By Emma Amaize NATIONAL Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd.) said the Water Resources Bill was unnecessary and even when it is re-gazetted, it will still fail. His words: “The people of South-South region have rejected the bill from the beginning and we still reject it because we do not …

Femi Falana By Nwafor Sunday The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of over 80 organisations to ASCAB, Tuesday wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to implement the twelve demands it listed in the letter or it will continue to support the strikes and protests by the downtrodden Nigerian people. Among its …

Professor Yemi Osinbajo In a bid to broaden and enhance the efficacy of the Federal Government’s whistleblower policy, there should be an expansion of the scope of the current framework to include issues of public safety, security, gross mismanagement of the rights of people, and waste of resources, among others, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, …

Bukky George The law firm retained by Healthplus Limited has written the company, cautioning that it cannot terminate the appointment of Mrs Olubukunola George as Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the company pursuant to Clause 15(1) of the management agreement dated March 15, 2018. The law firm, in a statement by A. Muoka & Co., said: …

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following the suspension of the proposed strike for 14 days by organised labour on Monday, over Federal Government’s electricity tariff hike and increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, Civil Society Organisations Tuesday, reacted and expressed their views about the decision. The Convener, Coalition In Defence of …

President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy for the victims of the Hadejia floods Which destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Jigawa State. President Buhari decried the tragedy that also claimed lives, lamenting that “this level of destruction as a result of a natural disaster is unprecedented …

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President Buhari in a virtual ECOWAS extraordinary session on Mali. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. AUGUST 28 2020 By Festus Ahon – Asaba The 326-kilometre Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line and Railway Ancillary Facility Yard at Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex, Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State has been commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a virtual inauguration of …

By Onozure Dania A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the hearing of a suit seeking for the reversal of the ban placed by the Lagos State Government on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly known as Okada and Keke Marwa, respectively, in parts of the state, till December 15, 2020. …

738 juveniles detained in 3 borstal centers, NCS reveals Malami demands list, say we’ll embark on nationwide decongestion By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to grant Presidential amnesty to 13-year-old Omar Farouq, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Sharia Court in Kano …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The  Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has inaugurated a 15-member Evaluation Committee for the assessment of the 2020 Telecommunications based research from Academics in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. The Committee is head by Prof. Mu’azu Bashir, a professor of Computer and Control Engineering and Head of Computer Engineering Department at Ahmadu Bello University. …

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami By Soni Daniel, Abuja As a further victory for Nigeria over Process and Industrial Development Limited, the Commercial Court in London has ordered the return of the $200 million, which it asked Nigeria to deposit as a condition for the country to file appeal against …

Governor Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno state By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Serving Senators and Members Houses of Representatives from different parts of Borno State have paid an empathy and solidarity visit to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Kashim Shettima, immediate past Governor now senator for Borno Senator led the delegation from Abuja to …

Delta Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa (left); Hon. Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi (right) and Hon. Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Kayamo, during the inauguration of Commercial Operations of Itakpe- Ajaokuta-Warri Rail-Line and Railway Ancillary Facility Yard, at Owa-Oyibo Delta State. Tuesday Governor of Delta State Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday commended President …

By Tordue Salem – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged the House of Representatives, to speedily pass the Petroleum Industry Bill for his assent into law. In a letter entitled: “Transmission of  The Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 For Consideration And Passage Into Law”, the President sought a speedy consideration of the 14-year old Bill. The …

Swells foreign reserves Emma Ujah The London Commercial Court has ordered the release of the $200million guarantee put in place by Nigeria as security for the stay of execution granted the nation for the appeal filed against the judgment of Justice  Butcher for the execution of the Arbitral award of $10b in favour of Messrs. Process …

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has dissociated itself from a trending report in the media titled “N2.72b for School Feeding During Lockdown Diverted To Private Accounts”. A statement Tuesday by the Special Assistant, Media, to the Minister, Nneka Anibeze, said, “The statement …

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives on Tuesday threatened statutory sanctions against Ministries and Agencies (MDAS) that have failed in their implementation of projects for which funds have been provided in the budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila who gave the warning in his resumption speech to members at the resumed plenary. He …

…Rivers State has the highest amount of N78.9 billion, followed by Bayelsa State with N N38.4b. By Henry Umoru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval of the reimbursement of N148.14 billion through the issuance of promissory notes to five state governments for federal road projects executed by the states. President Buhari’s letter …

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A Magistrates’ court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Femi Michael, over alleged fingering a minor. Michael was said to have indecently assaulted a 5-year-old minor (name withheld) by inserting his finger in her virginal after removing her pants. The offences committed, …