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Less than 24 hours after Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the new Governor of Ondo state following the demise of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, some cabinet members of the former governor have resigned their positions. Some of them said that their decision to resign from their offices hinged on the unfortunate and untimely death of Akeredolu. […]

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 24-year-old housewife, Hafsat Surajo, in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing her house help, Nafiu Hafizu, to death. The defendant, who lives at Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano, is standing trial on a two-count charge of attempt to commit suicide and culpable homicide. […]

Niger Assembly Passes N613.9bn 2024 Budget The Niger House of Assembly has passed the state N613.994 billion 2024 budget. The Speaker of the House, Mr Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, represented by Mrs Afiniki Dauda, the Deputy Speaker, said this at a plenary in Minna on Wednesday. Sarkindaji said the budget was made up of N149.332 billion recurrent […]

Lifting Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Transactions Welcome Development A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for lifting the restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), said this in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja. The CBN had announced the […]

How We’ll Reduce Unemployment in 2024 — Firm Work Nigeria, a human resource consultant company, says it plans to reduce the unemployment trend in the country by putting one million Nigerians back into employment in the coming year. The company’s Managing Director (MD), Mr Olufemi Oyebanjo, disclosed in an interview on Tuesday, in Lagos. Oyebanjo, […]

FCCPC Slams British American Coy $110m Fine Over Multiple Violation of Tobacco Law The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slammed a fine of $110 million on British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria and affiliate companies for multiple violation of the FCCP Act and others. A statement by the management of the commission in […]

We Must Collaborate to Ensure Peace, Stability- Tinubu to Governors  President Bola Tinubu says the federal and sub-national governments have the mutual responsibility of ensuring the country’s peace and stability. Speaking during a meeting with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at his residence in Lagos on Tuesday, the president reiterated his condemnation of the latest […]

ActionAid Frowns at Allocation of N1bn for Purchase of Agricultural Fund’s Office Building ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has raised concern over the allocation of N1. 2 billion for the purchase of office building for the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) operation in the proposed 2024 national agricultural budget. The organisation also frowned at the allocation of […]

Your Funds are Safe in Banks, CBN Assures Depositors The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors and customers of Nigerian banks of the safety of their funds in the banks. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, gave the assurance in a statement on Wednesday. According to Sidi-Ali, […]

*Wants Justice For Slain 145, Razed 200 Homes Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has urged the Federal Government to act swiftly to end the “brutal killing of innocent people” in Plateau State and bring the perpetrators to justice. In a statement on Tuesday by his organization, Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), […]

Prominent lawyer and rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, has expressed deep grief over the demise of ex-Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN. In a tribute on Wednesday, Adegboruwa described the late governor as “a man of courage, valiant and steadfast.” According to him, Akeredolu was committed to true federalism, good governance and always spoke […]

Former governor of Ondo state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, died in his sleep. This was stated by his son, Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu Jnr, in a statement he issued in the evening of Wednesday, December 27. According to the statement: “He died peacefully departed in his sleep at a Hospital in Germany, where he was undergoing treatment for […]