Buhari Appoints Adetifa As New NCDC Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He approved the constitution of a health…
No Offender Should Escape Justice On Mere Technicalities, CJN Tells Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has charged judges in Nigeria not to allow criminals to escape justice on mere technicalities in matters brought before them.…
OAGF Decentralises IPPIS Operations, Tasks Role Players On Integrity, Dedication
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has decentralised the operations of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). This implies that government Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
Kenechukwu Okeke Drags Media Houses, Ex-NBA Chairman To Court For Alleged Defamation
A human rights activist, KeneChukwu Okeke, has instituted a criminal defamation suit at the FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kubwa, Abuja against Vanguard Newspapers including its reporter Onozure Dania, Omoyele Sowore,…
Why We Shut Down Telecommunications Networks In Zamfara — Matawalle
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, on Monday said the government shut down all telecommunications networks in the state to check banditry. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had ordered…
NGF Requests CBN To Direct Banks To Stop Issuing Promissory Notes In Payment Of Paris/London Club Debts
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has asked banks and their compliance officers to disregard the payment of the controversial $418,953,670.59 to consultants. Recall that Zainab Ahmed, finance minister, had directed…
NBA Rolls Out Its Fully Activated Health Programme For Nigerian Lawyers
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has this afternoon announced the fully activated health Programme that the NBA has for its members. In an email sent…
Judgement On VAT: Court Dismisses FIRS Application For Stay Of Execution
Counsel for the Government of Rivers State, Mark Agwu addressing journalists at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt after the court on Monday dismissed FIRS application for a stay of…
Varsities Panel Report: It’s Not True We Prioritise IGR Over Quality, Says Committee Of VCs
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the claim by the Presidential Visitation Panels to universities that the management of various institutions gave priority to internally generated revenues…
Virtual Private Network (VPN): Privacy And Information Security Concerns
By Olumide Babalola Introduction Since the Federal government’s ban or suspension of Twitter in Nigeria in June 2021, more citizens have become aware of the Virtual Private Network (VPN) as…