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  The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on March 25, hear a separate suit filed by Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, against the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged unlawful detention. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matters after the regularisation of processes filed by parties...

    An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has fixed April 30 to deliver judgement in the case of a 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Emmanuel Idoko, accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter by testing her virginity with his fingers. Justice Sybil Nwaka fixed the date after the prosecutor,...

The President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet have started the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting holds every Wednesday. Today’s session opened at 11.06 am after Buhari arrived at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. After the national anthem, opening prayers were said...

The Senate is set to tackle the dearth of medical professionals in the nation as a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta got a boost as it has scaled second reading in the Senate. In his lead debate, Sponsor of the bill, Senator...

  The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that 547 teachers have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast region of Nigeria. The president of the union, Mr. Nasir Idris, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the 2020 edition of the union’s Solemn Assembly. He...

  The World Bank has approved six projects worth about $2.2 billion to support Nigerian human capital and economic development in 2020. “Nigeria is central to the World Bank Group’s mission of tackling extreme poverty,” said David Malpass, World Bank Group President, in a statement. “The World Bank is carefully...

The Bankers Committee, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will work with the Federal Government to finance four roads in the country, an official said on Tuesday. The Director, Banking Supervision, CBN, Mr Bello Hassan made the disclosure to journalists at the end of the 348th meeting...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration is poised to use cutting-edge information technology to combat administrative corruption and espouse fiscal transparency. The President stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna at the Passing out Parade of Detective Inspector Course Five, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He also...

Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has restated the need for collaboration with relevant agencies, especially the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to strengthen anti-corruption war in the country. Mr Victor Muruako, acting Chairman, FRC, expressed this view at the inauguration and induction of members of the Anti-Corruption...

The bears continued to dominate the domestic equities market on Tuesday, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)’s All-Share Index dropped further by 0.08 per cent. The All-index lost 23.38 points or 0.08 per cent to close at 27,547.56 compared with 27, 570.94 following sell-offs of tier-1 banking stocks. Also, the...