Agents demand 90 days extension to clear trapped vehicles The peace meeting between the Nigeria Customs Service and stakeholders, to end the ongoing strike by freight forwarders over the implementation of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation system ended in a deadlock as the clearing agents demanded a return to […]
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2023 Election: INEC Releases New Voters List To Parties
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of new voters to registered political parties. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the end of the commission’s management meeting. He […]
FG Says New Conditions Of Service For University Lecturers Will Be Ready In Six Weeks
The federal government has promised the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who are presently on strike that work on the review of their conditions of service would be concluded in the next six weeks. The federal government also said it has set up a joint committee […]
FG Orders Airline Operators To Suspend Airfare Hike
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has ordered airline operators to immediately discontinue the current implementation of airfare increases pending the outcome of its investigation. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Government’s agency, Mr Babatunde Irukera, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Irukera said the […]
Hanifa Abubakar: Journalists Barred From Covering Court Proceedings
Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Musa Lawan, has barred journalists from covering the trial of Abdulmalik Tanko, the teacher suspected to have kidnapped and killed his five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. Mr Lawan said the decision is to enable operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) to testify before […]
Ash Wednesday: Bishop Ezeokafor Of Awka Catholic Diocese Tasks Christians On Self-examination
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, says Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent is a time Christians should embark on self-examination to see if they are still on the right track. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this while interacting with journalists in his office at […]
National Assembly Pass Bill Mandating President and Governors to Submit Nominees for Ministers and Commissioners within 30 Days of Swearing-in
The Senate and House of Representatives have passed a bill for an Act, mandating the President and Governors to submit nominees for Ministers and Commissioners within 30 days of swearing-in. Ninety-two Senators voted in favour of the bill while one abstained. Twenty hundred and eighty-nine members of the Green Chambers […]
National Association of Nigerian Students Protest Over Continued Closure of Universities
National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Tuesday protested on the streets of Awka, Anambra State over the continued closure of universities all over the country. The protesters , wielding placards, said the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have one week to reopen universities, or risk […]
NSCDC Calls for Support from Nigerians in Delivering their Mandate to Serve Nigeria
The State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, Commandant. Everestus C Obiyo, has called on Nigerians to support the Corps in its vital role in safeguarding citizens from either natural or man-made disasters by educating them on how to defend themselves with knowledge of preparedness, […]
Nigeria Air To Begin Operations Soon
Nigeria Air is set to begin operations before the end of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration. Michael Ohiani, acting director-general of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) made this known on a recent interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the airline would commence operations with three […]