archiveJuly 26, 2023

The Senate has rejected Senator Osita Izunaso’s motion to release Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who is the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been in detention since the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The senator representing Imo West senatorial district said he moved the motion to...

Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has called for immediate government action to avert the nationwide strike being planned by organized labour, saying Nigerians are indeed suffering from the effects of the removal of subsidy on petrol. Reacting to the planned strike, Director-General of NECA, Wale-Smatt Oyerinde, said: “It is true...

    The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted to the scuffle that broke out between its officials and that of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over the custody of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. Business247 News Online reports that the DSS in a statement on Wednesday said the...

Acting-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulkarim Chukkol on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, reiterated the Commission's commitment to working with other law enforcement organizations in Africa in tackling the menace of cybercrime, money laundering and other economic and financial crimes. Chukkol stated this at the EFCC Headquarters,...

  swears-in SSG, HoS, commissioners, Perm Secs Governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, has assured the people of the state of quality service delivery under Omituntun 2.0, stating that he and the political appointees and top civil servants sworn-in on Wednesday, would serve the state to the best of their...

  The Federal Government says it has detected 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters in its efforts to block leakages and incessant infiltration of ghost workers in the civil service. This was disclosed by the Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, on Tuesday, while speaking during a...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attempted coup in Niger. “ECOWAS condemns in the strongest terms the attempt to seize power by force and calls on the coup plotters to free the democratically- elected President of the Republic immediately and without any condition,” the sub-regional...

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is still expecting Nigeria's economy to increase by 3.2 per cent in 2023, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook Update for July on Near-Term Resilience, Persistent Challenges. The IMF slightly downgraded its assessment for the world economy while maintaining its forecast that despite economic...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the fight between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service over the custody of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele. The DSS had brought Emefiele before the Federal High Court in...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies, including the recent hike in the pump price of petrol, or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August 2. Consequently, the NLC has directed all its affiliates and state councils to...