On Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, appointed five lawmakers as Chairmen of Standing Committees. In a statement personally signed by the Speaker, four lawmakers are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while one lawmaker is from the Young Progressives Party (YPP). He …
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President Bola Tinubu is leading other prominent political and traditional rulers in attending the public presentation of “Brutally Frank,” an autobiography of elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark, at the Abuja International Conference Centre. The president, who is the special guest of honour, is being represented by the Secretary of the …
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Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), have been asked to adhere strictly to the code of conduct guiding the public service, in order to improve the working system of the nation’s capital. The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), specifically advised FCTA workers to ensure timely and accurate declaration …
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The management of the University of Calabar( UNICAL) has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension came days after some law students of the institution protested alleged s3xual harassment against the …
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The Jigawa State government has released a total sum of N2.024 billion as a terminal benefit to retired and the families of deceased civil servants in the State. The executive secretary of the Jigawa state and local government contributory pension scheme board, Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa, stated this while speaking …
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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has promised to continue with the rigorous reforms in the Educational sector embarked upon by his administration with a view to improving the overall developmental prospects of Gombe State. The governor made this assertion during an unscheduled inspection visit to the ongoing construction of …
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The Kano State Government has expressed concern over a bribery alert raised by the Chairman of the Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge. Azinge had said that there was an attempt to bribe a tribunal member with money to sway justice …
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The Anambra State Government has turned down the demand by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) that 70 post-primary schools pay a fine of N500,000.00 each for their involvement in alleged examination malpractices. Reports gathered that last year the examination body flagged 70 schools over malpractices and withheld the results …
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The planned arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, stalled at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday. Although Emefiele was present, the arraignment could not hold as the second defendant, Saadat Yaro, was absent. Counsel to the Federal Government and …
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An 84-year-old man, Gabriel Ahuwa, has been arrested for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife for denying him sex. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who announced the suspect’s arrest at a press conference in Benin, the state capital, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, said the octogenarian …
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