NASS polls: Enugu election tribunal receives 14 petitions
March 29, 2023 The Enugu Election Tribunal says it has received 14 petitions so far from aggrieved parties and candidates in the Feb. 25 National Assembly elections. The Tribunal Secretary,…
Police arrest 27-old-man for allegedly defiling 9-month-old baby
March 29, 2023 The Police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 27-year-old man of Railway Ijora Badia, for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP…
WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to ‘essential’ medicines list
March 29, 2023 Drugs that combat obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “essential medicines list,” used to guide government purchasing decisions in…
Fuel subsidy: President Buhari proposes salary increase after removal to president-elect
March 29, 2023 Nigeria’s outgoing government has recommended that the new administration of president-elect Bola Tinubu give public sector workers pay rises after removing a fuel subsidy in June, Labour…
Set aside a percentage of your annual budget to fund research, development- NCDMB urges oil, gas firms
March 29, 2023 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called on oil and gas companies to set aside a percentage of their annual budget to fund research…
Cash crunch: Ekiti govt. threatens to sanction fuel stations that reject PoS transactions
March 29, 2023 The Ekiti Government has threatened to sanction filling stations that reject Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions owing to the current cash scarcity in the country. The Special Adviser to…
Zimbabwe seeks technical assistance from Nigerian Air Force
March 29, 2023 The Commander, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Air Marshal Elson Moyo, has expressed his country’s desire to explore technical assistance from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Moyo…
Some repentant Boko Haram insurgents testify before investigative panel, exonerate military of rights abuses
March 29, 2023 Repentant Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday in Maiduguri dismissed Reuters news agency’s reports of rights abuses by the military in the northeast. Reuters had reported in a…
EFCC Asks Court to Dismiss Gov Yahaya Bello’s Application to Vacate Forfeiture Order on 14 Properties, N400m
March 29, 2023 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, urged Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to dismiss the application by…
Orji Kalu to Buhari: Zoning Senate Presidency to S/East will promote peace
March 29, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State…