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Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC Chairman. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been convicted and sentenced over contempt of the court. Bawa was convicted on Monday by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He was convicted over the failure of the Commission to obey …

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Education Minister Adamu Adamu and ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has spoken out after its emergency meeting regarding the partial payment of salaries its members received for the month of October. The National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU held an …

New Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi Nigerian Government has said that it was pushing for 400 billion dollars commitments from developed countries and partners on climate change to finance its Energy Transition Plan (ETP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that implementable negotiations continues on Tuesday at Sharm El …

NUPENG The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) called off its proposed strike before the Nov. 6 ultimatum following the intervention of Lagos State government. Mr Tayo Aboyeji, Lagos Chairman of NUPENG, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the intervention of the state …

Bala Mohammed Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State governor, has said Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is ‘sidelining’ him and had threatened to ‘teach him a lesson’ for contesting against him (Atiku) in the party’s presidential primaries in May. Mohammed had contested against Atiku in …

The United States of America is providing $1million to support the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a video statement by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. Leonard expressed concerns as the flood has led to the loss of lives, livelihoods and homes. …

Inuwa The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and the Centre for Information and Technology Development (CITAD) have commissioned the School of Network Community (SCN) initiative with a view of connecting people from different communities and promoting access to internet especially in rural areas across the country. The commissioning is …

LIRS Executive Chairman, Hamzat Ayodele Subair Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, is currently enmeshed in crisis as aggrieved staff of the Service, on Monday, stormed the state House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, to protest against what they termed “inhuman treatment” by the management of the agency led by the …

Without mincing words, Phemnick Life Support has remained an household name amongst its contemporaries in the Travel and Tours industry within Nigeria and African countries at large. It didn’t stop at that as the company still extends its tentacles down to Overseas, USA, Texas, Mexico to mention a few. Thousands …

Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced an emergency meeting over the Federal Government’s decision to pay lecturers under the union half salaries for the month of October. There is anxiety among undergraduates who had just been …