President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new official portrait for display in all public offices, buildings and for other legitimate purposes. According to a statement by the media office of the Secretary to the government of the federation, said in this regard, all ministries, departments, agencies of government, Sub-National Entities, businesses and the public are…
Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice-president on media and publicity, made this known on Twitter on Wednesday. “VP Osinbajo is in the UK attending his son’s graduation today. He returns to Abuja tomorrow,” he tweeted. Akande, however, did not state the name of the institution attended by the vice-president’s son. Osinbajo has three…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The red chamber had, on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber, gone into a closed session to set the template for the screening. Muhammad who arrived at the Senate at around 10:10am was ushered into the chamber…
The Senate Ad hoc committee which is investigating the alleged misconduct of Senator Elisha Abbo has said that the victim slapped by the lawmaker in a viral video did not honour its invitation. The Chairman of the panel, Senator Sam Egwu, who stated this at plenary on Wednesday, said all efforts to make both the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will partner the National Youth Service Corps to fish out unqualified graduates currently in the scheme. The EFCC said it had received a request from the NYSC to check the activities of “unpatriotic Nigerians who sell their certificates to unqualified graduates to be able to undergo…
The Organised labour on Tuesday rose from its national executive meeting with a notice to the Federal Government that it had commenced the mobilisation of workers for a total industrial action if negotiation on the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage breaks down. The decision was the focus of a communiqué issued…
The Yoruba Youths Forum has warned the South-West governors and the geopolitical zone’s traditional rulers against ceding Yoruba land to Fulani herdsmen. The YYF also rejected the suspension of the Ruga settlements policy for herdsmen, saying that rather than suspending it, “the Federal Government should forget about it completely.” The group also told the governors to oppose…
Nigerian music producer, gospel singer and proprietor of the popular Ibadan radio station, Fresh 105.9 FM, Yinka Ayefele, has confirmed his wife’s delivery of a set of triplets, two boys and a girl in the United States. Ayefele reportedly broke the news on Tuesday during his live programme, “Let’s Talk About It” the programme he…
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, will on Wednesday appear before the Senate for screening and confirmation of his appointment by President Mohammadu Buhari. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this at the plenary on Tuesday. Lawan said Tanko would appear before the Committee of the Whole of the…
The Senate on Tuesday called for immediate convocation of a National Security Summit to address insecurity in the country. This followed a point of order raised by Sen. Ayo Akinyelure (APC-Ondo), over the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of the…