Treat petitions on merit, lawyers urge NJC
Some lawyers have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to treat all petitions before it on merit without favouritism or political bias.
ASUU bemoans 4 % reduction in 2017 budget allocation to education
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has bemoaned the four per cent reduction in the 2017 budget allocation to education sector.
Adamawa Govt. to provide special funds for training of tertiary education staff
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa, on Thursday, said his administration was determined to provide special fund for training and retraining of staff of tertiary institutions in the state.
World Bank urges improved funding to mitigate infectious diseases
The World Bank on Thursday called on countries to increase funding to prevent and contain infectious diseases.
Afghan MPs miss flight, force plane to fly back to pick them up
Officials say two Afghan Members of Parliament who (MPs) missed a flight forced the plane to turn back to pick them up by asking their associates at the flight’s destination to obstruct the runway to prevent it from landing.
Court transfers N35m, foreign currencies found in Justice Ngwuta’s house to CBN
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, admitted into evidence, a cash sum of N35million and various foreign currencies that the Department of State Service, DSS, allegedly recovered from the official residence of Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court.
Afghan MPs miss flight, force plane to fly back to pick them up
Officials say two Afghan Members of Parliament who (MPs) missed a flight forced the plane to turn back to pick them up by asking their associates at the flight’s destination to obstruct the runway to prevent it from landing.
FACA spends N3bn on anti-retroviral drugs annually – Official
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS (FACA) says it expends about N3 billion annually on Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARV) for HIV patients in the territory.
Aregbesola orders all Govt institutions to plant 60 trees each within 90 days
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday gave an executive order on all the state government’s institutions, ministries, departments and agencies on the need to plant at least 60 seedling of trees in commemoration of his 60th birthday anniversary.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak threatens CAR – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned that an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread to the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR).
Man,30, charged with stabbing tailor over `shoddy’ job
A 30-year-old man, Idris Olaniyan, who allegedly stabbed a tailor, Usman Mohammed, with a broken bottle on the forehead for failing to adjust his clothes to his satisfaction, was on Thursday arraigned in Lagos.
