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THERE was heated argument at the House of Representatives Hearing Room 028 yesterday between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and House Committee Chairman on Treaties, Particulars and Agreement Ossai Nicholas Ossai. It was during the legislative hearing on the loans agreements signed by the ministry. At issue was an alleged …

David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has kicked against the application of the Company and Allied Matters Acts (CAMA) in churches. President Muhammadu Buhari signed CAMA into law on August 7, 2020. Under the law, religious bodies and charity organisations will be strictly regulated by the registrar-general …

The Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. King George, candidate of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), had asked the tribunal to cancel the election because he was excluded from the November 16, 2019 governorship poll. On …

House of Representatives has summoned all foreign and indigenous technical partners of the Nigerian Immigration Service over alleged N72bn revenue ‘lost’ to them. NIS Comptroller-General, Mohammed Babandede, on Monday at the ongoing interactive session with agencies on the 2021-2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Frame Work and Fiscal Strategy Paper, told the House …

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations today announced that national peace and security will be the thematic focus of the web edition of the seventh Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference, holding on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Distinguished speakers headlining the Conference, themed: Adopting Proper Communication …

Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he is ready to lay down his life for his country like Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa. Mandela, the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962; he served 27 years in prison. …

Following the removal of Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice-chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), the governing council has appointed Prof Omololu Soyombo as acting vice-chancellor. A statement on Wednesday by the university’s council through its secretary and registrar, Oladejo Azeez, reads: “My attention has been drawn to a document circulating under …

A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Obadiah Mailafia has regained freedom after six- hour grill by Department of State Security (DSS) Jos office. Mailafiya, on Wednesday, honoured the invitation of the Service after he alleged a northern governor is commander of Boko Haram sect. Mailafiya …

Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Embattled vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has described his removal from office as false. He said he remains vice chancellor of the institution. Following the school’s Registrar’s announcement of the Governing Council’s decision to remove him, Ogundipe said the removal was a …

The Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, has been sacked by the governing council of the institution, Nigerian Tribune is reporting. His removal was announced during meeting of the Governing Council of the institution which held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) building in Abuja today. Seven members …