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President Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over its recent suspension of operations in Nigeria. This was announced in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who is to chair the team. The team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister […]
Federal Government today dissolved the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. In release by the media aide to the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, John Joshua- Akanji indicates that the board was dissolved because its tenure had expired. This is in Pursuant to article 10.4 of the 2017 constitution of the Athletics Federation […]
Striking Judiciary and Parliamentary workers have been asked to return to their duty posts. The Federal Government said the reopening of the courtrooms by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, and Houses of Assembly by Parliamentary Staff Associations of Nigeria PASAN will pave the way for the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD has threatened to resume another strike, if the Federal and state governments fail to address the demands of their members across the country within two weeks. The union expressed concerns, particularly over the conditions of its members in Abia and Imo states, saying they were being owed up […]
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, says Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan, NIRP< is being reviewed to reflect current economic realities and aspirations of the Federal Government. Adebayo made this known today at the inauguration of chemical solutions manufacturing plant in Lagos. He listed the economic realities to include the African Continental Free […]
Southern Governors have banned open grazing of cattle across all seventeen states in the region as they asked the President to address Nigerians on the state of the nation. This was the outcome of a meeting that lasted for almost two hours at the Delta Government House in Asaba. The governors bared their minds through […]
In a related development, the Senate has passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON Amendment bill. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions. The amendment bill empowers the Corporation to take possession, manage or sell all properties traced to debtors, […]
Federal Executive Council has approved the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy put together by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this to State House Correspondents. Adesina said the Steering Committee on the Strategy would be headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who […]
Members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, today in Lagos State and Abuja protested against the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. This is coming after members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria went on strike and threatened a nationwide protest. National President of NBA, Olumide Akpata, had asked all state branches to stage […]
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities ,SSANU, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Branch, Ogbomoso chapter has rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s directive for its Vice-Chancellor to step down. Governor Makinde, had on Friday, directed that the Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Ologunde step aside until further notice. The governor’s decision was communicated in a letter through the Commissioner […]
