The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Thursday insisted that each state must implement its self-accounting law in dealing with Internally Generated Revenue. JUSUN, in a statement issued by its General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, in Kaduna, said:”each state should implement its self-accounting law or Fund Management law in...
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Going by available information at Wikipedia, the world’s information power house, Nigeria is among the roughly/about 25 countries in the world where the federal system of government is practiced today. Interestingly also, these countries when put together represent 40 percent of the world’s population. These countries includes but not...
The United Kingdom has said that all asylum and human rights claims from Nigerian nationals are considered on their individual merits in accordance with its international obligations. The British government states that it has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with its...
Within the last week a war of words has ensued over the management of the Nigerian economy with Gov Obaseki of Edo State firing the first salvo by accusing the FG of the catastrophic management of economy alleging that the FG is printing money to fund federal allocations. Nigeria’s...
Ramadan: FRSC caution motorists against driving under fatigue The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned motorists, especially muslims, against driving under fatigue in order to stem road traffic crashes. The State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar gave the advice in an interview with...
Myanmar’s military government says it is not ruling out former ruling party, National League for Democracy, overthrown in a coup, from participating in elections. The military government spokesman, Gen. Zaw Min Tun, made the disclosure in an interview with Sputnik. “As of now, there are 93 political parties that...
The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truckline operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa. SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the leakage and said that probe into the incident had been concluded. A Joint Investigative Visit’s...
The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, has announced the introduction of ‘Agribusiness’ as one of its academic programmes. This is contained in a statement signed by its Acting Registrar, Mr Paul Oyediran, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of...
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers, has restated the agency’s commitment to track down drug law offenders in the state. The State Commandant of NDLEA, Mrs Rachel Shelleng, who restated the commitment, on Wednesday, in Port Harcourt, when members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union...
The Italian government presented a roadmap on Wednesday outlining the gradual lifting of virus-related restrictions, in a process stretching from April 26 until the summer. The government also plans to introduce a coronavirus pass in the near future for travel within the country. Known as a “green passport,” it...
The Osun Police Command on Thursday said it rescued a 25-year-old female student of the Osun College of Health Technology, Ilesa, who was abducted on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the victim, Rukayat Bayonle, was abducted on April, 20, at...
The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday renewed his call for the restructuring of Nigeria, saying it will take the wind out of the sail of separatist agitators in the country. He spoke on ‘The Morning Show,’ a breakfast programme on ARISE NEWS...
Hong Kong police have arrested a man after a 90-year-old woman lost around HK$247 million ($32 million) in a scam. The woman contacted police on March 2 and told them she had made a total of 10 payments after scammers told her her identity had been used in criminal...
Medical staff in PPE attend to patients housed in the Shehnai Banquet Hall Covid-19 care center attached to the LNJP Hospital on April 21, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced that it has registered 65 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,488 confirmed cases. As at Wednesday, 21 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
Rebels in Chad have threatened to depose the son of the country’s slain president after he was named interim leader of the central African nation. The rebel group that the military blamed for President Idriss Deby Itno’s killing said that its forces were “heading toward N’Djamena at this very...
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the speedy devolution of powers and restructuring of the country in a way that would help it to surmount the myriads of challenges confronting the nation. According to the governors, there was need to bring...
To effectively tackle the numerous security challenges facing the country, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force need more motivation and funding to boost their morale. This is according to a former Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, who disclosed this during an interview on Channels...
Manchester City closed in on the Premier League title as the leaders fought back to win 2-1 at Aston Villa on Wednesday in their first match since withdrawing from the European Super League. Pep Guardiola’s side were rocked by John McGinn’s opener for Villa after just 20 seconds. But...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to embark on a programme to electrify 200 Primary Healthcare Centres and all the 104 Unity Schools across the country. The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, disclosed this in a series of tweets via his verified handle on Wednesday. He explained that the...