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The presidency has said it will take action that is in the overall interest of the masses on assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly had on November 19 transmitted the bill to President BUHARI for assent in pursuance of Section 58 (3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended and the Acts Authentication Act 2004. However, the ...

The police in Lagos says they have commenced an investigation into the death of SYLVESTER OROMONI JR, a 12-year-old student of Dowen college in the Lekki area Of Lagos. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, HAKEEM ODUMOSU told newsmen the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, has been directed to take over the case from the Maroko division. ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has arrived in the United Arab Emirates where he would participate in the Dubai Expo 2020. The Personal Assistant to President on Broadcast Media, BUHARI SALLAU, disclosed this via his official Facebook page. The Expo 2020 Dubai is aimed at creating an environment for Nigerians to join over 190 countries to forge true and meaningful partnerships....

The Kaduna State Government has sacked 233 teachers for presenting fake certificates upon the time of their recruitment. The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, TIJJANI ABDULLAHI disclosed this during a press conference in Kaduna. He said the teachers were sacked after inquiries from the institutions they claimed to have attended, which showed that they presente...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the proscribed IPOB group, NNAMDI KANU to have maximum possible comfort while in their custody. The trial judge Justice BINTA NYAKO who gave the order also ordered the DSS to allow NNAMDI KANU to have a change of clothes, give him medical attention and allow him to practice his faith. ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted its ruling in a suit seeking the disqualification of the governor-elect and deputy governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor CHARLES SOLUDO and ONYEKA IBEZIM. The judgment was initially fixed for today, November 30, by Justice TAIWO TAIWO, but was shifted till tomorrow. A notice in the court room showed that the Judge will not sit today...

The Nigeria Police Force has announced that it has opened the online application portal for its 2021 recruitment exercise. This was announced in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, FRANK MBA. According to the statement, successful applicants would be enlisted as Police Constables. The online application po...

Authorities at the Plateau State Command says police have rearrested nine inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos. This followed the attack on the correction facility in the state capital by a yet-to-be-identified group of gunmen on Sunday. UBAH OGABA, who is the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the re-arrest of the inmates while...

The Kaduna State government has announced that it will commence the transition to a four-day working week from December 1, 2021. The Special Adviser to the Kaduna state Governor on Media and Communication, MUYIWA ADEKEYE disclosed this in a statement. The new development will permit public servants to work from home for one day per week. ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ZAINAB AHMED, has said that Nigerians would get 5,000 naira per month as a transportation grant after the removal of fuel subsidies. ZAINAB AHMED said this at the launch of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to the Minister, about 30 to 40 million Nigerians, who are the po...