Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been granted bail by the Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom on Monday. She was granted a £70,000 bail over an alleged £100,000 bribe by the district judge, Michael Snow. Snow further imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke including an 11 pm to 6 am curfew,…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described fuel subsidy as an organised crime. Obi, on Monday, said this while speaking on Arise TV ‘The Morning Show’ on what approach he would have taken differently in resolving the looming strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, swear in 23 new Judges of the Federal High Court.. A statement by the Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr. Festus Akande, revealed that the CJN would administer the oath of office to the judges at the main…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a stern warning to owners of revoked lands in Abuja to refrain from developing such lands or face prosecution. The FCTA said its officials were on the watch to ensure such landowners do not begin secret developments following the revocation based…
On the occasion of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary today, Organized Labour has urged all citizens, regardless of their ethnic, religious, and political affiliations, to participate in the nationwide strike scheduled to begin on October 3. They see this strike as a collective march towards achieving freedom, improved living conditions, and prosperity for everyone. Through…
Goodluck Jonathan, a former President of Nigeria, has sent a message to Nigerians. He commended Nigerians for their loyalty to the country in the face of the modest successes and developmental challenges the nation has faced since independence. Jonathan said this in a statement by his Media Special Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze on in…
Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he has awarded a N25, 000 wage to low grade workers in the civil service, as part of measures to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal policy. Tinubu made the pledge on Sunday, October 1, as part of his Independence Day Broadcast to…
The National Association of Nurses and Midwives has said its members would join the proposed nationwide strike. This was contained in a notice of indefinite nationwide strike signed by its Secretary T. A. Shettima, National President, Nnachi Michael Ekuma and Deputy National President, Shehu Abubakar, among others. “You would recall that the Federal Government…
A commercial bus carrying 14 passengers and a driver was gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 30, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Toyota Hiace, with number plate AFN117YL, took off from the Ijora motor park in Lagos and was headed to Ilorin when one of the tyres burst. The bus…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has explained that the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agricultural development. Wike said this when the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefano Leo, visited him in his office in Abuja on Friday. He said that…