Ministerial portfolios: So long, too long
After a long wait, President Muhammadu Buhari finally assigned portfolios to 36 ministers who were, yesterday, sworn in, bringing to an end 166 days of President Buhari as sole administrator of the Nigerian state.
Delta Assembly passes confidence vote on Okowa
BARELY three weeks after their return from overseas training in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States of America, members of Delta State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
Anheuser-Busch takes over SABMiller in $107bn deal
EVENTS on the global landscape of the brewing industry got more interesting, yesterday, as global brewing giant, Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced acquisition of a major competitor, SABMiller in a $107 billion (£71 billion) deal.
Rewarding hardwork ‘ll drive legal industry – ex-AGF
Rewarding hard work and diligence among lawyers, law firms and related bodies will drive the legal industry and encourage upcoming lawyers in the country, said the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Chief Bayo Ojo. Ojo who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said this while fielding questions from journalists during the 2015 Law Digest Africa Awards (LDAA) presentation ceremony which held last Friday at the Oriental Hotels in Lekki, Lagos.
Saraki vs CCT : Does appeal operate as stay of proceeding ? – Lawyers speak
The Senate President had gone before the apex court to challenge the constitutionality of the charge which was preferred against him by the Federal Government, as well as the jurisdiction of the two-man tribunal to entertain same. As a result of the judgment of the Court of Appeal on October 30 that gave the tribunal the nod to try Saraki, he approached the Supreme Court, asking it to set aside the said appeal court judgment.
Ondo APC condemns Mimiko’s N7bn loan
THE opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State and the state government, yesterday, bickered over Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s request for a N7 billion loan to complete ongoing projects in the state.
Economic downturn: Traditional rulers pledge to drive tax collection in Benue
Traditional rulers in Benue State have promised to assist the state government boost tax collection to augment the dwindling revenue from federal allocation.
Don’t use staff audit as excuse for mass retrenchment, Labour tells FG
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday, in Lagos implored the Federal Government not to use the ongoing staff audit to send thousands of workers into the already saturated labour market.
FOI Act: Legal practitioner wants court to compel FETHA to produce list of employees
LEGAL proceedings, yesterday, continued on the case filed by a lawyer, Luke Nkwegu, against the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA) and the former Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Paul Ezeonu, demanding the list of employees in the hospital from 2011 to 2013.
Salary arrears: 30 states benefit from CBN’s concessionary loans – Buhari
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has so far assisted more than 30 states of the federation with concessionary loans to offset salary arrears for their workers.
G9 Artists on reclamation ride with Essentials
A new movement committed to the development of art practice in Nigeria in a special way has emerged. The group which is made of not just established artists, but those who have a pedigree with over 20 years studio practice are out to make a difference with their experience.
