LISTED: EndSARS panel’s 32 recommendations and Lagos govt’s response
By Arogbonlo Israel Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State released a White Paper on the report of the panel on Police brutality and Lekki Tollgate killings. Of the 32 recommendations made by the panel, the government accepted only 11. Below are the panel’s 32 recommendations and the state government’s response: 1: Improve police welfare Lagos […]
Direct primaries not additional burden on INEC – CSOs
AHEAD of 2023 general elections, Civil Society Organisations, under the auspices of Civil Society Partners on Electoral Reform, Wednesday, argued that direct primaries not additional burden on the Independent National Electoral Commission as stipulated in the Constitution.
Civil Servants comply with FG’s directive on COVID-19 vaccination before resuming work
FEDERAL workers in Abuja trooped out , Wednesday, to comply with Federal Government’s December 1, 2021 directive to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 or not allowed entry to their offices.
Food insecurity ravages over 12m Nigerians in 16 Northern states — SWOFON
A nonprofit making organization, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria, SWOFON, Tuesday, raised the alarm over insecurity ravaging over 12.8 million Nigerians in 16 northern States of the country.
Ignore IMF’s counsel on fuel price increase, Olawepo-Hashim tells Buhari
Frontline politician and chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has enjoined President Muhammed Buhari to ignore the recommendation from the International Monetary Fund, IMF and the World Bank on the need to hike the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel.
Africa will benefit from nine programs
The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Dakar, capital of Senegal, from November 29 to 30, at which opening ceremomy President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech entitled “Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together And Jointly Build a China-Africa Community With a Shared Future in the New Era” via video link in Beijing.
Consider proscribing kidnappers as terrorists, Reps urge FG
By Levinus Nwabughiogu House of Representatives Wednesday urged the federal government to deal, come hard on banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria, and consider proscribing kidnappers as terrorists. It also urged the federal ministry of education to deploy technology and logistics to provide security in government schools in Nigeria just as it called on private school […]
Yahaya Bello presents 2 houses to wives of late police escort
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday, in Lokoja presented two houses to the wives of his deceased police escort, Insp. Aminu Salisu, appealing to relevant authorities for continuous support to families of deceased security officers. Bello presented the keys to the houses located in Abuja to the widows at the launch of the 2022 […]
Reps ask C’mtes to submit report of investigations on late Vanguard Reporter next week Tuesday
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has directed committees on national security and intelligence, police and defence to submit their findings on the circumstances of the disappearance and death of Vanguard newspapers reporter, Tordue Salem. Speaker’s directive came on the heels of a point of order, raised at the […]
Investment in sports will boost tourism, complement development- Okowa
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said the state government’s investment in sports would boost sports tourism and complement the development of the state’s economy. Okowa made this known when he received on a courtesy call, the President and National Executive Committee members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) at Government House, […]
CBN takes e-Naira platform to Kaduna
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained the operational benefits of its newly introduced e-Naira to the public and scolded commercial banks in Nigeria for not doing much to educate the citizens about the e Naira platform.
