Making a case for associate lawyers
Making a case for associate lawyers Poor remuneration and low appreciation for professionalism are some of the problems hindering legal practice and the delivery of justice in Nigeria, a senior lawyer,...
View ArticleAgencies partner on road safety
Agencies partner on road safety As part of its efforts to reduce cases of accidents and casualties on the nation’s highways, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has entered into a partnership with the...
View ArticleDelta government calls for calm over petroleum depot fire
Delta government calls for calm over petroleum depot fire The Delta State government yesterday asked residents not to embark on panic buying of fuel as a result of the fire incident at the NNPC loading...
View ArticlePlateau legislature inactive for five months
Plateau legislature inactive for five months As the Plateau State government, on Monday, inaugurated a 39-person committee to oversee preparations for a celebration of Democracy day on May 29, the...
View ArticleAnambra partners South African firm on power plant
Anambra partners South African firm on power plant The Anambra State government is set to partner with a South Africa-based company, Eagle Structured Finance Consortium on the establishment of an...
View ArticleINEC issues certificates to Oyo elected officials
INEC issues certificates to Oyo elected officials The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, issued certificates of return to all the victorious candidates in elections held to...
View ArticleSenate approves $1b for sovereign wealth fund
Senate approves $1b for sovereign wealth fund The senate on Wednesday, passed the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority bill, with an approval that it be jump started with the Naira equivalence of $1...
View ArticleSenate leader blames civil servants for excessive spending
Senate leader blames civil servants for excessive spending The senate deputy leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has risen in defence of the National Assembly over allegations of profligacy, saying the civil...
View ArticleRoad safety agency generates N1.4b from traffic offenders
Road safety agency generates N1.4b from traffic offenders The Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) has generated N1.4 billion as fines from traffic offenders in the country in the last four years,...
View ArticleFree and Fair
Free and Fair A national official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared that the April general elections were conducted with utmost transparency and fairness, hence...
View ArticleKwara tribunal orders forensic examination of election materials
Kwara tribunal orders forensic examination of election materials The Kwara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal yesterday granted an order that all election materials used during the April 26...
View ArticleOyo governor-elect accuses Alao-Akala of frustrating committee
Oyo governor-elect accuses Alao-Akala of frustrating committee The Oyo State governor-elect, Abiola Ajimobi, has accused the incumbent governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala of frustrating his effort to ensure a...
View ArticleProfessor advocates single tenure for vice chancellors
Professor advocates single tenure for vice chancellors The out-going Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Michael Faborode yesterday said a five-year single term should be...
View ArticleSaraki’s aides spurn court order
Saraki’s aides spurn court order An attempt by the National Assembly election tribunal to serve an order from the Ilorin High Court bailiff on the Kwara Central senator-elect and serving governor,...
View ArticleJonathan to commission Kwara State University
Jonathan to commission Kwara State University President Goodluck Jonathan will on Tuesday, May 17, visit Ilorin, the Kwara State capital to commission the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete. The...
View ArticleFormer works minister applies for bail
Former works minister applies for bail A former minister of works and housing, Hassan Lawal, yesterday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to order his release from prison custody, pleading that he...
View ArticleLawyer wants NYSC law abrogated
Lawyer wants NYSC law abrogated A lawyer, Oluwole Aluko, has sought the intervention of the judiciary for the revocation of the 1973 decree that established the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Mr...
View Article‘Era of electoral fraud is over’
‘Era of electoral fraud is over’ Any elected official that fails to meet the yearnings of the electorate would meet his/her waterloo during the next election because Nigerian voters are now conscious...
View ArticleElectoral body in Cross River presents certificates of return
Electoral body in Cross River presents certificates of return Politicians in Cross River State who won election into the National Assembly and the state House of Assembly were yesterday presented with...
View ArticleAmaechi okays special account for oil revenue
Amaechi okays special account for oil revenue The governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that he supports the lodgment of revenue accruals from the disputed oil wells between Rivers and...
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