Fifteen months after two suspected thugs allegedly led by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege invaded the Senate chamber and snatched the mace, the police have yet to conclude their investigation into the incident. Findings by our correspondent in Abuja indicated that the police had been treating the incident as a cold case, believing new information could lead to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has refuted claims that its Director of Information and Communication Technology, Mr Chidi Nwafor, has resigned. The commission made the clarification in a notice on its official Twitter handle @inecnigeria, on Saturday. It described the rumour as false, urging members of the public to disregard it. “The rumour circulating that…
A disagreement between the Federal Government and Organised Labour in the Public Service on the template to work out consequential adjustment in wages may delay the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage. President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Bobboi Kaigama told The Nation on the sideline of the International Labour…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said it has set up a committee to investigate the conduct of its lawmakers in the National Assembly elections. The party had directed its members to vote Ali Ndume, as the Senate President and Umar Bargo as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. But the anointed candidate of…
A Kano High Court presided by Justice Nasiru Saminu on Thursday ordered the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, to maintain status quo in respect of the interim order issued against Ganduje on May 10. On May 10, a court restrained Kano State Government from appointing new four emirs in the…
A mild drama played out at the Bauchi State House of Assembly on Thursday when 11 members out of 31 elected a new speaker. The Nation gathered that 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members convened at the House about 6 am to elect the new speaker unopposed without 20 other members of the opposition All…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). A release on Thursday morning in Abuja by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated that President Buhari also appointed alongside Kyari, seven new Chief Operating Officers. Until…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday extended the tenure of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris. The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Director, Communications, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Wunmi Ogunmosunle, on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of the…
Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, on Wednesday, revealed that he has sold his interests in Forte Oil. On his verified Instagram handle, Otedola said, he has moved on from being a player in the petroleum industry to focusing on his power generation business. Sharing a photo of the different brand changes that the oil company had…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has announced the appointment of three new aides in the state. The governor announced the new appointments through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Segun Ajiboye and made available to our correspondent. The full statement reads: Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the appointment…