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January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 IFMNEWS

Plateau State Police Arrest 8 Suspects Over Christmas Day Killing

The state Police Command has confirmed the arrest of suspects in connection with the Christmas attacks on Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of the state, which left over 200 people dead.

Confirming the development, the state police public relations officer Alfred Alabo, said 8 of the suspects have now been arrested following the deployment of a special investigative team.

He said the state command is also working to help reintegrate displaced people

The state is still in a statewide mourning period announced by state government, Caleb Mutfwang to last until January 8, when flags will fly at half-mast in honour of the deceased.

January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 IFMNEWS

‘No Plan To Increase Fuel Price,’ IPMAN, NNPCL Warn Against Panic Buying

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied having any disputes with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL over a possible hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol.

The clarifications followed reports that fuel marketers had clashed with the NNPCL over the payment of subsidy and increment of fuel to 1,200 Naira per litre.

In a monitored interview, the National Vice President, IPMAN, Hammed Fashola said his association had not engaged the NNPCL in any discussion, either on petrol subsidy removal or price adjustment.

He, however, lamented the challenges that the marketers encounter at the depots.

Fashola appealed to the NNPCL to expand their operations at the depots to boost availability of products to the marketers.

The NNPC also denied having any rift with the marketers on the matter, with its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye insisting that subsidy had been entirely removed on petrol.

January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 IFMNEWS

Tinubu Appoints 6 New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of six new executive directors for two agencies under the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy; the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Those appointed as NPA executive directors include Vivian Edet (Finance and Administration) and Olalekan Badmus (Marine & Operations).

While the appointees at NIMASA are Jibril Abba (Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services) and Chudi Offodile (Finance and Administration).

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale announced their appointments in a statement.

Ngelale explained that Tinubu believes that the appointees would use their “collective mandate to create the conditions required to significantly raise the contribution of the Marine and Blue Economy sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 IFMNEWS

Certificate Racketeering: Why Reporter Breached Our System, Got Mobilised Twice – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has promised to avoid a recurrence of system breach which allowed double enrolment in certificate racketeering scandal.

An undercover reporter, Audu Umar had detailed how he bagged a four-year degree in under two years and later got mobilised for the NYSC scheme even though he served earlier.

Speaking on the viral report, spokesman of the NYSC Eddy Megwa explained that the reporter used different phone numbers and email addresses to beat the system.

He noted that while the system initially rejected him application, because he had served in the scheme before, he manage to beat the system because he was out for a particular purpose.

He noted that NYSC does not have a database of graduates to serve in the scheme and only rely on the lists sent by the senates of the various universities stating the number of graduates to expect from them.

Megwa said the NYSC is looking at the situation and ensure that it does not happen again.

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