Nigeria
29 Dec
An organisation, ISN Medical, has treated children of Bales of Mercy Orphanage, Shomolu, to a Yuletide party as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
29 Dec
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has donated 100 reflective jackets to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to boost the corps’ safety drive on Nigerian roads during the Yuletide season.
29 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, as a man of impeccable experience, whose contribution to the country’s development is vast and invaluable.
29 Dec
The Chief priest of Eledumare Ministry, Owolabi Salis, has said celebrating January 1 as New Year has an English origin
28 Dec
To put smile on the faces of indigent people in the society, a non- governmental organisation (NGO), Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation has empowered over 100 widows, vulnerable and less-privileged women in lfako ljaye local government area of Lagos State. Job The Founder of the NGO, Dr. Atinuke Wuraola Owolabi, said the event…
28 Dec
British American Tobacco (BAT) has said that it is committed to operation in compliance with Nigeria laws, days after news of its $110 million fine broke. Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on December 27 that the $110million penalty was imposed after a resolution of an investigation over a broad range of…
28 Dec
For the first time in the history of Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal on Thursday ordered immediate payment of 13th month salary to all civil servants in the area. The development is contained in a circular by the Head of Service, Ahmed Aliyu Liman. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described the…
28 Dec
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Thursday extended the deadline for companies to submit their annual returns from January 1 to April 1, 2024. CAC in a statement said the extension became necessary due to glitches presently experienced on the Company Registration Portal (CRP) and in deference to the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises…
28 Dec
Ondo State Conscious Movement has urged the new Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to urgently nominate a deputy governor within the constitutionally stipulated timeframe. The organisation stressed the need for the governor to allow the rule of law to reign supreme to foster an era of unity, progress, and the enhanced welfare of the people.…
28 Dec
The Bauchi State High Court has ruled that a contractor with the State, Muhab Engineering Nigeria Limited, should take over some properties belonging to the State Urban Planning and Development Board (BSUDPB) to recover N62,545,051.19 debt owed by the Board. Justice Mu'azu Abubakar of the Bauchi State High Court ruled that the company seize some…
28 Dec
The Southern Caucus of the House of Representatives has expressed its heartfelt condolences to the Ondo state government and the immediate family of the late Governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Led by Nicholas Mutu, the caucus described the demise of the governor as a painful loss. The caucus in a statement by its…
28 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked to rename the Independent National Electoral Commission's Secretariat in the nation's capital after the late Ondo State Governor, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA), while condoling with the good people of Ondo State over the death of their governor, said the late governor,…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation's children. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. According…
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Some Directors of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation who were recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the federal government to an industrial court. They said their appointments were statutory and should be allowed to finish their tenure The complainants in separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara prayed to be reinstated or…
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Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano which sought to quash the N40B money laundering charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge in a ruling delivered on Thursday faulted and rejected all grounds upon which…
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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and others to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fagbemi also hit out at Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, for obstructing the EFCC from arresting his successor, Bello…
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State. The adjournment, set for April 23, 2024, was prompted by the pursuit of substituted service and the possible arraignment of Bello for…
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The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn, as the party's lawmakers in the National Assembly kicked against a plot to extend the tenure of the Acting national chairman of the party, Umar Damagun. The spokesperson of the group, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere speaking to journalists in Abuja, claimed that they…
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NORTHERN Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep concern over alleged harassment and attack on northerners conducting their legitimate businesses in southern Nigeria by criminal elements in the past three months. NEF clarifies that it had never engaged in any discussion regarding the politics of 2027 or decided on whom to support or not to…
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KANO Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has concluded plans to invest N1.2 billion in network expansion and improvement of power supply to the famous Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano State. The Head, Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, stated, yesterday, that the network expansion and power generation were some of the company's major plans to improve power supply…
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FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South in the 8th National Assembly, has passed on at 58 years of age. Ibrahim, who died about 4.30am, yesterday, at an Abuja hospital, has been buried according to Islamic rites in a Muslim cemetery, Osere, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased was, reportedly,…