Adamawa goes to Supreme Court over alleged deductions from Federation Account
The Adamawa State Government has gone to the Supreme Court seeking interpretation of Section 162 (1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution regarding the distribution of revenue from the Federation Account. The State Government is asking the apex court to…
Minister in shouting match with Reps panel over alleged diversion of N1.5b contractors’ payment.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, engaged in a heated exchange with House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs members, chaired by Hon. Kalifat Ogbara, during an investigative hearing. The hearing aimed to investigate the alleged diversion of N1.5…
EndSARS Protest: ECOWAS Court finds FG guilty of human rights violations
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Wednesday, found the Federal Government guilty of violating the fundamental human rights of youths that participated in the October 2020, EndSARS protest. The court, in a…
Tinubu to meet Labour for minimum wage talks
President Bola Tinubu has invited the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to a meeting at Aso Villa on Thursday, July 11, to discuss the Federal Government’s decision on a new national minimum wage. TUC President Festus Osifo…
Hoodlums occupy deposed Rano Emir’s palace
Concerned Rano Emirate citizens in Kano have raised alarm over the presence of armed hoodlums at the headquarters of the emirate since Sunday. Rano emirate was among the emirates created from the old Kano Emirate by ex-Governor Umar Ganduje, through…
Supreme Court To Deliver Ruling On Local Government Autonomy Thursday
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, July 11 to deliver the judgment it reserved on judgment in a suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. The suit was filed by the Nigerian government against the…
Withhold LG Allocations from States Operating CTC – House of Reps to FG.
House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to withhold allocations to States running unelected Local Government Area (LGA) Administrations. Similarly, it called for sanction against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and six area council chairmen…
NDA unveils monument for first Nigerian Army female major-general.
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Tuesday, honoured and unveiled the monument of the first female major-general in the Nigerian Army, late Aderonke Kale. Speaking at the event, the commandant of NDA, John Ochai, said the academy would continue to…
Don’t pay for transformers, cables, others, NERC tells Nigerians.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has warned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables or poles. In a statement shared alongside a video on X on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into…
House Of Reps Member, Jagaban Is Dead
Olajide Akinremi, a member of the House of Representatives, has passed away. Popularly known as Jagaban, Akinremi died on Wednesday, though the cause of death remains unknown. Before his death, he represented the Ibadan North Federal Constituency of Oyo State….