May 9, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has directed the speedy completion of all the uncompleted Inland Dry Ports across the country, to enhance commerce, international business and create job opportunities to Nigerians. Tinubu gave the order at the inauguration of the Inland Dry Port, in Funtua on Thursday. The president,Continue Reading
May 9, 2024 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday at the inauguration of the secretariat of the UniversityContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that the Israeli forces will continue their attacks in Gaza in spite the U.S. threat to halt some weapon shipments. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” said Netanyahu in a public speechContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). This followed the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) during plenaryContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the proposed implementation of the cyber security levy. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the minority leader of the House at the plenary in AbujaContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), has offered three FGN bonds valued at N150 billion each for subscription at N1,000 per unit. According to a release by the DMO, the first offer is the five-year re-opening of the April 2029 FGN bond valued atContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for his wife’s decision to accept a luxury handbag as a gift, revelations of which have caused a scandal. Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, was secretly filmed by a hidden camera accepting the expensive handbag from a third party.Continue Reading
May 9, 2024 Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has ordered security operatives in the state to ensure the immediate arrest of the suspected killers of a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officer in the state. The governor gave the directive when he received the Controller-General (C-G) of the service, MrContinue Reading
Ex-Aviation Minister, Sirika, daughter, son-in-law deny N4.135b fraud charges, get N100M bail each. By Kayode Lawal, Abuja. A former Aviation Minister, Hadi Abubakar Sirika on Thursday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) denied the alleged corrupt practices involving about N4. 135 billion brought against himContinue Reading
May 9, 2024 A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, sentenced a 23-year-old student, Rabiu Garba, to 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a laptop and two cell phones. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Garba after he pleaded guilty to the two count of trespass and theft. The convict,Continue Reading
