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Scores of protesting women drawn from the states of Niger Delta on Tuesday shutdown official activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) at its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The protest, according to the women, was to demand the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a substantive board for the interventionist […]
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, Nigeria has faulted the claims of the Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed over the Lagos #ENDSARS report. The Minister of Information and Culture at a press conference in Abuja had described the leaked report as one laced with discrepancies and inconsistencies, and was unverified fake news. He insisted […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the leaked report of the Lagos State panel as fake. Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The nine-member panel had in its leaked report alleged that at least nine persons were killed at the Lekki toll plaza when soldiers […]
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held a closed door meeting on Sunday night in Abuja. Meeting under the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) were the host governor and chairman of the group, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, his counterparts from Kwara, Imo, Borno, Ebonyi, Lagos and Zamfara. […]
Emirates Airline says it has suspended the resumption of flight operations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria to November 30. This is despite the efforts of the federal government to resolve differences with Emirates Airline over COVID-19 guidelines. The airline said this on Wednesday in an updated statement posted on its website. […]
A member of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the investigation of the Lekki toll gate incident, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has raised alarm over the persecution of panel members since the report of its findings was submitted to the state government. Mr Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said in his statement on Thursday […]
The Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has aired his frustration following an attack on one of the state’s border communities by people suspected to be Cameroonian separatists. Manga, a community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, was attacked on Monday by suspected members of Ambazonia rebels, a Cameroonian separatist group, officials […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed that his Ministry has tripled its remuneration to athletes representing the country in various global tournaments including the Olympics. This is as he revealed that the ministry still owes 54 athletes a total of N44.37m in bonuses and remunerations. Dare revealed these to State […]
The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NURW) and the Senior Staff Association (SSA) have embarked on a three-day warning strike. Railways workers last Friday said they would embark on a three-day warning strike on November 18. The unions said the warning strike is to protest their “poor welfare”, adding that the strike will send […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), have pledged to raise awareness to find solutions to the plight of the Nigerian child. In a statement by Rep. Bamidele Salam, President/Founder CALDEV, on Wednesday, the duo will organise a […]
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