The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of 12 private universities across the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Abdullahi as the minister of environment. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). The statement read; “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate re-deployment of Mohammed H. Abdullahi as the new Honourable…
The convoy of former President Goodluck Jonathan was involved in an accident in Abuja on Wednesday which claimed the lives of two his aides. A reliable source has however confirmed that the former President came out unhurt. The accident occurred along Airport Road as the former President was heading to his residence after an official…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to Executive Order 11 on National Public Buildings Maintenance. The signing of the document preceded the weekly Federal Executive Council held on Wednesday at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. In his remarks shortly before appending his signature, President Buhari directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Tuesday, decried what it termed as rising cases of harrasment of legal practitioners by various law enforcement agencies in the country. The NBA held a town hall meeting in conjunction with law enforcement agencies, in order to curb and eradicate bickering and conflict, the members of the Association face…
Some consultants to the Nigerian Governors Forum on the Paris/London Club Refund; Dr. George Uboh and Panic Alert Security System[PASS] have dragged Five Senior Advocates of Nigeria before the Federal High Court seeking for their imprisonment and disciplinary sanctions from both Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) and Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC)for alleged contempt of…
– Court enters judgement for Nigerian women – Grants all the reliefs sought The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the government to comply with the 35% affirmative action for women, which allows women occupy 35% of all appointments. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, Justice Donatus Okorowo, said the Federal Government had the obligation to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has threatened to bar any party which violates the provisions of the Electoral Act in picking its candidates from participating in the 2023 General Elections. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Festus Okoye, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday, titled, ‘Adherence to…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kebbi State. The AGF, who declared before his supporters in Kebbi State, promised not to betray them. “If God in His mercies permits, and all goes well, I will as a politician…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria of negligence in the attack on a train plying the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. He is also calling for their prosecution, according to a statement he issued…