The All Progressives Congress (APC) Wards and Local Government Congress Appeals Committee for Lagos State says it received several petitions and resolved them amicably. The Chairman of the five-man committee, Mr Emmanuel Egbabor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Egbabor said the adoption of consensus…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council has faulted the recent agreement between the Federal Government and the United Kingdom to refurbish two major ports in Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, the group’s National President, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, described the deal as evidence of continued neglect of seaport infrastructure in the South-East. 🗞️ According to him,…
The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), on Wednesday commended President Bola Tinubu for awarding its founder, the Late Dr Frederick Fasehun, the national honour of the Commander of the Niger (CON). Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, the President, OPC, gave the commendation in a statement in Lagos. Afolabi, also urged Tinubu to organise compensation for…
A Nigerian legislator has called for urgent reforms to free local government administration from state-level control, alleging that governors have “hijacked” the third tier of government and stifled development at grassroots level. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Rep. Eugene Dibiagwu said local councils have been unable to perform effectively because state governments have taken over…
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that Nigeria’s health policies must reflect the real-life experiences of its people if reforms are to succeed. Represented by Dr Nse Akpan at the 10th anniversary of DRASA Health Trust in Abuja, Pate criticised policy approaches that exclude community participation. “Policies cannot succeed…
Chairman of Labour Party in Oyo State, Sadiq Atayese, has said that the leadership crisis at the national level of the party will not create factions among its members in the state. Atayese told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan that stakeholders in the state had agreed to work together to…
The Women Affairs Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will adopt the pathfinding model to end violence against children across the territory. The Mandate Secretary, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, on the side line of the two-day ministerial-level Regional Meeting of the Pathfinding Global Alliance on Ending…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its draft guidelines mandating banks to refund customers for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ondaje Ijagwu, said the draft…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Ltd, demanding 79.5 billion US dollars over economic losses allegedly caused by its operations in Nigeria, until April 7. The matter, which was on number 9 on the cause list, could not proceed…
The crisis within the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be deepening as the Zamfara PDP Forum has warned Governor Dauda Lawal Dare against sidelining loyal party members who, they claim, worked tirelessly to ensure his 2023 election victory. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Forum accused the governor…
