Eminent Nigerians have expressed sadness over the meddling of the executive in the judicial arm of government, calling for the amendment of law to insulate it from involvement in political litigations. They lamented that the country’s judicial system had been a ...
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NAFDAC, DIBAN reject consumption of alcohol by minors
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stressed the need for distillers and blenders of alcohol in the country to control the distribution of drinks to address the public health concerns resulting from under-aged drinking and ...
Read More »Demurrage increases, goods spoil as border closure continues in Nigeria
Hope of some stakeholders who expected the border to be re-opened as the first phase of the Ex Swifts exercise expired today have been dashed, as the Federal Government insists that there is no timeline to closure of the land ...
Read More »Cross River State government donates 100 hectares, N800 million to Cameroonian refugees
Cross River State government said it has donated 100 hectares of land and N800 million to Cameroonian refugees taking refuge in the state. The House of Assembly Speaker, Eteng Williams, disclosed this yesterday during the Humanitarian Development Nexus meeting between ...
Read More »SERAP, NOA urge Nigerians to join war against corruption, as cleric tasks Buhari on security, unity
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), in collaboration with National Orientation Agency (NOA), has called on Nigerians to participate in the fight against corruption in the country. During a town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos, one of the facilitators, ...
Read More »Igbo, Yoruba men emerge SAs to Borno State governor Zulum
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has sworn in Chief Kesta Ogualili, Alhaji Yusuf Alao and 24 others as his special advisers. Ogualili from Dunukofia Council of Anambra State and Alao from Ogbomosho Council of Oyo have lived in Borno ...
Read More »Abia State to pay N30,100 as minimum wage
Abia State government has agreed with labour to pay N30,100 as minimum wage in the state. The agreement was signed by the Head of Service, Sir Onyii Wamah; Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Aham Uko; and Chief of Staff to the ...
Read More »Experts seek govt, private sector support in housing sector
Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has said that the only way to resolve the contemporary real estate crises in the country is the intervention of government and the private sector. The real estate experts said that development ...
Read More »Court summons CBN Governor Emefiele over unpaid $53 million garnishee
For the second time in two months, the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele to appear before it over an unpaid $53 million garnishee order in favour of Joe Agi (SAN) and ...
Read More »Delta State ready to end open defecation in 2021
The Delta State government has reiterated its determination to end open defecation next year, as the United Nations (UN) has put a deadline for open defecation-free world on 2030. However, experts have warned that the country’s health challenges were being aggravated ...
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