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The United States Government has signed an agreement with the Federal Government to repatriate $23 million Abacha loot to Nigeria. The agreement was signed yesterday at the office of Abubakar Malami Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation. Malami said the decision to return the stolen ‘Abacha-5’ funds was a product […]
The presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday articulated what they would do, if elected. The trio spoke as guest speakers at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBA-AGC holding in Lagos, which also […]
The federal government has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists for advertisements targeted at Nigerians. Olalekan Fadolapo, director-general of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Fadolapo said the new policy will take effect from October 1, 2022. He said the move […]
The Election Petition Tribunal in Osun, Osogbo, granted Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressive Congress permission on Monday to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan the voters’ register used for the election, as well as the election ballot papers. […]
The deputy governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Nasiha, says Bello Turji, a notorious bandit kingpin in the state, has embraced peace overtures by the government. Nasisha made this known on Sunday during a security conference organized by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia. According to the deputy, the notorious bandit kingpin […]
There was pandemonium on Sunday night at Adeleye Street, Lady Lark, Bariga area of Lagos State as a building collapsed, killing two children and three adults sustained injury. This was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and rescue is ongoing at the scene of the incident LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked licenses of the African Independent Television (AIT), Silverbird Television (STV), and 50 other broadcast stations. Addressing the press in Abuja on Friday, Director General of the Commission, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, said the 52 affected stations had been owing since 2015. He said the stations were […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said it would not call off its strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid. The university lecturers also said they would not teach students to make up for the six months they had been on strike if the Federal Government failed to […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, disclosed what transpired during the meeting between former president Olusegun Obasanjo and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Mr Gbajabiamila stated that the former President, at the meeting, assured Tinubu of victory in 2023. Though details of the closed-door meeting […]
The Federal Government has asked students to take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to take legal action for compensation for the time lost since the varsity teachers began their latest round of strike. Education Minister Adamu Adamu said this on Thursday while fielding questions from reporters at the 47th Session of […]
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