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Aluko & Oyebode, the legal representatives for cryptocurrency platform Binance Holdings Limited, have raised alarm over the deteriorating health of one of the company’s executives currently on trial in Nigeria. In a letter addressed to the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court (FHC), Partner C.J. Caleb expressed concerns about the wellbeing of Mr. […]

The Senate and the House of Representatives will on Wednesday, 29th May 2024 hold a joint sitting to mark 25 years of unbroken democracy/legislature in Nigeria. The joint sitting to commemorate Nigeria’s democracy will be the first of its kind by the National Assembly since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999. The two […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Monday, restated that collective efforts of Judges and other stakeholders in the judiciary will continue to shape the future of justice in the African region. Ariwoola, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Judicial Council stated this while giving an opening remark at the statutory meeting of […]

The Federal Government has said it is committed to establishing 24 skills and innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centres across the country. Tinubu stated this on Monday in Abuja, during the commemoration of this year’s children’s day celebration with the theme “Enhancing the total wellbeing of the Nigerian Child through Quality Education and Skills Development”. He […]

The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has picked holes in the reasons given by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, for the continued detention and trial of the separatist agitator. The AGF had reportedly said that the federal government would not free Kanu […]

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four serving personnel of the Nigerian Army and nine others for hijacking and diverting trailer-loads of goods in Rivers State. Also arrested was a personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and eight other civilians who are members of a 13-man syndicate that […]

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged members of the National Assembly not pass the Bill mandating the country to revert to the old National Anthem through legislative fiat. Recall that both chambers of the National Assembly had last week expeditiously pass a Bill for an […]

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has described the announcement of Idowu Goodnews Oluwaseyi as the Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) as false and baseless by mischief makers. The ministry, in a statement by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Patricia Deworitshe on Monday, May 27, said […]

Wema Bank Slides as Lender Seeks Approval to Raise N200bn Nigerian lender, Wema Bank Plc, saw its market value decline slightly to N86.149 billion on Friday due to selloffs. Ahead of its annual meeting with shareholders, the bank’s share price has plunged more than 46% behind its 52 week high. Due to early rally in […]

Abia to Secure 80 Megawatts of Power for Umuahia – Otti Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says the State Government has entered into negotiations with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to secure 80 megawatts of power for Umuahia. Otti said this during an interdenominational thanksgiving service organised by the government to celebrate the governor’s one […]

Minimum Wage: Private Sector Committed to N57,000 – NECA The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), says the private sector remains committed to the N57,000 earlier proposed at the Tripartite Committee meeting on National Minimum Wage. NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in a statement on Sunday, said that amount represented 90 per cent increase in the […]

Tinubu’s Credit Scheme to Address `Loan Sharks’ Excesses –FCCPC The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says President Bola Tinubu’s credit scheme will help to close the gap and reduce vulnerability of Nigerians to unethical digital loan companies. The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, said this in an interview with […]