**AGF satisfied reasons for extradition request not political **Says it will not be unjust or oppressive to surrender Kyari By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Oyedele Alao, has raised an alarm over what he called serial looting of the resources of the state by Governor Seyi Makinde, describing his administration as deceitful.

The Federal Government, yesterday, expressed the hope that the one-month warning strike embarked upon by Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU, on February 14, 2022, would soon end. Recall that ASUU called its members out on the warning strike to compel the Federal Government to address their demands, some of which had been lingering since 2009. […]

•Restores membership of 2 lawmakers By Peter Okutu Abakaliki—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, reinstated Mr Odefa Obasi Odefa as the Deputy Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly. The Court, in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/223/2022, also restored the seats of Odefa and two other Lawmakers, Ngozi Ezuilo representing Afikpo North East and Oliver […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Abuja—THE battle for local government autonomy is now shifting to the states as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees NULGE, yesterday accused state governors of plots to scuttle local governments’ autonomy at the state assemblies, barely 24 hours after the National Assembly, NASS, passed a bill providing financial autonomy to local governments. […]

By Godfrey Bivbere Nigeria’s economy may have recorded about N640 million loss to the breakdown of the information technology system used by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for cargo clearance at the ports. The platform used by the Customs is operated by Webb Fontaine contracted by the Federal Ministry of Finance. Stakeholders have posited that […]

The National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) has disclosed that about $30 billion is needed to meet Nigeria’s domestic energy needs.

By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN— Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has faulted the sharing formula for the Federal Government’s conditional cash transfer programme and the distribution of other social amenities. He made the observation when he received the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, in Benin City, yesterday. READ ALSO:Senate, House of Reps reject […]

NATIONAL Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has berated the National Assembly over the Electricity Bill 2022, which among others, tends to monopolise, the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity supply in the country.

AHEAD of the March 25 election of a new Director-General, DG, for the International Labour Organisation, ILO, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said Africa is not presenting a candidate just to make up the number of contestants, but contesting to win.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Edo state, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has declared for the position of zonal secretary of the ruling party

•Raises alarm over food, employment crises By Victor Ahiuma-Young PRESIDENT of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, in this piece, spoke  on Petroleum Industry Act, PIA and  poverty/unemployment,  among others. PIA With the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, into law, the concern of our association is […]

The 1999 Constitution under chapter two makes elaborate provisions for the socio-economic rights of the citizens.

It’s the digital age and a smart world. Easier ways of doing things emerge on a daily basis; thanks to technology. A lot can now be done without the need for physical presence or contact. Several business deals are being sealed virtually. Customers make purchases from anywhere and get items delivered wherever it’s needed. Likewise, […]

Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nkiru Onyejiocha who championed the bills for creation of the additional special 111 seats for women in the parliament and offices in the hierarchy of political parties has said she was outraged that the pieces of legislation were killed.