Nigeria is among an “amber list” of countries on Britain’s new international travel advisory once foreign holidays become legal in England. As England goes into the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown on 17 May, a traffic light system that categorises countries based on their COVID-19 risk levels has been drawn up. The…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded two containers of 80,882 pirated textbooks and dictionaries worth N80 million. The Deputy Comptroller, Enforcement, Tincan Port, Mr. B.N. Obiakulus reportedly emphasized NCS commitment in the fight against […]
A gang of Armed robbers have reportedly attacked the residences of Agboola Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and an Admin Officer, Abubakar Maikano within the premises of the Presidential Villa, Aso-Rock, Abuja. According to Peoples Gazette, the incident which occurred on May 9th, has caused both Gambari and Maikano to temporarily abandon…
Disturbed by the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has announced the reinstitution of all extant control measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the deadly scourge. Accordingly, the Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 has reimposed the nationwide curfew earlier put in place to control the spread of the virus. It has…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the involvement of the Economic and other Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the investigation of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)’s alleged N165bn non-remittance and other allegations. In a statement signed by the House Minority Leader, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, on Monday, the lawmakers insisted that a…
Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has called for the President to be impeached for failing to solve Nigeria’s security problems. Speaking during a segment on AIT’s “Kakaaki” programme on Monday, Baba-Ahmed said the nation could not wait two more years for Buhari to address the issues of insecurity. He said those…
Fifteen Southern governors have arrived in Asaba, Delta State for a meeting to address the growing issues of insecurity and other matters affecting the regions and Nigeria. Some of the governors who are already in Asaba as of 11:30 am for the crucial meeting are the host governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Chairman of the…
ADDRESS BY MR. MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI, CHAIRMAN, CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON PUBLIC INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT LAW (NBA-SPIDEL) ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021 AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 AT IKEJA, LAGOS Protocols Gentlemen of the Press, I am delighted to welcome you all to this Press Conference on the forthcoming…
Last week’s suspension of Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, at the request of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was the culmination of a two-year war of attrition between the duo, triggered by disagreement in 2019 over whether or not to renew the channel management contracts, newsmen findings…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has insisted that the recent Supreme Court judgement affirming the de-registration of 74 political parties is only binding on the National Unity Party (NUP). CUPP maintained that the judgment does not, in any way, bind on the 22 political parties which got victory at the Court of Appeal…