The House of Representatives is considering a bill to empower state governors to appoint and remove judges in state High Court, a function presently performed by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The proposed legislation provides that the appointment and removal of the judges, which shall be based on the advice ...
Without a doubt, athletics is one of Team Nigeria’s area of strength as the country boasts of world performers who are poised to maintain her dominance in the event. Leading the charge for Nigeria is none other than Tobiloba Amusan, the world record holder in the 100m hurdles event. Amusan’s ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, yesterday ordered the arrest and investigation of the killers of a commanding officer, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers, deployed to quell a communal crisis in Okuoma community in Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State.Delta State Governor, ...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has commissioned the Sunrise Waterpark, a world-class recreational centre reputed to be the biggest in West Africa. The expansive facility is located on Asokoro Hill, clearly overlooking Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, and other parts of the city centre. The minister said ...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities, increased by 1.80 per cent to 31.70 per cent in February compared to 29.90 per cent in the preceding month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated yesterday. This is the highest inflation ...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC) has called for greater implementation of the non-custodial measures to truly make the correctional facilities across the country reformative institutions for inmates. Speaking to journalists in Abuja during a four-day Inmates Classification training for officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), ...
The Kogi State Government has once more accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of executing political agenda and not fighting corruption because of what it termed as the false, fictitious charges against its immediate past Governor, Yahaya Bello.The State government therefore urged the Commission to come clean on ...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), yesterday, reiterated its determination to end the decades-long importation of petrol and other fuels into the country in 2024. Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO)of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in Abuja at the unveiling of two books, “Dynamics of Petroleum Products Marketing,” and ...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Service Chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and some governors from the Northern states, last night, held a closed-door meeting to discuss the rising insecurity in the country.Although the agenda of the meeting was not officially disclosed, it was ...
There were multiple major submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea, yesterday, which resulted in service disruptions in Nigeria and some African countries, including Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia, as well as some parts of South Africa. The damage disrupted internet services in the affected countries.The affected submarine cable came ...
