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Ebonyi State Government Holds Thanksgiving Service ~ As Gov. Umahi Expresses hope of prosperous 2021 ~Says Ebonyi Government will do more in the Education and Health Sectors in 2021 The Ebonyi State Government House Chapel has held its 2020 Special Thanksgiving Service amidst praises and reverence to God, Newsextra24 reports. …

Border closure: FG seized guns, 5,676 cartridges, 1,957 vehicles, others, says FG Pump-action guns, cartridges/ammunition, bags of rice, drums of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly called petrol), etc., were among items seized by the Federal Government during the 16-month period that Nigeria’s land borders were closed. It was gathered that 5,766 …

The Edo State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Col David Imuse (retd.), has called for the “immediate resignation” of Governor Godwin Obaseki, over his failure to protect lives and properties in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Imuse berated the governor’s decision to plunge the state …

The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission Matters has proposed a review of the provision in the Electoral Act which pegged the eligibility of a voter at 18 years. The federal lawmakers have specifically recommended that INEC should consider any married girl who is not up …

PRESS RELEASE: 18TH DECEMBER, 2020 NJC RECOMMENDS THE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT OF TWO JUDICIAL OFFICERS, DISMISSES PETITIONS AGAINST 18 OTHERS; RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF 69 (SIXTY-NINE) JUDICIAL OFFICERS The National Judicial Council at its 93rd Meeting of 16 December 2020 held virtually has recommended the compulsory retirement of Hon. Grand Kadi, Shu’aibu …

Belgium is suspending flight and train arrivals from Britain from midnight Sunday after the UK detected a COVID-19 variant suspected to be more infectious, a government official said. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told a Belgian television channel that the ban will be in place for at least 24 hours. …

Workers in the nation’s Communications industry under the aegis of Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PTECSSAN, weekend rejected the two weeks deadline given by the Federal Government to telecommunications operators to block subscribers’ lines that failed to link them up with the National Identification Number, NIN. …

At a time many Nigerians are grumbling about the increase in electricity tariff, commissioners and members of the board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), have illegally paid themselves billions as salaries, severance entitlements and to purchase exotic cars, which were allegedly registered in their names, Newsextra24 has learnt. …

Oil marketers have expressed willingness and capacity to fix Nigeria’s dysfunctional refineries and get the facilities running in the shortest possible time. Operators of retail outlets in the downstream sector of the oil industry called on the Federal Government to allow oil marketers run some of the country’s ailing refineries. …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, and Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) Mr Aliyu Abubakar to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw …