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President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amendment) Act, 2019. Also signed into law yesterday were the Defence Intelligence Agency Civilian Pensions Board (Establishment) Act, 2019 and the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019. ...

Saudi Arabia Immigration has intercepted 300 pilgrims with fake travel documents attempting to perform this year’s hajj. The discovery comes as the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday announced the completion of the first phase of 44,450 pilgrims airlifted ...

Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) and erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday lauded Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson for his developmental strides as the state unveiled the new Yenagoa City. Abubakar, who was chairman of the occasion, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to resolve the crises rocking the Bauchi and Edo state legislatures. The pledge was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, after receiving some aggrieved members of ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja has halted moves by the National Assembly to take over the affairs of the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered parties in the suit challenging the alleged plans by the federal legislature to ...

Democracy Watch Africa has demanded the expulsion of Amnesty International from Nigeria for allegedly sponsoring the RevolutionNow protests. The group, which claims to consist of over 30 civil society organisations in West Africa, described the protest as a grave offence ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the police have foiled the planned RevolutionNow protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Ten police and one DSS patrol vans were used to barricade the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt ...

The Police in Cross River State have arrested some persons, including the correspondent of The Nation newspaper, Nicholas Kalu, for covering the RevolutionNow protests at the Cultural Centre in Calabar. The managing editor of an online medium, CrossRiverWatch, was also arrested alongside some ...

The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has called on the National Assembly to domesticate the nation’s building code to check the frequent collapse of structures nationwide. Its President, Kenneth Nnabuife-Nduka, submitted that the rampant caving in of houses was due ...

The SING Foundation has condemned the recent invasion of Azagbena Community in Ekeremor Local Council of Bayelsa State by the army. The non-profit and non-governmental organisation, peopled by rights activists and professionals in diverse field, also alleged that the military ...