CDA News updates you need to know Friday morning
Good morning Dear Esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described President Bola Tinubu as a modest person who does not believe in extravagance. He said this at a book launch in Abuja,…
initiates steps to retrieve three presidential aircraft seized by Chinese firm
The Federal Government has initiated legal and diplomatic measures to retrieve three presidential aircraft in respect of which interim orders of attachment have been issued by a French court. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) disclosed…
Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea to sign youth development agreement
The Minister of Youth, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has stated Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea are finalising an agreement aimed at promoting youth development and collaboration between the two countries. Speaking to journalists in Malabo, Bio-Ibrahim stated that the treaty, to be finalised…
Court orders forfeiture of $2.04m assets linked to Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered another interim forfeiture of $2.045million, seven landed properties and shares linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by Economic…
Civil servants push for payment of new minimum wage
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called on governors to implement the new minimum wage to improve the standard of living for their citizens. Its Secretary-General, Comrade Joshua Apebo made the call during the fifth Quadrennial…
Benue gov stops Akume’s APC faction meeting
The internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Benue State has deepened with Governor Hyacinth Alia allegedly sealing the secretariat of the party’s faction loyal to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. In a statement…