Imo State University
7 May 2024
A former Dean, Faculty of Law, Imo State University, Owerri, Prof. Nnamdi Obiaraeri, has said that Governor Hope Uzodimma did not err in law by appointing himself the Commissioner for Lands in the state, noting, however, that the governor must not be sworn in again.
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The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has asked the state government to pursue a one-stop, unified tax payment system in the state. President of ECCIMA, Odeiga Jideonwo, said the system would prevent the multiple payment of the same tax to both the state and local governments at the same time. Speaking…
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Monday revealed that the explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives. Alake dispatched officials of the Federal Mines Office in the state to the blast site for an…
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The Nigerian government has taken steps to reform its civil service by learning from Singapore, known for its efficient public service systems. In January 2025, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, led a delegation of 20 State Heads of Service and Federal Permanent Secretaries on a four-day study…
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A witness in the ongoing trial of Hadi Sirika over an alleged fraud of N2.8 billion has said that the former Minister of Aviation awarded a contract to an unqualified company. This was according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after Sirika's trial continued on Monday. "The Fifth Prosecution Witness,…
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The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, has refunded the sum of N121 million to patients from 2023 to date. A Kano based radio station had recently aired a particular patient, Maryam Usman, complaining about getting a refund back from the hospital for nine months. She also alleged that when a patient dies, the hospital withholds…
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Betty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo StateBetty Otimenyin has assumed duty as the 49th and first female Commissioner of Police in Edo State. Addressing journalists shortly after inspecting the guard of honour, Betty said the command under her watch will work to drastically reduce…
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said politicians should be made to lose their seat for defecting to other political parties. Atiku made the recommendation as part of necessary reforms to protect democracy. The former vice president who spoke on Monday at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy,…
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The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), since its establishment, has successfully facilitated the issuance of over 340 patent certificates to researchers and institutions, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, has said. The minister disclosed this on Monday during the presentation of patent certificates to 18 innovators in Abuja. Nnaji said…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that unity is the only formula that works for national progress, urging Nigerian leaders to draw lessons from the natural confluence of River Niger and River Benue in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Specifically, he said the confluence of the two rivers in Kogi is a metaphor for the…
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The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has called for the involvement of traditional institutions in addressing the persistent insecurity in the Lake Chad region. Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director of the NEDC, made the appeal on Monday during the Regional Meeting of Traditional Rulers of the Lake Chad Basin in Maiduguri. “We are particularly pleased that this…