Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the federal government has concluded plans to subject public buildings across the country to mandatory maintenance checks. Osinbajo stated this at the closing ceremony of the Construction Artisans Awards and Job Skills Expo in Abuja. The vice president, represented by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola,...
Presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress – APC, Muhammadu Buhari has promised to rejig the police and judiciary for better results in the fight against corruption, if re-elected on February 16. Addressing supporters in Abakaliki Township Stadium in a rally to officially flag off his campaign in the state, the president said his administration...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed a 10-count charge against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and five others. The charges were filed on Wednesday. Others included; Hamidu David Lawal, Sulaiman Abubakar, Apeh John Monday, Rholavision Engineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited. All the suspects are expected...
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the suspended chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad. This was disclosed after an emergency meeting in Abuja. Ibrahim Muhammad is to respond to a petition against him over an alleged breach of NJC rules, allowing...
Following the commencement of the mandatory use of National Identity Number – NIN this January by the National Identity Management Commission – NIMC, the commission is insisting that people yet to register to collect their NIN slips do so, while further listing the features of its permanent identity cards, when successfully collected. Speaking with Planet...
Academic Staff Union of Universities – ASUU has threatened that it would sanction some university vice chancellors who may have been uncooperative in the ongoing strike by the lecturers. ASUU President Professor Biodun Ogunyemi reacting to the allegation that some vice chancellors have been intimidating lecturers in their institution and have ordered them back to...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party-PDP Atiku Abubakar yesterday arrived the United States of America to meet with the Nigerian business community in the U.S. According to a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibeh, Abubakar is also expected to meet with U.S. government officials during the visit. The PDP presidential hopeful who...
Federal government says the proposed new National Minimum Wage will be presented to the National Council of State on January 22. The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents after the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
Joint Health Sector Unions-JOHESU, has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended on 30th May 2018 if the issues in dispute are not resolved before Thursday, 31st January this year. Issuing the strike notice in a letter addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Doctor Chris Ngige, JOHESU Chairman, Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah noted...
House of Representatives will today commence debate on the 2019 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19 last year before the joint session of the national assembly. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who made the announcement during plenary yesterday, said the House will commence the second reading of the...
The Federal Government has asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to freeze the bank accounts of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. A letter from the office of the Attorney-General-AGF of the Federation says the order was in line with Executive Order 06 on the preservation of assets connected with corruption. In the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is seeking re-election in the 2019 presidential election to consolidate on his achievements in the fight against corruption, insecurity and to ensure economic development. Buhari who made this known at a town hall meeting tagged ‘The Candidates organised by the media and also attended by his vice professor Yemi Osinbajo,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a new enhanced security Nigerian passport with 10-years validity. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, assisted by the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, who spoke with state House correspondents noted that apart from the 10-year validity, the passport had an enhanced and self-tracking application. According to the...
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, has granted the request by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, for a change of judge in the N1.4billion fraud charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC. Following Usoro’s letter to the CJ, his case had been...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to the creation of an intervention fund to support research in science and technology in the country. Buhari made the pledge in Enugu while declaring open the 2019 Technology and Innovation Expo organized by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology under the theme: ‘Science,...
The presidency has shortlisted an Assistant Inspector General of Police from Nasarawa State -AIG Adamu Mohammed as a possible replacement of the retiring Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Reports say President Muhammadu Buhari will today officially name the replacement to Idris who is expected to retire from service on attainment of the mandatory 35 years...
The Danladi Umar-led three-man Code of Conduct Tribunal has adjourned proceedings involving the charges of non-declaration of assets preferred against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, till January 22. Umar ruled that the tribunal would hear Onnoghen’s motion challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal at the next proceedings. The tribunal adjourned the case...
Political parties and candidates have been urged to sensitize their members against electoral violence in order to pave way for free, fair and credible election in the upcoming polls. Speaking ahead of the 2019 general election, some Uyo residents who blamed the desperation of politicians on recurring violence during elections, urged the Federal Government to...
The South South governors have condemned what they decried as “assault” on the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, telling him to ignore the court summons. The governors noted that the attempt to drag the CJN to the CCT was a grave and dangerous escalation of the assault on institutions of state, including...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commended the Nigeria Army particularly, the fallen heroes for putting up a huge sacrifice for the nation. The Vice president gave the commendation at an interdenominational church service to mark the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja. He said it was a huge thanks to God for giving Nigeria,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board -JAMB has warned prospective candidates to adhere strictly to the registration procedure for the 2019 UTME to avoid creating issues for themselves. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin gave the warning in an interview in Lagos. The registration of candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has handed over the N100 billion generated from last month’s Sukuk issued by the Debt Management Office -DMO. Speaking at a brief ceremony in Abuja, she said the Sukuk was a demonstration of the federal government commitment to funding the nation’s infrastructure by mobilising both public and private funds...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities -ASUU, has refuted having any agreement with the federal government. In a statement it issued, ASUU inform the public and by extension students of Nigerian universities that “the union has not reached any agreement with Aso Rock. According to the national president of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, the ministry just...
The Independent National Electoral Commission -INEC has released the voting procedures for the general elections. The electoral body made the announcement in an article entitled ‘How To Vote’ published on its website. With 36 days to the polls, INEC highlighted seven procedures the electorate should follow in casting their votes on the day of elections...