archiveOctober 6, 2022

The Federal Government has declared Monday 10th October 2022 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslims...

A foremost human right activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said that the recently registered Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) are unconstitutional. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV’s Newsday Wednesday, Falana provided a legal perspective on the...

  assures that the INEC would deliver credible elections come 2023   The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has commended the leadership and membership of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for their support to the Commission.He also urged the Guild to come...

  VP adds, “this Administration has invested significantly in infrastructure for sustainable growth” In planning for Nigeria’s infrastructure and building sustainable cities for the future, architects and other relevant professionals should among other factors, consider the underprivileged in the society, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. "I urge you...

Justices Nasiru Saminu and Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court, have convicted and sentenced the trio of Almustapha Nasir,  Isma’il Salisu and Yakubu Shuaibu Abdullahi  to six  years imprisonment,  for retention of proceeds of crime and fraudulent misappropriation. They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge,...

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has made it clear that the right of citizens to demand accountability from the leaders in government is hinged on the payment of tax as a form of civic responsibility. Speaking today, October 6, at the unveiling of...

  Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory has lamented that Nigerian masses are living in abject poverty and mass hunger, while tasking government to address the current trend. Speaking in a communique issued after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, presided...

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), a leading integrated market infrastructure group in Africa, has announced that its Board has appointed at its meeting held on Wednesday, 5 October 2022, Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Kwairanga as the new Chairman. Prior to Kwairanga’s appointment as the substantive Chairman, Mr Ikpobe Apollos, a...

  receives Secretary General of International Seabed Authority at Presidential Villa As the International Seabed Authority reviews regulations governing mineral-related activities in the international seabed area, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is advocating for the protection of Africa from economic exploitation, and adverse agreements in that global sector. Prof. Osinbajo...

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wishes to assure the public of its unswerving commitment to its mandate and vision of a Nigeria free of economic and financial crimes, through the instrumentality of its Establishment Act and other extant laws. It also needs reiterating that all operational...