Senate confirms appointment of 8 nominees as Justices of Supreme Court
By Henry Umoru THE Senate has confirmed eight Justices of the Court of Appeal as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation by the Senate yesterday was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti Central led Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and […]
BREAKING: EndSARS protesters ignore Wike’s order, storm streets of Port Harcourt [VIDEO]
By David Royal EndSARS protesters in Rivers state stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday in defiance to Governor Nyesom Wike’s directive. READ ALSO: We’re very stubborn, hot blood that runs in Wike, runs in us – #ENDSARS protester The youths who converged opposite the Pleasure Park at Aba Road began […]
Mining to contribute 5% to Nigeria’s GDP by 2025 — FG
By Alice Ekpang The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the ministry has a target of increasing the mining sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, by 5% in 2025. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Adegbite lamented that mining which contributed about 12 per cent of the country’s […]
Nigeria’s oil & gas earnings climb to N24trn in 5yrs
•Funds not effectively managed — Experts By Michael Eboh Despite the huge global crash in prices, Nigeria’s earnings from oil and gas in the first half of 2020, is N2.41 trillion just 8.7 per cent below the N2.63 trillion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. This brings the country’s total earnings from this mainstay […]
#EndSARS: There’s zero room for police brutality – Toki urges Buhari
Nigerian-America-based artist and repertoire cum artist manager Oluwatoki Tope-Anifowose also known as Toki has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hear the plights of the youths who have spoken through the rampaging protest across the country against the police brutality in the country. Toki joined the long list of celebrities who have lent their voices to […]
Kaduna private school owners appeal to El-Rufai to reopen
The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai has been told that private schools in Kaduna are fully ready for resumption.
