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The Niger State Government has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy, C-of-O, issued to the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, University in Suleja. It also revoked the C-of-O issued to other institutions and individuals within government-designated areas across the state. The government announced the decision in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and […]
The Department of State Services has confirmed the arrest of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, warning the media to be careful how it reports the issue. The confirmation is coming after the agency’s initial position that the suspended CBN Governor was not in its custody. The secret service had […]
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, with immediate effect. Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “This is coming as part of the ongoing investigation of the CBN Governor’s office and the planned […]
– Calls for Devolution of More Powers To States, LGovt. Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, have advocated for a federalism that devolved more powers to the states and local government areas, LGA, than the central government. The SANs spoke at the Annual Memorial Lecture of Chief Babatunde Olusola Benson, SAN, on the topic: “The […]
– Awards N20Million Against Plantiffs’ Lawyer A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the suit filed by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, who sought to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, as Nigeria’s President. Presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Tuesday, ordered the lawyer representing the five residents to pay […]
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja, has restrained the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC; Trade Union Congress, TUC, and its other affiliates from embarking on a nationwide strike, over the removal of fuel subsidy. The labour unions had proposed to commence on an industrial action on Wednesday. Justice O.Y. Anuwe on Monday granted the interim […]
The notion that the proposed nationwide strike recently declared by the Joe Ajaero-led Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, is partisan and unfair to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has begun to yield reactions from both members of political parties and the chapters of NLC. The All Progressives Congress, through one of its Spokespersons, Bayo […]
On behalf of my family and the entire people of the Lagos East Senatorial District, I heartily congratulate my dear friend and brother, the highly cerebral Speaker of the House of Representatives, *Rt. Hon. Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila*, on your appointment as the Chief of Staff to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. This appointment […]
The Federal Government has decried the rate at which parents push their underage children to sit for the National Common Entrance Examination. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, raised the concern while monitoring the 2023 examination alongside the Registrar of the National Examination Council, NECO, Ibrahim Wushishi. “Parents should please let children get […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared a nationwide strike effective Wednesday, over the hike in the pump price of petrol following the removal of fuel subsidy. We gathered the NEC-in-session directed that the leadership of NLC should be cautious of “negotiations with people without portfolios.” “It is destructive and until the government is properly […]
