June 10
Nigeria: Lawmakers Seek Rotational Presidency, Single Tenure of 6 Years
35 members of the House of Representatives have proposed a Bill for an Act demanding the constitutional alteration to provide for the rotation of executive powers among the six… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Hasn't Borrowed From Pension Funds - Ex-NAICOM Boss
Olorundare Thomas, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), says the Federal Government has not borrowed from the accumulated pension… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fashion Industry Needs Intervention From Arts , Culture Ministry - Oliseh-Amaize
UK-trained Nigerian designer and creative director of Tesslo, Tessy Oliseh-Amaize, has called on Nigeria's Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy to urgently intervene in… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue American Citizen From Jumping Into Lagos Lagoon
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued an American citizen from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Replaces IGP Arase With Argungu As Chairman, Police Service Commission
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd) as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Bunkering - NSCDC Arrests Nine in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspects for engaging in illegal oil activities in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Nigeria On the Brink' - Bishop Onuoha Warns of Chaos, Anarchy
Bishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria and former presidential aide on Privatisation, Bishop (Dr) Sunday Onuoha, has warned that Nigeria is on the brink of chaos due to worsening… Read more »
Nigeria: No Plan to Revoke Wema, Polaris, Unity, Fidelity Licences - CBN
There is no plan to revoke the operating licences of Fidelity, Wema, Polaris and Unity Banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. Read more »
Nigeria: Six Months to End of Year - NDDC Proposes N1.911 Trillion As 2024 Budget
Six months to the end of the fiscal year, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has proposed a total sum of N1.911 trillion as its 2024 aggregate expenditure, just as it… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - SGF Receives Tripartite Committee Report
Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Sen. George Akume has received the report of the 37-member Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, assuring that the… Read more »
Nigeria: We Await Outcome of Govt, Labour Negotiation - South-West Governors
The governors of the South-West geopolitical zone have said that they are waiting for the outcome of negotiations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on minimum… Read more »
Nigeria: South-East Among Highest in Human Trafficking - Naptip
Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director General (DG) of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says the Southeast ranks among the regions with the… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Court Affirms 25 Pro-Wike Lawmakers As PDP Members
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that the 25 members of Rivers State House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule are still members of Peoples… Read more »
Nigeria: Mimimum Wage - Some Governors Throwing Spanner in the Works - Organised Labour
The Organized Labour has accused some governors of 'throwing spanner in the works' over an agreement on a new minimum wage. Read more »
West Africa: Judgment Enforcement - Ecowas Court Dismisses Dasuki's Suit Against Govt
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuk., praying the court to compel Nigeria to enforce its judgment… Read more »
Nigeria: Refinery - Learn From Mistakes in N-Delta, Bode George Tells Dangote
....Advocates shareholding for host communities Read more »
Nigeria: 60% Fee Rise - Law School Ignores Reps' Order As New Session Begins
As the Nigerian Law School resumes for a new academic session today, fresh students have been directed to pay the new tuition fee increased by 60 percent, contrary to the orders by… Read more »
Nigeria: Human Trafficking - Govt Bans Juvenile Girls From Lodging in Hotels
The Federal Government has banned underage girls from lodging in hotels. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Postponed Enugu State Constituency Rerun Election - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the rescheduled rerun election for the Enugu South 1 State Constituency was postponed due to security reasons. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - 'FG Can Do Above N100k' - SDP Chair Gabam Seeks Review of Fuel Subsidy
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Shehu Gabam said the federal government can do above N100,000 as minimum wage. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP to Hold 2nd NEC Meeting September 26th
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced Thursday, September 26th, as the date for its second National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 Hajj - Another Nigerian Pilgrim Dies in Makkah
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos AG Asks Court to Discontinue EFCC's N1.35 Billion Fraud Case
The Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos will on July 1, 2024, rule on an application by the Attorney-General of Lagos State to discontinue alleged N1.35 billion fraud charges… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts Shipment of USA, UK-Bound Opioids in Lady's Synthetic Hair
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, have intercepted five different parcels containing illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Applauds Imo APC Chairman for Upholding Transparency in Party Affairs
A foremost group of professionals and patriots from Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area has commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the state for upholding… Read more »
