archiveJanuary 25, 2022

  The Nigeria Police Force has charged the owner of Hilton Royal Hotel, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, and six others to an Abuja High Court over the circumstances surrounding the death of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who reportedly died at the hotel on November 6,...

  Nigerian equities market recorded a marginal gain on Tuesday as the benchmark index inched up 0.02 per cent. The Market All-Share Index added 11.4 basis points to closed the day transactions at 45,939.51, while Market capitalisation closed at N24.8 trillion. Courtville led gainers chart appreciating by 10 per cent...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM SUMMIT 2022 THEMED: DEVISING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TOWARDS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, ENHANCED ACCOUNTABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THE JUSTICE SECTOR HELD AT THE SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA CENTRE ON THE 25TH...

   as Witness Protection bill scales second reading    President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the war against corruption by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government must be won irrespective of temporary setbacks.   Lawan stated this in his remarks after a bill seeking to establish the Witness...

says energetic leaders will better lots of Nigerians congratulates CAN president on birthday Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, charged Nigerians to choose wisely in 2023 by electing people that have the energy to serve the country. The governor gave the charge at the 65th birthday anniversary and thanksgiving...

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians to be beware of illegal money lenders, known as loan sharks. Emefiele said this on Tuesday at the end Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. Loan sharks offer loans at extremely high rate returns, strict terms of...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has confirmed that 24 persons were abducted in recent attacks on Chibok local government area in the state. Chibok became famous after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram at a boarding secondary school in 2014. The governor who paid a condolence visit...

    The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation.   Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his presentation, said the bill seeks...

    The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill amending the Federal Colleges of Education Act 1998.   The passage of the bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 1998”, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions...

The Organised Labour in Nigeria on Tuesday announced suspension of its planned protest over planned removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The latest decision was taken shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari announced suspension on the removal of fuel subsidy. The new pump price was...