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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Mr Femi Falana has condemned the appointment of partisan politicians as Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs, urging President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise to ensure a credible electoral process. Speaking on a morning show on Channels Television Friday, Falana asked stakeholders to legally challenge four new RECs who he […]
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission has said it is committed to ensuring speedy development for the South-West region. The commission’s Chairman, State Focal Officers, Mr. Boye Ologbese, said the proposed integrated transportation network project was part of the blueprint of the commission as part of efforts to fast-track the development of the region. […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army code-named ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ have killed seven terrorists terrorising locals are Kampanin Doka Village, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, in aspirate attacks the terrorists neutralised no fewer than seven villagers. […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja anticipated dust haze with localised visibility of less than or equal to 1000m over the northern states throughout. “The forecast period with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba in the afternoon/evening hours. […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have mandated all workers in the state to resume at the state secretariat of the NLC, Ibadan, for what they described as the largest congress in the state. Arising from a meeting held on Thursday, the labour centres said the directive followed the expiration […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the (TUC) have mandated all workers in the state to resume at the state secretariat of the NLC, Ibadan, for what they described as the largest congress in the state. Arising from a meeting held on Thursday, the labour centres said the directive followed the expiration of the ultimatum […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday debunked rumours of naira scarcity in the country, amid reports that there is no sufficient cash circulation in some commercial banks nationwide. CBN in a statement by its spokesman, Isa AbdulMumin, blamed some customers for panic withdrawal using the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). AbdulMumin, however, assured that the […]
Justice O. Adeniji of the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge gave the order following a motion ex parte taken […]
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, to submit a detailed report on the use of the N100bn COVID-19 intervention funds approved and released by the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari to ministries, departments and agencies between 2020 and 2022. The […]
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, met with operators of domestic refineries in a bid to address concerns about the unavailability of crude oil for indigenous refiners. It specifically stated that “it is going to be a matter of national shame if we cannot meet our domestic crude obligations to step up our refining capacity,” stressing […]
