentenced the ex-governor on 15 out the 23 counts preferred as a detriment to

Nigerian man buries his dad in BMW (photograph)

An Igbo man named Azubuike allegedly covered his dad in one of his autos, a BMW said to be worth over N30million. The internment occurred in his dad's town in Ihiala LGA, Mbosi, Anambra state.

President Buhari embarks on 2-day working visit to Morocco

President Muhammadu Buhari will start a two-day working visit to Morocco, the president's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said. 

Mr Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the visit was at the welcome of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. 

He said the two leaders would examine financial issues influencing their nations, following earlier commitment in December 2016, amid the official visit of the Moroccan pioneer to Nigeria. 

"In Rabat, talks will center around reinforcing existing concessions to the manure business, training participation, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline venture and setting up an essential compound stage to saddle Nigeria's huge flammable gas assets and bolster Morocco's diammonium phosphate industry,'' he said. 

The presidential aide reviewed that Nigeria and Morocco had in December 2016 consented to a joint effort arrangement to resuscitate the surrendered Nigerian manure mixing plants. 

He said that following the consenting to of the arrangement, 14 compost plants had been revived so far under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative with a limit of 2.3 million metric huge amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (K) — NPK manure. 

Mr Shehu said the president would be accompanied on the trip by governors of Ebonyi and Jigawa, Mr Dave Umahi and Alhaji Abubakar Badaru separately; and other senior government authorities.

President Buhari signs charge avoiding VPs who finish president's residency from contesting twice

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, a bill that keeps a VP who finishes a president's residency from contesting twice. 

Talking with journalists at Aso Rock on Friday, Ita Enang, senior special assistant on national assembly matters (senate), said the law additionally applies to a delegate senator who finishes the residency of a representative. 

"The impact is that having guaranteed of president once, he can just challenge once again and no more," Enang said. 

"That is the intent of this amendment." 

TheCable comprehends that the law does not have any significant bearing to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as it produces results from the period it was agreed upon. 

Jonathan finished the main term of Umaru Yar'Adua who died on May 5, 2010. 

He was likewise sworn in for another term on May 29, 2011, after he won the presidential survey of that year. 

Ita-Enang said Buhari likewise marked the constitution fourth modification charge that gifts budgetary self-rule to places of gathering and state legal. 

"I simply need to advise you that His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari today consented to the constitution fourth modification Bill which awards money related authonomy and freedom to the places of get together of the separate states and to the legal of the particular states," he said.