Two Nigerian lawyers to assist in probing rights abuses in US
The African Bar Association (AFBA) has appointed two Nigerian lawyers as Technical Advisers to the International Commission of Inquiry into alleged systemic racist police violence against people of African descent…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day : Boko Haram is weaker today than in 2015 – Presidency
The Presidency has listed the achievements of the military in the on-going fight against insurgency and violent crimes as Nigeria marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day on Jan. 15, stressing…
Murder: Court Martial Sentences Soldier To Death By Firing Squad, 4 Others Get Prison Sentence
The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Maduabuchi…
NDU: Gov. Diri awards scholarship to 1st female First-Class law graduate, names her new face of Bayelsa Girl Child
Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, on Monday, announced automatic scholarship to Barr. Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. Miss Eradiri is…
2021: As Emefiele focuses on economic recovery
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has his job cut out in 2021. With an economy steeped in recession courtesy of covid-19 pandemic and the…
INEC chief to NASS: Conclude Electoral Act amendment by first quarter of 2021
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged the National Assembly to use a bipartisan approach in amending the Electoral Act to help improve conduct of elections…
No more NIN registration until government meets our demands – NIMC staff
Staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), who embarked on an indefinite strike over welfare and inhuman condition of service said they will not return to work until the…
FALF unveils 2020 awardees, calls for more youth involvement to help develop the continent
The Future Africa Leaders Foundation (FALF) has unveiled its 2020 awardees with a call for African youths to utilise their skills to foster community growth in their respective countries in the…
New US law tightens noose on Nigerian money launderers, others; stipulates 2 years jail
A major conduit for global money laundering and tax evasion has been blocked by a new law requiring disclosure of owners of US shell companies used to hide billions of…
Nigeria telecoms: Riding on the wings of investment, sound regulation
By Theresa Igata, Snr. Correspondent The year 2020 for some has come to be known as the year of the pandemic with the apparent economic recession and headwinds occasioned by…