The Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to its members to remain peaceful, calm and accept the judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified electoral victory of Chief David Lyon at the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Yenagoa, the state party chairman, Jothan Amos, […]

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has agreed to support the Federal Government initiative of planting about 25 million trees across the country to fulfill its obligation under the Paris Agreement. Chairman of the Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this on Wednesday night after the forum received presentation from the Minister of […]

The Senate is considering stiffer penalties for individuals and corporate entities engaged gas flaring in with effect from January 1, 2021.The Gas Flaring (Prohibition and Punishment) Bill, 2020, which was sponsored by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan (Akwa-Ibom North East), scaled second reading during plenary yesterday Clause 11(a) of the bill provides that, “Any person who […]

Council for New Nigeria initiative (CNNi), formerly known as National Committee for Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG), has admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his power as leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and save the party from disintegration. The group, which also urged the President to initiate policies and programmes that would […]

After prolonged negotiations, the Cross River State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed an agreement to implement the N30,000 new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade John Odey, said the agreement, which was arrived at late on Wednesday was expected to commence on the state […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that only serious advancement in quality and affordable education at all levels would guarantee collective drive to grow the economy of Nigeria and better the lives of its citizens. To this end, the President said education would continue to be a high priority item in his government’s drive to transform […]

Mr Isola Akingbade, Coordinator, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Ondo, Ekiti, and Kwara, says the 2020 Finance Act will address all the issues relating to tax multiplicity in Nigeria. Akingbade made the remarks at the enlightenment workshop organised for Business Owners at Ikeja in Lagos. The title of the workshop was: “How the Finance […]

A Lagos State High Court has dismissed a suit by former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, seeking an injunction to restrain the State House of Assembly from probing him over the purchase of 820 buses. The judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to stop the lawmakers from going ahead with […]

Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said Thursday. “In a covert operation on Tuesday, our men burst a child trafficking syndicate at Woji in Port Harcourt where 24 babies between the ages of one and two, […]

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Some experts in the field of education and health have called on the Federal Government to invest more in learning, wellbeing, and exports in preparedness for the year 2050. The experts, who spoke as panelists at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) 2020, themed: “Nigeria 2050: Shifting Gears,” noted that the earlier the country began […]

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has begun moves to upgrade its facilities and safety standard with a view to sanitising water transportation on the nation’s waterways. Managing Director of NIWA, George Moghalu, disclosed that boats and water vessels that do not have permits issued by the authority would soon not be allowed to move […]