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00:00:00We end the program tonight and thanks for watching, I'm God bless
00:00:04Nigeria.
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00:01:28John - you're watching news track and channels. top
00:01:32stories making the rounds at this time,
00:01:35the chairman
00:01:36of the independent cur practices and other related offenses commission Dr. Musa
00:01:40Adamyu is at the presidential villa and has submitted
00:01:44his interim report to the
00:01:47of presidentubu regarding the establishment
00:01:49of the presidential foreign intervention promotion council, the
00:01:52PFIP, this comes about 30 days after
00:01:56president Tindabu ordered the commission to carry out water described. has a
00:02:00thorough
00:02:00of investigation into the fictitious presidential foreign intervention promotion
00:02:04council, according to him, the appointment letter and other documents including
00:02:08the said gazette set to establish the agency are forged and
00:02:12the inter report found that there are weaknesses in verification
00:02:16interagency oversight and government
00:02:19of processes. the ICPC boss also discovered that those weaknesses were exploited by
00:02:23Mr. Adini with some level of negligence and no federal government funds
00:02:27were approved or disbursed to the fake
00:02:29of PF
00:02:30ipc
00:02:34a of following from the internal
00:02:40in of report, we have discovered and it has been established
00:02:43that
00:02:46of matthew was never appointed by the federal government or
00:02:50any authority of government, then
00:02:54the presidential foreign
00:02:58of investment promotion council. which
00:03:02sometimes they call
00:03:04of it presidential foreign
00:03:06intervention promotion council
00:03:10was never established by any law or executive
00:03:14order or
00:03:16of other valid instrument of government and the
00:03:20appointment letter presented
00:03:22by matthew
00:03:26was completely forged along with
00:03:30side similar documents used to
00:03:33perpitate the
00:03:35of illegal activities
00:03:36of the fake agency. if you recall
00:03:38there was a gasset, a law which was
00:03:42forged as instrument which he used to
00:03:46support other fake agency. that's
00:03:49of gasset or the law that was
00:03:50of gazetted, is an illegal law, it has never passed
00:03:54through the processes as provided by the
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00:04:01of of "the president has directed the economic and financial crimes commission, the
00:04:05EFCC to immediately return to court and bacate the order
00:04:09freezing the ocean state government accounts.
00:04:11in a statement, president nubu said he was not embarrassed by the EFCC's
00:04:15anti-corruption mandate or the court order itself, but by the timing
00:04:19of the action coming just days before the on governorship election.
00:04:23president inabu reiterated his commitment to allowing anti-corruption agencies to
00:04:27operate independently without political. interference, stressing that
00:04:31he had no prior knowledge
00:04:32of the
00:04:33of EFCC's decision
00:04:34of to of seek the court order, however, he noted that every action of
00:04:38federal institution is ultimately linked to the presidency, making it
00:04:41necessary to intervene in the interest of public
00:04:44confidence.
00:04:49officers and men
00:04:49of the na police must
00:04:51of play active roles in shape in the national conversation on the proposed
00:04:55of establishment of state police through informed engagement, objective analysis
00:04:59and
00:05:01of and public enlightenment, this directive is from the inspector general of police, Mr.
00:05:05Disu, speaking in Abuja a one day
00:05:07of workshop on state police organized by the Nigeria Police Institute, Mr. Disu
00:05:11says the event. is a timely platform for critical reflection on one of
00:05:15Nigeria's most significant security policy debates, stressing the need
00:05:19for police personnel to be well informed as discussions on the proposed
00:05:22reform continue across the
00:05:24country. this workshop
00:05:28organized
00:05:28by the Nigeria Police Institute attracts senior police officers from
00:05:32across the country as the establishment of state police takes
00:05:36the center stage, the need
00:05:40for informed dialogue and continuous professional engagement remains
00:05:43essential to preparing officers for the changes in Nigeria's
00:05:47policy and architecture. We are leading hundreds
00:05:51of officers who must be told about
00:05:55the state police, who must be educated about the state
00:05:58police, to allivate their
00:06:01fears, because the are fears everywhere, and it's
00:06:05our duty to educate them and let them know what the state police
00:06:09is all about. The federal government of Nigeria. have made up their mind
00:06:13to have the state police and it
00:06:17is our duty to assist them to achieve it.
00:06:21a separate engagement, the inspector general of police is hosting the
00:06:24management the national orientation agency who are a working
00:06:28visit to the force headquarters.
00:06:31we knew the UCR way out. the director general the national
00:06:34orientation agency states the essence the working visit which
00:06:38is aimed at promoting public trust. this visit
00:06:41provides
00:06:42ridicon cooperation between the two
00:06:46institution central the nation of peace, but
00:06:50citizens confidences and with a promise to partner with
00:06:54the national orientation agency, the inspector general of police
00:06:57highlights the reforms being executed
00:06:59by the leadership the force. in police force is undergoing
00:07:03deliberate reform aimed that making policy
00:07:07more professional and
00:07:08accountable, so with that, "we
00:07:12need members the public to know what we are doing in the Nigerian police
00:07:16force. I want to mention to
00:07:20you sir that members of Nijaran police force
00:07:24are hardwing individuals and they
00:07:28at night the Nigerian police force are working very,
00:07:32very hard to protect the nation
00:07:34and everybody, all the citizens and foreigners in
00:07:37this country. I w doing it, we do
00:07:40it and..." officers died daily protecting
00:07:44Nigerians. The visit by the management the National Orientation
00:07:48Agency to the force headquarters is aimed at deepening
00:07:51relationship between both agencies for safer
00:07:55Nigeria. The
00:07:58department of State Services, the DSS has arranged one of its retired
00:08:02offices World Colam before the Federal High Court in
00:08:06Abuja over allegations of associating with the prescribed
00:08:09indigenous people the Affra IPO.
00:08:13faces a forc charge including alleged support for and membership of vipob as well as
00:08:17using social media to promote the group's activities contrary to the
00:08:21terrorism prevention and prohibition act 2022 and the cyber crimes
00:08:25act. the charges filed by the director of public prosecutions the federation
00:08:29rotipu were read before justice mohammed umar the
00:08:33defendant have pleaded not guilty. the court then adjourned the case until
00:08:36October the 29th this year for the commencement of trial and ordered that the
00:08:40retired DSS officer be remonded. at the kuje correctional center
00:08:44pendent the hearing of his bill
00:08:45application.
00:08:49now germ strengthen coordination among relevant institutions to help build
00:08:53effective early warning system capable of protecting lives,
00:08:57reducing disaster risks and improving flood preparedness across the
00:09:01country. now that's coming from the director general the national emergency management
00:09:05agency, nema, mrs. ubar. she made the remark a
00:09:08high-level interagency meeting held at the agency's headquarters in Abuja.
00:09:12ahead the national launch the united nations early warnings for all
00:09:16initiative.
00:09:23Natural continues to experience increasing risk from
00:09:26floods, thoughts, wind storms,
00:09:29heat, stress, disease outbreaks and many other
00:09:32hazards, making the early warning for all
00:09:35initiative, both timely and necessary. In
00:09:392025 alone, over million were af. by floods
00:09:43in Nigeria, the Secretary General the the UN
00:09:47has called early warning for all a survival agenda for
00:09:50humanity, and for Nigeria, it is also national
00:09:53security and development agenda. We therefore gather today
00:09:57to agree a common pathway towards a successful national
00:10:01launch and more importantly ensure in
00:10:05Nigeria, every person is covered by early warning system by the year
00:10:082027. This meeting should enable. us to
00:10:12develop a shared understanding the launch arrangements,
00:10:16clearly define institutional rules and responsibilities,
00:10:20establish practical coordination mechanisms, identify immediate
00:10:24actions and timelines and to reaffirm our
00:10:27commitment to sustaining collaboration beyond the launch. the launch
00:10:31will mark the beginning of a fully operational multi-hazard early warning
00:10:35system in
00:10:35Nigeria.
00:10:39we come back after the break, the federal government and the ub state government flag of a
00:10:43mini grade project for residents of yube state.
00:10:47brings the bring you the details after this join us
00:10:49again.
00:12:13welcome back to this track. electricity just got a boost in yobe as the
00:12:17federal government in partnership with the state government have laid the foundation for the
00:12:21construction of a 13.9 megaw interconnected hybrid.
00:12:25Milligrid in Damasturu. The project, which will be spread across
00:12:29Damaturu, Bade, Ngorum and Putiskum local governments is aimed at
00:12:32providing cheap and accessible electricity to the rural
00:12:36communities in those areas. I will
00:12:39recall Governor M
00:12:41of Ubi States is joined by the permanent secretary the Federal Ministry of
00:12:45Power as well as other government officials for the flag of 13.9
00:12:49megawatts interconnected hybrid mini solar project in sumsuma village in
00:12:53Damaturu local government area
00:12:54the state.
00:12:58"the project, which has six months completion period, is expected to create jobs for thousands
00:13:02of youths across the state and boost the economy the area. this
00:13:06initiative represents another bold step towards
00:13:10expanding energy access, accelerating socio
00:13:13economic development and improving the welfare
00:13:17of our citizens through clean and sustainable electricity. we are
00:13:21ground breaking for the establishment of.
00:13:25five interconnected mini grids that we inject close
00:13:29to 14 megawatt of clean, reliable,
00:13:32affordable electricity into the
00:13:35urbestest distribution network. supported
00:13:39by the world bank, the project is part of a 60.82 megaw energy pool
00:13:43under the Nigeria Electrification Program, which aims to deploy over
00:13:461,350 total mini grid across rural areas in the
00:13:49country. the per ministry of power remains committed to implementing
00:13:53policies and programs, that expand electricity access while
00:13:57accelerating and transition to clean and more sustainable
00:14:01sources of energy. through strategic collaboration with the rural
00:14:05electrification agency, state government, private sector and
00:14:08development partners, we are bringing electric city to communities that
00:14:12have long remained unsap or undersat. ubes state, the
00:14:16project is spread across Damasturu, badi, unguru and
00:14:20local government areas and governor believes it
00:14:23will complements the efforts of government over the last seven years, which has seen the
00:14:27electrification of 450 communities in the state. the government
00:14:31successfully initiated and completed the
00:14:34electrification of over 450 rural
00:14:38communities across the
00:14:39state and
00:14:43connected several others with national great
00:14:46thereby expanding access to electricity and stimulating
00:14:50socioeconomic development.
00:14:52similarly, the government restored powers of light to
00:14:56communities whose facilities were vandalized in the work the Boko Haram
00:15:00Insurgency. We equally connected the 30
00:15:04years old Gullani Local Government and the 35
00:15:07year old Universari local government to the national
00:15:11breed. Governor Buoni then hands over the certificates of compensation to those
00:15:15displaced by the construction the projects. He is later joined by other officials
00:15:19for the ground breaking ceremony the hybrid solar
00:15:21projects.
00:15:29a sterning a stern warning is being sent out from the federal capital
00:15:32territory administration to unregistered public transporters and the FCT
00:15:36to dessis. from roadside operations and utilized the commissioned
00:15:40bus terminals, which officials say are now fully operational.
00:15:44speaking during the press briefing in Abuja, the FCTA's mandate secretary
00:15:48for the transport secretariat, Mr. Chine Duchi stated that the
00:15:52administration will not hesitate to seal up premises harbering unregistered
00:15:56transporters, in pound defaulting vehicles and arrest
00:15:59defaulters. He explained that the move forms part the administration's effort to
00:16:03clean up the nation's capital and rid the city of cases of kidnapping.
00:16:07robbery and other crimes man power to
00:16:11position their officers at
00:16:13every the honorable minister has taken
00:16:17his time with the character the president to lead this boss
00:16:20terminal to address two issues f city
00:16:24must be modern capital city
00:16:28you cannot have
00:16:29dishevel or or
00:16:33a mismanaged translation system and buse what we trying to
00:16:37ensure is for people to enter a transportation going to
00:16:40local that to have and you're comfortable,
00:16:43it is secure, the security is guarantee, you cannot guarantee what will
00:16:47happen when you bought the boss in the
00:16:49begger, so it's so so it is where
00:16:53the man knows he can b the vehicle safely as it's
00:16:56important, it's not why you're used to, yes you be used to standing at
00:17:00begger and then that is why we have the one chance, now we are
00:17:04guaranteeing something, like i said they talk
00:17:08about one chance, everyday they talk about, everyday
00:17:12talk about, it's all pointing to one place which
00:17:15is tired, and this is the first
00:17:19time i'm having this kind of press conference,
00:17:23and so so is serious matter, i will do
00:17:25everything to make sure that this manners
00:17:29of everybody putting the kind, any small space
00:17:32you
00:17:34seeing provides, stop it,
00:18:07economic power for widows as a call on governments, institutions and
00:18:10communities to provide meaningful support for the
00:18:13widows. a
00:18:17bit ease the economic challenges faced by widows, the
00:18:21abbia state government through the office the first lady has launched
00:18:25a 30 million narr business grants program,
00:18:29benefiting more than 600 wiadows across the state
00:18:33with each beneficiary to receive 50,000 nar to
00:18:36support, and expand their
00:18:38businesses, the wife the
00:18:42governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otu says, the initiative reflects the
00:18:46administration's commitment implementing policies and
00:18:50programs that promote dignity, restore hope, and
00:18:54create economic opportunities for widows across the state. I will
00:18:57continue to learn my voice to your cause, my hands to
00:19:01support and my heart to the pursuit of policies
00:19:05and programs that. restore hope, protect dignity
00:19:09and expand opportunity for weedles across our
00:19:13state. The commissioner for poverty alleviation and social
00:19:16protection, Mrs. Ngozi Felix explains that the state
00:19:20government has continued to support widows through housing,
00:19:24economic empowerment and strengthened protection their
00:19:27rights. Your stories matter, your
00:19:31voices matter, your future matters, above all,
00:19:35you deserve to leave without fear. without discrimination and
00:19:39without anyone taking advantage of your circumstances.
00:19:43since she came on board, we have been elevated things we have not been
00:19:46experiencing for past years, we are experiencing it now, good
00:19:50things. the intervention is expected to improve the lively hoods of
00:19:54hundreds of widows, further demonstrating the abbia state
00:19:57government's commitment to social protection, economic
00:20:01inclusion and support for vulnerable
00:20:04groups. so... come on
00:20:08news track and on business news, the nid employees consultative association
00:20:11neka seeks federal government action on legos factory shut down,
00:20:15do join this
00:20:16again.
00:21:36welcome to business news, the Nigeria's consultative association Necca is urging
00:21:40the federal and legal state governments to intervene following the
00:21:44closure of factories and commercial facilities in Lagos Toquema
00:21:47industrial corridor after the forcement of a court order a
00:21:51long running land dispute. In the statement Naka said it respects the
00:21:55judicial process, but worn that the shut downowns could threaten jobs,
00:21:59disrupt supply chains and weaken investor confidence. He said the
00:22:03affected corridor is part the ligos ogu industrial axis, which
00:22:07accounts for more than half of Nigeria's industrial output.
00:22:11Director General of Necca, they called for an interim
00:22:14arrangement that will allow legitimate businesses to continue
00:22:18operating while the cours deter. the case to protect jobs, investments
00:22:22and industrial
00:22:23stability. as governments
00:22:27plays greater emphasis on delivering results, monitoring and evaluation are
00:22:31taken a more prominent role in public sector governance.
00:22:35in lagos policy makers, development partners and community
00:22:38stakeholders are exploring ways to strengthen
00:22:41accountability and ensure the government programs deliver better
00:22:45outcomes for
00:22:46citizens.
00:22:52As legal state pushes its development agenda, stakeholders are
00:22:56exploring how to enhance service delivery and ensure
00:23:00public projects deliver measurable results. The discussion
00:23:04is center at the 2026 monitoring and evaluation
00:23:07stakeholders forum themed leveraging monitoring and
00:23:11evaluation of advanced shared
00:23:13prosperity.
00:23:17The state ministry of economic planning and budget. believes that strengthening
00:23:21monitoring and evaluation remains central to
00:23:24promoting transparency, accountability and better
00:23:28development outcomes. this forum is therefore expected to
00:23:32deeping collaboration among our stakeholders and
00:23:36encourage the exchange of best practices and generate
00:23:39practical recommendation that we further
00:23:43strengting our monitoring and evaluation system in legal
00:23:47states, but
00:23:49how we done this? to ensure that there is real value for
00:23:52money, we also take advantage of time value for money in
00:23:56the same way
00:23:58the department is
00:24:02always be, i will always be called to question, the role of h
00:24:05communities is also on the four, first and foremost we
00:24:09want to appreciate the legal state
00:24:13government for consulting us
00:24:16before commensing a project. "the
00:24:20communities are always been involved in the
00:24:24monitoring the execution of projects
00:24:28within our various communities, and
00:24:31after the execution, the state government is
00:24:35always handing over such projects to the
00:24:39community. data is very key and technology is also very
00:24:42key, so over the years we've developed our MNE
00:24:46capabilities from where you know things are done a lot more digital now."
00:24:50as you said we have the eco 360 app where you can go, we have things being done by
00:24:54civic and we can go and track uh the projects and people citizens can
00:24:58go for themselves and say look okay what's happening with the massi uh children's
00:25:01hospital they can go and they can log on they can say okay this is where we are, this is the stage we
00:25:05are at and this
00:25:06is where we're trying to get to at this point in time. stakeholders maintain that
00:25:10employing stronger collaboration, technology and continuous
00:25:14evaluation will be key to ensuring public
00:25:17investments deliver lasting benefits. for Lagos
00:25:20residents.
00:25:27On the international scene, US president Donald Trump has denied reports that the United
00:25:31States is suffering a min or suffering ammunition
00:25:34shortage. In social media post, he vowed long-term
00:25:38jail sentences for those suspected of leaking
00:25:41information. He stated the US has massive amounts of
00:25:45munitions, especially of certain types, adding that large
00:25:49amounts are being man. factured and shipped to the US as
00:25:52needed, the Trump administration and the Pentagon are facing mountain
00:25:56questions over the state the US military arsenal as the war with
00:26:00Iran marks its six months, meanwile. the US and Iran have continued to
00:26:04trade strikes despite multiple pauses and fighting, leaving the comprehensive
00:26:07deal to end hostilities
00:26:09elusive. Congolese
00:26:13authorities are screening all 255 passengers aboard
00:26:17boat intercepted on the Congo River for Ebola and
00:26:20cholera. The Ying Fang 2 operated by a Chinese
00:26:23company was halted near Bendebende port
00:26:27some 65 kilometers upstream from the capital, Kinshasa.
00:26:31According to health Minister. Roger Kamber screening was carried out as a
00:26:34precautionary measure after a passenger who left the vessel in Mongala
00:26:38province died in the hospital of fever and diarrhea. Two
00:26:42adults, a three-year-old child and newborn have also
00:26:44died.
00:26:50That's news track at this hour. Don't forget to please join us for more news and reports on our flagship, the
00:26:54news are. Thank you for
00:26:56watching.
00:27:11Before the roads, before the
00:27:14cities, there was river,
00:27:18river that carried kingdoms, stories
00:27:22and generations of people.
00:27:26It's waters witnessed prosperity, its
00:27:29corrents shaped destinies. and its
00:27:33spirit still flows today from
00:27:37fishion festivals to river
00:27:40games from
00:27:41culture and
00:27:44cuisine to art,
00:27:48history and living
00:27:50traditions, the river calls
00:27:54us home,
00:27:57because the river
00:27:59knows. We are
00:28:03one, water, no
00:28:07get enemy, benny river
00:28:10lies, malaria again, I'm beginning
00:28:14to think this malaria is spiritual, madame landlady, there is
00:28:18nothing spiritual about this, it is obvious you've not taken the
00:28:22right medication, luther contains attametta and lumefan
00:28:25train and it is used to treat malaria, hey og
00:28:29luther, thank you for your intervention the other day, I feel... very okay now
00:28:33luta is another quality product from hoved and marketed by
00:28:37pharmatex nigeria limited with luta malaria is
00:28:41in big
00:28:42trouble.