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The Federal Government has taken a step towards addressing the rising agitation in certain parts of the country currently threatening Nigeria’s unity. According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, states have been directed to hold consultations and dialogues on the issue and are to report back to the Federal Government. This was part of the deliberation at the 4th National Executive ...
Editorial
April, 2021
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21 April
FG should allow state handle mineral resources
“The federal government is carrying so much load that they are not supposed to carry, allow states to develop these minerals and pay royalty to the federal government, that is the way it’s supposed to be,” Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor told Uchechukwu Ogah, the visiting Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development. It’s a no-brainer. That’s what ...
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17 April
(Opinion): Judiciary Workers’ Strike and Correctional Centres
Lawyers and other court users are not the only ones bearing the brunt of the ongoing nationwide strike of judiciary workers; others who are not readily thought of are also groaning. The strike is putting pressure on the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola over the safety of 47,000 inmates whose trial has been stalled and Nigerians are expecting him to ...
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17 April
NBA president mobilises support for JUSUN protest on Monday
The President of Nigeria Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has written to all branches of the association calling for support. Dear Colleagues,As you are aware, we are now in the second week of the nationwide strike action and totalshutdown of the Nigerian courts by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (“JUSUN”) which wasembarked upon to press home the long-standing demand for ...
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12 April
US Places Isa Pantami On Terror Sponsor Watchlist
There is disquiet in the land at the weekend following an allegation that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Alhaji Isa Ali Ibrahim, also known as Sheikh Pantami, has fallen on the watch list of the America’s Intelligence Service. Ibrahim, also the Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Sharia Council in Nigeria and a former student of Salafist ideologies, ...
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12 April
JAMB: How to register for 2021 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. The decision came barely 48 hours after it had stopped the exercise over technical challenges of the National Identification Number. The spokesperson for JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said registration ...
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12 April
Pressure mounts on FG to allow Private persons Procure Covid Vaccine
Nigerians have been calling on the Federal Government to prioritise citizens’ health by decentralising and opening the COVID-19 vaccination process to private sector players to make it more efficient. Using the decentralised COVID-19 testing process as a test case, Abiodun Adekoya, a Lagos-based entrepreneur, urged the Federal Government to create a framework that allows the private sector to provide vaccines ...
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10 April
PRINCE PHILLIP: Life & times of 2 mths short of a century
Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth 2, who died this morning at Windsor Castle, at the age of 99(two months before his centenary birthday) was born in 1921 to a royal family from Greece and Denmark. 18 months after his birth, he moved to the United Kingdom with his parents in exile. Prince Phillip ...
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9 April
CBN axe falls again, freezes another 194 accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria has again been it ordered by Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 194 bank accounts belonging to firms and Bureaux de Change. It is to enable her conduct investigations into suspicious activities. CBN said it got an order to freeze 60 bank accounts of Bluebeam Capital Limited. The accounts were domiciled in 13 different ...
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8 April
To find loyal people after leaving power is difficult –Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it is difficult to find a loyal ally after leaving seat of power. Mr Jonathan made this known in Bauchi, while inaugurating the 6.25Km Sabon Kaura-Jos by-pass road constructed by the Bauchi state government. “There are people who act like they can’t eat without you when you’re in a position of power. But once you’re ...
