The House of Representatives has resolved to transmit a bill that seeks a uniform retirement age for judicial officers to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.To this end, the House has directed the National Assembly Clerk, Magaji Tambuwal to ensure that the bill is transmitted.The bill was part of 46 constitution
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Federal government has ruled out chances that the Senate can halt the ongoing demolition of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) structures at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.The Senate had on Tuesday adopted a resolution, instructing the minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, to halt the demolition
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has fixed May 4 for the hearing of the objections raised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the appeal filed by an Indian businessman, Ashok Israni and three others, seeking to quash their conviction over an N855 million fraud.Justice Kudirat
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Federal Government of Nigeria and the government of the Federal Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday signed letter of intent to deepen bilateral defence cooperation.A statement by the special assistant to the minister of defence on media and publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, said the letter aims at promoting defence cooperation in accordance
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Imo State government has described the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, as the real dictator instigating the state workers against Governor Hope Uzodimma.In a response to Ajaero's recent press statement where he tagged Uzodimma as a “budding dictator” and that the leaders of the 22
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki has dissolved the State Executive Council (SEC) and expressed appreciation to the cabinet members for their service to the government and people of the state.The governor through his special adviser on media project, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said the dissolution of the council is with immediate
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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London later today Wednesday 3 May, for the coronation of King Charles III as UK Monarch.The Presidency in a statement said Buhari will join other world leaders invited for the coronation scheduled for Saturday, May 6.“President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, UK later
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President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has said he will not refund the cost of the flyovers constructed on the federal government’s road by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.Tinubu made the comments on Wednesday in Port Harcourt while commissioning the 12th flyover constructed by Gov. Wike.Wike had during his speech appealed to
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Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament, Sidie Tunis has pleaded with a UK court to show mercy to Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president and his wife.The ECOWAS leader in a letter addressed to the chief clerk of the central criminal court, Old Bailey, London,
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has informed all qualified applicants who successfully submitted their applications in the superintendent cadre (Professional and General Duties) for its 2023 recruitment exercise, that access to their assessment platform will be open from 10:00 am on Monday 8th May till 23:59 pm on
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