The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday, swore in 72 legal practitioners recently elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The ceremony which took place at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court in Abuja marked the commencement of a new legal year...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto Sokoto State Government has commiserated with victims of terrorists attack in Gidan Bawa Town, where armed bandits were said to have burnt a vehicle conveying passengers from Sabon Birni enroute other region of the country. The state government, however, debunked reports by several media platforms that...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the Convener, #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, the sum of N2 million over unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, also ordered...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State Government has set a new record in gender inclusion for Nigeria as Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assented to an executive bill mandating the state to have at least 35% women appointees in the state executive council and other classes of political appointments. The...
The National Industrial Court, on Wednesday dismissed an unlawful dismissal claim against Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, by its former staff member, Adeleye Adedayo, for lacking in merit. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Kado, dismissed the suit in its entirety and held that the claimant’s decision not to“ honour the defendant’s...
Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications services provider, on Wednesday said it would feed 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across five camps in Nigeria. Mr Surendran Chemmenkotil, the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, said this at a virtual news conference to kick start the 2021 edition of the “Five...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Effective synergy and collaboration among stakeholders in the oil and gas sector has been identified as one of the critical means to achieve the objectives of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), stated...
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday lead other dignitaries to attend the public presentation of ‘My Participations,’ the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The President is the Special Guest of Honour. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has strongly condemned the travel ban placed on Nigeria by Canada and UK over Omicron variant, describing it as precipitate, unfair and discriminatory. The forum stated this in a statement in Abuja by its Chairman, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of...
Aggrieved youths on Tuesday razed a building belonging to a pastor attached to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Adebun Area of Ado-Ekiti over a missing seven-year-old girl. NAN gathered that the lifeless body of the girl, identified as Demilade, was allegedly found in the pastor’s house....
Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Board of Directors, Afreximbank, has said that his ill-health in 2013 and the medical attention he received triggered his support for the construction of African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). Oramah said this on Tuesday, in Abuja at the groundbreaking of a 500-bedding...
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday repatriated another 180 stranded Nigerians in Libya. Mr Kabiru Musa, Charge d’ Affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. The launch was held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, with the participation of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC over Monday’s strike by the staff. A statement from the office of the Minister of State Power , Mr Goddy Jeddy-Agba, in Abuja on Tuesday said the sack was conveyed by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “The world should not have to choose between energy poverty and climate change as this can be addressed with both natural gas and Liquified Petroleum Gas as transition fuels alongside other renewable sources.” This was the kernel of the lead keynote address delivered by...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Government has partnered with Bank of Industry (BOI) to access about N700 million for supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the state. The state’s Commissioner for Commerce and Investment, Dr Jibrin Mustapha, stated this during the budget screening before the...
Coordinated aerial strikes from the Nigerian military have eliminated a notorious ISWAP commander, Abou Sufyan, and scores of his fighters along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno state. PRNigeria gathered that the strikes from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of the Operation Hadin Kai launched a series...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- Following credible intelligence, fighter jets from the Nigerian Airforce ( NAF) have bombed key enclaves of kidnapping and banditry in Rijana, Kaduna State. It was gathered that the airstrikes also destroyed an armoury and a building occupied by a kidnapping kingpin, Ali Kwaja, and eliminated...
The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), Auwal Rafsanjani, has said The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) remain critical constituents of Nigeria economy. Rafsanjani made this known at a stakeholders’ sensitisation and consultation on the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Lagos....
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into the utilisation of the N950 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Fund by the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of ICPC, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday said that all...