The Court of Appeal has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike and resume work immediately. The Appeal Court gave the order on Friday, saying it is the only condition that the union’s request to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N19.76 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly. Tagged: “Fiscal sustainability and transition budget”, it is the last to be presented by President Buhari who completes his two-term tenure on May 29, next year. The N19.76 trillion 2023 budget is a 15.37 […]
Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian civil rights campaigners are the joint winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Ales Bialiatski takes the award for his work as a human rights advocate in Belarus, reports the BBC. The Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation the Center for Civil Liberties are also […]
Deputy Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday night, affirmed that the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu, cannot be held liable for the leaked letter accusing the party’s candidate, Bola Tinubu, of running a one-man show. Oshiomhole, who appeared on Arise News Television, exonerated the leadership […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to be fair to every region of the country in terms of the distribution of appointments at the federal level if elected into power in 2023. The former Vice President, who gave the assurance during a meeting with the North East […]
The forum of the elected National Exofficio members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and other aggrieved members of the party, to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign in the party. Wike and four other PDP governors – Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), […]
…to refund N600m benefits, N96.5m pension …House terminates all other privileges, entitlements Sheathe your swords –NEC members tell Wike, others The Rivers State House of Assembly has adopted a bill directing Governor Nyesom Wike to strip Sir Celestine Omehia of his title as a former governor of the state. The lawmakers also is-sued Omehia a […]
The Federal Government has said the disbursement of the long-awaited $350m CabotageFundswillstartwiththe inauguration of the special committee set up for the purpose next week by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed. It said it had shortlisted 11 banks to disburse money. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director- General […]
…approve N1.7trn for petrol subsidy As President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2023 budget estimates before a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, the House of Representatives has recommended that 10 government- owned enterprises (GOEs) be placed on the cost of collection list immediately in order to boost revenue generation for the implementation of […]
On September 20, the four-year tenure of the former board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) expired and just as we were anxiously expecting the September 30 election date slated for Benin to usher in a new leadership, an association of former footballers headed for court to stop the election. The NFF tactically secured an […]