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The Senate on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of His. Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The red chamber had on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber gone into attacking closed session to set the template for the screening. He was accompanied to the red chamber by …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila’s choice of former Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Anayo Nnebe as Special Assistant on political matters has divided the Southeast region. The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State, the Conference of Southeast APC Publicity Secretaries and the …

The Senate on Tuesday appealed to the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (SSASU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASUU) to shelve their planned nationwide strike in the interest of the country. The upper chamber promised to engage stakeholders to resolve their grievances. The resolution followed a point of …

The interbank segment of the Foreign Exchange Market has received a fresh boost of $210 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following sales concluded on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Figures obtained from the CBN indicated that authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market were again offered …

The organised Labour has directed its members in all the 36 states and Abuja to get ready for a total showdown with government should the negotiation on the adjustment from the new national minimum wage break down. The Trade Union side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council (JNPSNC) …

The former Governor of Osun State, Brigadier General Olagunsoye Oyinlola (rtd), yesterday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to redeem his image as an army general capable of fighting insecurity in Nigeria. Oyinlola’s challenge to Buhari was contained in a statement personally signed by him and made available to journalists in Akure, …

An eminent Professor of Law, Itse Sagay (SAN), has branded former president Olusegun Obasanjo “childish and immature”, for making his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari public. Obasanjo in the letter released by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, had expressed worry over high level of insecurity in the country. Sagay, speaking to …

Coalition of Northern groups Monday berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for penning another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the spate of killings in the land and other challenges staring the nation in the face. The groups in a lengthy mail sent to newsmen and signed by their spokesman, Abdul-Azeez …

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property on Saturday sealed off some properties in Lagos and Delta states linked to Delta-North Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi. The Chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this on Sunday while sharing with journalists 12 photos he captioned ‘Sealing up of …

Newly promoted Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun has been appointed Nigerian Army’s Chief of Policy and Plans (CPPLANS) in a major shake-up announced last night by Army Headquarters. The posting also saw the deployment of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Maj.-Gen. Musa Yusuf and the confirmation of Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu …