archiveMay 14, 2020

  The trial of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, before Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama has been adjourned to June 10, 2020 for continuation of trial. The trial was to continue today, May 14, 2020 but...

  Leading professional services firm, PwC Nigeria has executed her N100 million intervention to support individuals, businesses and government in responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The COVID-19 intervention fund tagged “PwC Cares” is in line with the firm’s purpose of building trust in society and...

BudgIT, a civic organization committed to fiscal transparency has launched its COVID-19 platform for the effective tracking and monitoring of the utilization of all donations from both local and international donors for COVID-19 response. According to a press statement from the organisation, “This platform hosted on (https://civichive.org/covidtracka/), through the network...

  he would be sorely missed—Makinde The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, announced the passing of its Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Honourable Kehinde Ayoola. The Commissioner, had at the start of the Fourth Republic, served as the Speaker of the 4th Session of the Oyo State House...

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of his tribesman, Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his Chief of Staff (CoS) as nepotistic, adding that the singular action has diminished the President’s status as a statesman and a nationalist. HURIWA also criticised the appointment of Gambari...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for reducing the 2020 budget by mere 0.6 per cent. Following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen a sharp drop in the price of crude oil, Buhari’s government announced a reduction of the 2020 budget from...

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has told the National Assembly to ‘step down’ the Infectious Diseases Bill. The bill prescribes compulsory vaccination of citizens against infectious diseases, among other provisions. It has attracted a lot of criticisms, with concerns about possible human rights violation. NGF Chairman, Kayode Fayemi, in a...

Founder of DAAR Communications, owners of AIT and Raypower, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has announced his recovery from coronavirus. Dokpesi has subsequently being discharged from the COVID-19 treatment centre at Gwagwalada, FCT-Abuja. The AIT founder in a statement he personally signed appreciated the numerous Nigerian who showed concern to him...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,553 various smuggled items of Duty Paid Valued at N17.6 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 across all its commands. This is made known in a statistics obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from the Customs’ Public Relations Officer,...

The Presidency has raised alarm concerning numerous fake ‘Professor Ibrahim Gambaris’ accounts that have surfaced on social media, bearing the name of the new Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari few hours after his appointment. Many accounts have been opened on Twitter and other social media platforms with...