CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers salaries bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country, with a total monthly package of N5.39m for the Chief Justice of…
NLC shuts LP secretariat, demands Abure’s sacking
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday stormed the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja to protest the party’s national convention planned for the end of this month. The congress also demanded the sacking of the National Chairman of…
CDA News updates you need to know Wednesday morning.
Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has pledged to work to stop the current spate of violence…
APC will lose FCT in 2027 over Wike’s actions – Party chieftains
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday, protested the recent appointments by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, saying he is obsessed with engaging his Peoples Democratic Party loyalists at the expense of…
Report sexual harassment from female students, Odili tells varsity staff
Former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili, has urged staff of the PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, not to shy away from reporting any female student who sexually harasses them to enable management to take appropriate action. Similarly,…
NANS proposes five-year post-NYSC for student loan repayment
The National Association of Nigerian Students has said it is not realistic to expect beneficiaries of the Federal Government loan scheme to begin repayment two years after the completion of the National Youth Service Corps. It argued that less than…
Ondo: Three PDP gov aspirants pick forms as consensus attempt fails
Three Ondo State governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, bought their Expression of Interest and Nomination forms in Abuja. The PUNCH gathered that an attempt by the party to arrive at a consensus governorship…
Abuja pastor preaching with AK-47 accuses magistrate of bias
The Presiding Pastor of the House on the Rock in Abuja, Uche Aigbe, who is facing illegal firearms charges, has approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court to seek a judicial review of his trial. Aigbe, alongside Olakunle Ogunleye and…
Killers of 16 soldiers may be mercenaries, not Nigerians – Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, said those involved in the killing of soldiers in Delta State may be foreigners. Some armed men had on Thursday, March 14, attacked and killed 15 personnel of the Nigerian Army during a…
Reps summon minister over alleged misuse of $300m anti-malaria fund
The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis on Tuesday gave the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, and the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it over allegations of misuse of…