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National Assembly building The House of Representatives has approved an increase in the retirement age and term of service from 65 to 70 years or 40 years of service for persons living with disability in Nigeria. This followed the passage of a bill for an act to amend the Prohibition …
Read More »Buhari vows punishment as bandits kill scores of soldiers, policemen, others in Niger
President Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, on Friday, vowed that his government would do everything possible to bring bandits who killed soldiers, police officers and civilians in Niger State to justice. Bandits had on Wednesday killed at least 43 persons, including soldiers, policemen and civilians, while abducting Chinese workers in …
Read More »Court stops Ganduje from borrowing N10bn for CCTV installation
Ganduje A federal high court in Kano State, on Friday restrained Abdullahi Ganduje’s government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF), filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the Director-General of the Association Dr …
Read More »Persons With Disabilities May Not Vote In 2023, Group Raises Alarm
Photo Credit: TVC News A civil society activist, Grace Jerry, has expressed concern over the low participation of Persons With Disabilities in the Continuous Voter Registration exercise which may limit their participation in the 2023 general elections. Jerry, who is the Executive Director of the advocacy group, Inclusive Friends Association,while …
Read More »JUST IN: FG engages lawyers for Ekweremadu
Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Lawan made this known on Wednesday while giving …
Read More »Senate In Closed-Door Session Over Ekweremadu, Despatches Delegation To UK
Ike Ekweremadu The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday went into a closed-door session over the organ harvest controversy involving the erstwhile deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. While the Federal Government has defended the issuance of visa and other required documents to the alleged victim, David Ukpo, the Senate has moved a …
Read More »Alleged Kidnap: Court Places Ameerah On 1 Year Psychiatric Care
Photo Credit: BBC News Hausa One Amira Safiyanu will spend one year in psychiatric care after pleading guilty on Wednesday to posting false information about her kidnap thereby misleading the public and the police. She admitted to the offence on Wednesday upon her arraignment by the Nigeria police, before the …
Read More »Ndigbo register 12m PVCs outside SE, plan massive votes in 2023
… Ohanaeze targets 40m File: PVC registration People of Igbo origin residing in various states of the federation outside Southeast, have registered not less than 12 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise that will end officially tomorrow, Thursday, June 30, a report has said. …
Read More »Scores killed as bus catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
File: Accident scene Not less than five people died on Wednesday, while nine others sustained injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus suddenly caught fire in a motion opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Ahmed Umar, the sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed …
Read More »LASG To Reward School Teachers With Cars
In continuation of its tradition of recognising excellence, the Lagos State Government will reward outstanding teachers and school administrators with 12 car gifts at the second edition of the Teachers Merit Award scheduled for Wednesday, June, 29 2022. The Annual Education Merit Awards, an initiative of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, …
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