Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been linked to a 753 duplex estate seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and forfeited to the Nigerian government on Monday. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC) in …
Read More »NLC Threatens Strike Over New Minimum Wage In Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State chapter has threatened an indefinite strike if the state government fails to implement the new minimum wage of N80,000 without any further delay. It issued the threat after its emergency meeting of the State Executive Council (SEC) held on Monday, at the …
Read More »FG speaks as Nigerian emerges rep of Canada constituency
The Federal Government has reacted to the emergence of Adegoke Fadare as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Nova Scotia, Canada for Clayton Park West Constituency. The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known in a statement on Monday. In the congratulatory message …
Read More »Allocate Forfeited 753 Duplexes In Abuja Estate To Medical Doctors, Civil Servants – Lawyer Olajengbesi Tells EFCC
The anti-graft commission said that this was the single largest asset recovery since its inception in 2003, adding that the estate rests on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja. Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has called on the Nigerian government to allocate 753 forfeited duplexes in Abuja to …
Read More »New Vice Chancellor of University of Benin resumes
Prof. Edoba Omoregie of the Faculty of Law has assumed office as the 11th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin. In his inaugural speech on Monday, the new VC, who is a professor of private property law, pledged to revolutionise the university. The new vice chancellor, who took over …
Read More »Tinubu Government Asks South Africa To Support Nigeria To Attain Full G20, BRICS Membership
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, made the plea during her closing remarks at the ministerial session of the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government on Monday pleaded with South Africa for support for its ambitions to …
Read More »EFCC Under Fire For Concealing Owner Of Seized Abuja Estate
Nigerians have demanded transparency from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after it failed to disclose the identity of the individual behind a massive estate in Abuja that was forfeited to the government. On Monday, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie issued a final forfeiture order for the estate located in the …
Read More »NUPENG Jittery As CSO Threatens Protest During Official Commissioning Of 7-Storey New Secretariat
Rights for Human Dignity and Justice (RHDAJ), a Civil Society Group (CSO) based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has on Sunday December 1, 2024 vowed to come to Jibowu, Lagos and protest during the commissioning of the newly completed national headquarters of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural …
Read More »THE CIO & C-SUITE AWARDS AFRICA Unveils Plans for 5th Edition
-Rebrands and Expands to 11 Countries Lagos, Nigeria – November 2024– The prestigious CIO & C-Suite Awards Africa (TCCAA) is gearing up for its fifth edition, scheduled to take place on November 30, 2024, at the Civic Center in Lagos. Founded in 2020 to honor IT executives and business …
Read More »Port Harcourt Refinery: Academic Don Calls Out NUPENG Over Failure To Ask NNPCL Critical Questions, Says Union Leaders Are Sycophants
An American-based professor of Humanity and Comparative Literature at the University of Maryland, Josephine T. Abubakar, on Thursday November 28, 2024 took a swipe at the General Secretary and the President of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) for singing praises of the management of Nigerian …
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