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Victor Mela, a member of the house of representatives has been sentenced to prison for one month. A magistrate court in Wuse Zone 6 gave the sentence with an option of fine. Victor Mela, representing Billiri/Balanga federal constituency was found guilty of lying under oath while filling INEC form prior to the election in 2019. […]
The University of Lagos has postponed its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘2020/2021 post-UTME: notice of postponement’ on Thursday. “The University wishes to inform all prospective candidates of the 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise earlier slated for Monday, November 30 to Saturday, December 12, 2020, that the […]
Many cases of sexual assault are under-reported, and most times the cases are poorly prosecuted due to lack of evidence to prove rape, the minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has said. She said victims are often reluctant to report for the fear of the social stigma associated with rape and survivor blaming. The minister, […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to prove to Nigerians that he is ready to do the people’s requests. The governor who spoke on Thursday said the President will set the country ‘on fire’ by not implementing some of the requests voiced out by leaders during the […]
The Nigerian former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon has described allegations of the British Parliament Member, Tom Tugendhat as “rubbish”. Tom Tugendhat speaking at the UK parliament on the #EndSARS crises had accused Gowon of looting Nigeria’s treasury. He said “Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central […]
The Nigerian land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, gave this indication in an interview with State House correspondents on Wednesday. Ahmed said the presidential committee set up on the matter had completed its job and had recommended reopening […]
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the monetary policy rate (MPR), which determines interest rate, at 11.5 percent. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday at the end of its two-day meeting. The committee also retained the Liquidity Ratio at 30 percent and Cash […]
The House of Representatives, at the plenary on Tuesday, passed the Petroleum Industry Bill for second reading. Members of the House debated the bill for over one hour, led by the Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa. While all the lawmakers who spoke expressed their support for the bill, some of them called for its speedy passage […]
The senate has asked the federal government to use one percent of the revenue accrued to it from value added tax (VAT) to repair public and private property destroyed across the country during the #EndSARS protests. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber followed two consolidated motions sponsored by Biodun Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti south, […]
Some members of the United Kingdom parliament, says there is “strong” evidence to sanction the Nigerian government over alleged killings during the #EndSARS protest. The Members of Parliament, MPs, on Tuesday said the UK must use all diplomatic means to get the federal government to listen to protesters and also seeking sanction against the Nigerian […]
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