President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officers. The bill was passed by the outgoing Ninth National Assembly, but not assented to by former President Muhamadu Buhari. The bill was one of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Bills No. 20 of […]
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the reappointment of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, for another term of office. This was confirmed through a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Information, Mr. Waheed Adesina. In the same vein, the government […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has received Procurement Compliance Good Governance Award for his unprecedented achievement in Public Procurement Practice in the State. The Governor received the award at the 3rd Annual National Conference and Induction Awards Ceremony of the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON), held at Raddison Blue Hotel, Ikeja, […]
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to mandate authorities of secondary schools to include lessons on how to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in their curriculum for students. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Ibrahim Gobir, and titled “Mandatory Inclusion of Preventive Measures on Sexual and Gender Based Violence into the Curriculum […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Victor Opara, has faulted the group called Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR) for a publication in Vanguard Newspaper of 6th June, 2023 titled ‘CSO faults NDLEA’s drug war over release of Ukatu’. In a statement, Opara who is counsel to Mallinson Ukatu said the CDHR spokesperson, Adebayo […]
Femi Gbajabiamila, 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives, has bowed out of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Gbajabiamila, who was first elected in 2003, won a sixth term but would not be inaugurated in the 10th assembly as he has been appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. Gbajabiamila, in his […]
The United Kingdom has offered a grant of two million pounds to Nigeria to optimise the performance, quality, and impact of its health workforce through evidence-informed policies and strategies. The funding commitment was made by the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care. According to a statement by WHO, the grant amounting to £2million […]
All the 36 state governors are met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, Abuja. This is the first meeting of President Tinubu with all the state governors since his inauguration on May 29, 2023. Although the agenda of the meeting is not known, the meeting may not be unconnected with the state of […]
Kanwan Katsina District Head Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has called on the people to intensify prayers for the success of the new administration of Mal Dikko Umaru Radda and Mal Faruk Lawal Jobe in the state. Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara made the call while speaking at a grand reception organized by Kankara Unity Forum […]
The Nigerian Labour Congres, on Monday night, confirmed that it will no longer proceed with its nationwide strike planned for Wednesday. The resolution was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and confirmed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, after a nearly six-hour meeting between the Federal […]
