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The National Industrial Court has fixed July 15 to hear a suit seeking an increase in the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country. Justice OSATOHANMEEN OBASEKI-OSAGHAE fixed the date for judgment after the parties in the matter argued and adopted their final written addresses. Counsel to the plaintiff, ADEGBOYEGA AWOMOLO in his final address insisted that the s...

Managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, MELE KYARI says there is an increase in the distribution of fuel in the country, resulting in a decrease in queues at filling stations. The NNPC boss made the disclosure at the inspection exercise of fuel stations in Abuja, where he stated that a total of 140 trucks had distributed fuel in 3 days, to ease tensions at filling stations....

The organized labour in Ogun state has directed the state workers to commence a full-blown and indefinite industrial action to press home their demands. At a Congress held at the arcade ground of the governor’s office in Abeokuta, the workers maintained that the industrial action which commenced at 12 am today was imperative due to the failed promises of the state government. ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. LUCKY IRABOR, has faulted the call by Governor BELLO MATAWALLE of Zamfara State to people of the state to bear arms to defend themselves against bandits. He spoke to newsmen on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. IRABOR said the call was not right, as the ...

President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, OLUMIDE AKPATA, has called on the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, to reform the nation’s judiciary and restore public confidence in the third arm of government. AKPATA made the call on Monday in a statement while reacting to the resignation of the former CJN, Justice IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD. He...

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Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has ordered that all public and private institutions in the state install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras within their facilities. The spokesman to the governor RICHARD OLATUNDE in a statement said the governor made the directive in an Executive Order signed to that effect. The executive order is directed at all religious places of wo...

The Zamfara State Government has announced that residents of the state can now obtain weapons in order to defend themselves against terrorists. The Commissioner for Information IBRAHIM DOSARA in a press conference said the measure became necessary following the deteriorating security situation in parts of the state. IBRAHIM DOSARA asked those who are willing to own guns to reach o...

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, AYUBA ELKANA, has said the embargo on firearms license is still in force, noting that the police have stopped issuing license to citizens who wished to own guns. The police boss stated this, in response to the directive by the state government that the police command should issue gun license to those eligible to bear arms. The Zamfara Stat...