The presidency has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments in Nigeria’s security agencies favour the Yoruba ethnic group, asserting that these appointments reflect fair regional distribution. Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Tinubu, made this known in a statement in response to allegations of ethnic bias within…
The federal government has disclosed that it has released funds for payment of withheld salaries of Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU). A statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday. Recalled that the…
#Endbadgovernance: AGF intervenes, takes over, sought for transfer of casefile of 114 detained protesters The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has sought transfer of the casefile of 114 EndBadGovernance protesters from the police to his office. Mr Fagbemi also directed the director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $2.045m, seven choice landed properties and share certificates linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Deinde Dipeolu ordered the permanent forfeiture of the monies and the two share certificates of Queensdorf…
The Nigerian government has announced that the $5 billion Africa Energy Bank (AEB) will begin operations on January 28, 2025, in Abuja. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Ambassador Nicholas Ella, at the 19th Executive Board meeting of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) in Yaounde, Cameroon. On…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved bail for 76 individuals detained after participating in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest. Presiding over the case on Friday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu set a bail amount of N10 million for each defendant, with specific conditions. Each must secure two sureties for this amount—one being a civil servant…
The Nigeria Labour Congress in Rivers State has vowed to withdraw the services in the state if the Federal High Court judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria from paying allocation to Rivers State affects the well-being of its members. The Rivers State Council of NLC took this position during an emergency meeting in…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, reaffirmed Nigeria’s strategic position in Africa as a bastion of peace, saying the nation will continue to play its role as a stabiliser on the continent. Receiving a letter of credence from the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Ahmed, President Tinubu emphasised the shared commitment of both countries…
The Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday evening, detained controversial social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. According to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, in a post on X, Verydarkman was detained after honoring a police invitation on Thursday. His post read, “Our client, VDM, has been detained after honoring a police invitation just like yesterday….
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has unveiled the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme with the distribution of 80 vehicles to the youths. Wike, at the event in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the goal was to empower the youths financially and also reduce the cost of transportation in…
