President Muhammadu Buhari has resolved the misgivings between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC), saying the PSC is responsible for appointments and promotions in the NFP. The president stated this when he received the 2018 ...
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Fresh strike looms over FG’s failure to implement new minimum wage
Organised labour has alleged that the Federal Government is courting another industrial crisis over delay in the implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage. To avert another fresh strike, the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has urged Nigerians to ...
Read More »NNPC, JV partners resolve disagreement, resume operations in OML 25
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its joint venture partners, Shell Production Development Company (SPDC) and Belema Oil, have resolved their dispute over the operations of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 25. The parties at the signing of a peace ...
Read More »Late landing permit delays evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa, says Air Peace boss
The scheduled evacuation of another batch of Nigerians from South Africa was delayed by another 24-hour over late approval by the host country. By the new arrangement, the new set of citizens fleeing xenophobic attacks in the erstwhile apartheid enclave, ...
Read More »Onyeama hurting executive, legislative ties, says Gbajabiamila as Reps reconvene to prioritise passage of PIB, others
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has deplored refusal by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to appear before the chamber in respect of the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Describing the minister’s action ...
Read More »Regulators want public, private partnership to curb piracy
To combat counterfeiting and piracy in Nigeria, regulators have advocated synergy between public and private sector in the country. They noted that a strong intellectual property regime would boost Nigeria’s investment climate, which would enhance economic growth. This was disclosed ...
Read More »NFIU clarifies request for account details of politically exposed persons in Nigeria
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has confirmed that it actually has a tab on all politically exposed persons (PEPs’) banking transactions within and outside the country. It, however, refuted claims that principal officers of the National Assembly and the ...
Read More »Acting CJ seeks more judges, says 116,623 cases of 2018 pending
Acting Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has demanded the appointment of more judges to ease the excessive workload on judicial officers. Speaking yesterday at the commencement of the Federal High Court 2019/2020 Legal Year, Justice ...
Read More »Gunmen abduct Igali’s younger brother, three others in Rivers State
A member of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide and younger brother of Ambassador Godknows Igali, a governorship aspirant, Robert Igali and three others have been kidnapped at Elele Community in Rivers State while trying to rescue Bayelsa State-bound accident ...
Read More »Ndigbo takes alleged marginalisation by Federal Government to United Nations
Nigerians of Igbo extraction yesterday took the case of marginalisation and exclusion allegedly orchestrated against them by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to the United Nations (UN). The group urged world powers to mount pressure on President Buhari to re-write ...
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