The National Judicial Council has extended the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad for another three months. The NJC, in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Soji Oye said the decision to extend Justice Muhammad’s appointment was taken at the 88th Meeting of the council held […]
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Osun State Government on Friday said it had discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service who were working with fake and forged school certificates. Mr Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a train per hour before the end of 2019. Freeborn Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said this as part of activities of the Belt and Road Initiative’s celebration to mark 1,000 days […]
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The suspended chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has rejected the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Recall that Danladi Umar, CCT chairman, on Tuesday, found Onnoghen guilty of the six counts preferred against him by the federal government. CCT Chairman, therefore, ordered that Onnoghen be removed from office of CJN and banned […]
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Head of the Police Complaints Response Unit (PCRU), Abayomi Shogunle, has advised Nigerians to speak to policemen in pidgin to avoid problems. Shogunle had tweeted a clip of the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad, Tunji Disu, who was addressing his men in a mixture of English and Pidgin. “I am here to discuss the […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has enabled its portal for the recruitment of 3,200 officers into the service. Umar Sanusi, acting deputy comptroller-general, human resources, customs, disclosed this during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters on Tuesday. According to him, the recruitment of the officers, which is to fill existing vacancies within the agency, […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has advised the general public to be vigilant in order not to fall victim to new tricks deployed by car thieves to dispossess unsuspecting Nigerians of their vehicles. The alert is borne out of the shocking discoveries made during investigations into the allegations of crime levelled against one […]
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In a fierce encounter at the weekend with Boko Haram terrorists, troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, along with the Cameroon Defence Force, killed no fewer than 27 of the terrorists. Chadian forces also killed 63 of the terrorists in a fight near Lake Chad also at the weekend, making a total of 90 […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has clarified its stance on the removal of fuel subsidy, saying it had no plan to do so in the immediate future. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this on Sunday at the briefing by the Nigerian delegation on the outcome of their meetings with investors and institutions […]
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, gave the advice at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The news conference was tagged: “Public Declaration of […]
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