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A United States of America based group, Justice For All Nations (JFAN) has described the reinstatement of the suspended President Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Ayo Salami as a bad omen for the judiciary in Nigeria, saying; "it is obvious that...
Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have applauded the National Judicial Council (NJC) for the reinstatement of Justice Ayo Salami as the President of the Court of Appeal. The lawmakers made their comments in an interview with the News A...
The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has rejected the 50 per cent wage increase for workers in the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau. Mr Samson Mafuyai, state Chairman of NULGE, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Mrs Bilikis Rasheed, one of the wives of late ex-Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini, has urged government to assist in catering for the education of the deceased’s children. Bilikis, who is based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, made the call i...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Jos assured that the Federal Government would leave no stone unturned to ensure normalcy returned to all parts of the country soon. He gave the assurance at the 25th convocation ceremony of the University of ...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo has reiterated the Federal Government's commitment to good governance and delivery of dividends of democracy to the citizenry. Sambo gave the assurance on Saturday at a grand reception organised for Alhaji Bamanga Tukur...
Ijaw Elders from Bayelsa State yesterday stepped up campaign to alert Nigerians against perceived provocative criticisms of President Goodluck Jonathan administration, asking Nigerians to rally round the policies and actions of the present administrati...
Amidst speculations, the presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Tinubu is said to have reached conclusions to hav...
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has tasked the newly elected National executive committee of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party led by its national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur to uphold the virtue of the internal party democracy and always ens...
Prof. Lai Olorode, National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that the proposed financial autonomy for state Houses of Assembly will guarantee legislative independence. Olorode made the disclosure on Saturda...
Activities at the University of Lagos (Unilag) were at a standstill on Saturday following news of the death of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adetokunbo Sofoluwe. A cross-section of the academic staff who spoke with the News Agency of N...
Some politicians on Saturday in Lagos supported the Federal Government’s decision to dialogue with the Boko Haram sect. The politicians said that the call for dialogue made by Vice President Namadi Sambo at a programme organised by the Nasi...
Nurses and Allied Medical Workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, have embarked on an indefinite strike over non-payment of new welfare package approved for medical workers. A check conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspond...
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says four Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications operators are to pay a cumulative sum of N1.17 billion penalty for poor Quality of Services (QoS). In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday ...
Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra says his administration will provide a better working environment for civil servants for efficient service delivery. Obi said this in Awka on Friday while declaring open a Workshop for workers in the ...