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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 […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has received about 12 made in Nigeria mobile phones produced by the model skills training Centre of the Industrial Training Fund, an agency under the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. President Buhari was presented the phone by the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, before the commencement of […]
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 […]
Israel is not planning to set a timeframe for an end to hostilities with Gaza, as its military pounded the Palestinian enclave with air strikes and Hamas militants unleashed new cross-border rocket attacks. In a sign of diplomatic movement, however, an Egyptian security source said the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire in principle […]
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 […]
He was abducted last night in front of his house at CROSPIL Estate, Akpabuyo, in the outskirt of Calabar. The abductors reportedly took the victim through the river at the bridgehead at Akimbo. It was the second time Comrade Ukpekpi would be kidnapped in front of his house after the first incident in December 2019. […]
The country’s vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan announced in an address on state television that he died yesterday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumors have been circulating about his health. Opposition politicians said last week that he had […]
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be confirmed today as the first woman and first African Director-General of the World Trade Organization. This is as the Organization has called a special general council meeting at which the former Nigerian finance minister is expected to be formally selected as the global trade body’s new leader. United […]
Central Bank of Nigeria ,CBN, has justified the ban on cryptocurrencies, saying it fuels illicit financial flow and terrorism. Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, in a statement, said the ban on cryptocurrencies would not have any negative impact on Fintechs as there are other robust platforms they can thrive. He said because cryptocurrencies […]
