The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for government’s intervention to address the surge in petrol prices between N1,170 and N1,300 per litre across the country. The demand was contained in a statement signed by Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, on Thursday. Ajaero said the rising cost of petrol had worsened the hardship…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 workers employed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in 2016 and 2019. Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh disclosed this in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public…
Ag. IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu has assumed duty as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. He takes over from IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (rtd) who served as the 22nd indigenous inspector-general of police from 19th June 2023 to 24th February 2026. The acting inspector-general of police, born on 13th April, 1966, hails from Lagos Island…
Four witnesses gave their evidence virtually on Wednesday in the Federal High Court in Abuja, in the opening trial of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at Southwark Crown Court in the UK. The proceeding was taken virtually by Justice James Omotosho in accordance with Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act, 2018, and other applicable…
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has filed a fresh 12-count charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. They were accused of conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and unlawful control of a property in…
About eight deputy inspectors-general of police and senior assistant inspectors-general of police are set to retire after the appointment of Tunji Disu as the acting inspector-general of police. Special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga had announced in a statement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had accepted the resignation of former…
Vice President Kashim Shettima representing President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the naira would have strengthened to N1,000 to the dollar within weeks if not for the recent intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria aimed at maintaining market stability. Shettima spoke at the Progressive Governors forum (PGF)–Renewed Hope Ambassadors Strategic Summit held at the…
Tension gripped Benin City on Tuesday as leaders of the African Democratic Congress gathered for what was meant to be a major milestone, the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the party ahead of the political season in Edo State. According to Dr. Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obedient Movement, the delegation left the…
The Chief Judge (CJ), Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the two cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to another judge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case files, which were remitted back to the CJ…
Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai, through his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, prayed the court to declare that the search warrant…
