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And, at least 240 inmates have escaped the Medium Security Correctional Centre in Kabba, Kogi State, following a jail break. The Nigerian Correctional Service spokesman FRANCIS ENOBORE in a statement, said that the jail break occurred after gunmen attacked the security attached to the Correctional centre. According to him, the attackers in their numbers arrived at the custodial ce...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked the Federal Government to stop state governors from enacting the anti-open grazing law. MACBAN Secretary-General, SALEH ALHASSAN made the comment during a press conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said the law would weaken the relative peace and stability currently enjoyed in the local comm...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice TANKO MUHAMMED, has held a marathon meeting with the six chief judges invited over the conflicting ex parte orders emanating from different judges across the country. A statement from the spokesperson of the NJC, SOJI OYE, revealed that the meeting which commenced at 11am lasted till 5:30pm, with the Chief Judge of the High Court of the F...

The Federal Government has revealed it is ready to withdraw the case instituted against the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if striking doctors return to work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE, said this after a meeting with President MUHAMMADU BUHARI at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Minister explained that some workers had lost their pay d...

The Nigerian Government has condemned what it describes as an apparent coup d’état in the Republic of Guinea. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ESTHER SUNSUWA, made the position of the government known in a statement. According to the statement, the takeover of power by the military is in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good G...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has sacked the Ministers of Agriculture and Power, MOHAMMED SABO NANONO and SALEH MAMMAN. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, said the Minister of Environment, MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture while the Minister of State for Works, ABUBAKAR ALIYU is to take over as Minister of Power. ...

Suspected bandits have abducted an unconfirmed number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. Although police authorities in Zamfara have yet to confirm the incident, sources explained that the gunmen invaded the school in a large number and left with the students to an undisclosed location. The abduction comes despite recent measures announc...

Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU has signed the anti-grazing bill into law. The governor signed the bill today after it was earlier passed by the State House of Assembly. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, DONALD OJOGO. According to the governor, the signage of the ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has urged Nigerian graduates to apply for the Jubilee Fellows Programme. The programme which is a Federal Government initiative in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian graduates (under the age of 30) into jobs in private and public sector organizations around the country. The jobs a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to publish the names and Bank Verification Number (BVN) of defaulters of its forex policy. According to a memo made available to newsmen, the defaulters of the policy are those using fake visas and canceling air tickets after purchase of Personal Travel Allowance (PTA) and Business Travel Allowance (BTA). The ...