Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN). Mutfwang also congratulated the newly elected Executive members of the NBA. In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. The governor expressed confidence in […]
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, have been blamed for the tragic murder of his police orderly, Inspector Akor Onu, who suspected political thugs killed last week. Pulse reports that Inspector Onu was attacked and killed shortly after leaving the Benin airport, where he had accompanied Senator […]
No fewer than 180 members of the minority caucus of the House of Representatives have adopted the call by Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia) for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The caucus adopted the motion at the caucus end-of-session dinner in Abuja on Monday. The […]
At least 58 of the 164 member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have expressed their support for incumbent Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to serve a second term. This backing came to light during a WTO General Council meeting on July 22, as noted in a statement by the world trade body. “The […]
The Centre for Accountability and Probity (CAP) has commended Rt. Hon. Abubakar Bichi, Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, for his unwavering commitment to transparency and accountability in the budgetary process. Princess Ajibola Naomi, CAP’s Coordinating President, highlighted Bichi’s meticulous approach to handling the recent supplementary budget. “Bichi’s innovative approach to the budgetary […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted the ₦70,000 Minimum Wage bill to the House of Representatives for review and passage into law. The bill aims to formalise the ₦70,000 minimum wage recently agreed upon by organised labour, the private sector, and the federal government after extensive negotiations. In a letter read on Tuesday, July 23, by […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) branch, has suspended a five-day warning strike over the non-payment of salaries owed to some members. Dr Ashiru Mikail, Vice-President of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Zaria that the strike was suspended on Monday evening. […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said no police barrack had been sold in Lagos State. Adejobi, in a statement to clarify the true situation on Tuesday in Lagos, noted that the police authority was carrying out comprehensive renovation of some police barracks in the state.He said the clarification became necessary to […]
Dangote made these revelations over the weekend during a meeting with the louse of Representatives, leadership led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Dangote emphasised that the Dangote Refinery products are far better quality than the imported ones. “The bad fuel imported into the country has damaged many cars. I still stand by what […]
To find solutions to issues of oil theft in the Niger Delta and other security threats and boost intelligence sharing to enhance production, the Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, yesterday read the riot act to heads of security operations in the region, including commanders of Operation Delta Safe and Operation Udoka General Musa […]
