A two-storey school building collapsed during morning classes on Friday in north-central Nigeria, trapping about 120 students and teachers, and setting off a frantic search for those in the rubble. A local television station reported 12 deaths. Authorities are yet to confirm the number of students and teachers killed in Saints Academy college in Plateau…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has said the Supreme Court judgement affirming the autonomy of the local government areas will take effect immediately. Mr Fagbemi, who stated this while briefing state house correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu, urged the governors to comply with the judgement. Mr Fagbemi…
A former acting Accountant General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing trial for allegedly laundering N1.6 billion. They are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 11 counts of money laundering. The defendants allegedly committed the crime while Nwabuoku served as the Director of Finance…
The wife of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom was among 22 new Justices of the Court of Appeal inaugurated on Wednesday by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Shortly after the 22 Appeal Court Justices were sworn in, the CJN also inaugurated 12…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in a new set of Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The swearing in ceremony preceded the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting which he is also chairing at the moment. The President hinged the appointment of the perm secretaries on the need to fill existing and impending vacancies of…
The Federal Government instituted the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024 against all the 36 states of the federation. Notices on the development have been dispatched to lawyers. The supreme court will deliver judgment on the suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country on Thursday July 11. In the suit filed by Lateef…
The Federal Government has said food items to be imported into the country in the next 150 days will be subjected to recommended retail price to bring down the high cost of food in Nigeria. This came on a day the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, Senator Ali Ndume, alleged that the food crisis…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is contemplating sealing another crude oil-for-cash loan to enable it raise at least $2 billion, with between 30,000 to 35,000 barrels per day repayment option. Two unidentified people familiar with the situation told Reuters. NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari confirmed the company’s plan to take the…
An investigator with the Independent, Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Michael Agboro, on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, awarded contracts to April 1616 and Architekon Nigeria Limited belonging to his wife and Sa’adatu Yaro, a…
President Tinubu has inaugurated a livestock reform implementation committee headed by himself with former INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega as co-chair. Tinubu on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development in a bold move to stop the recurring clashes between herders and farmers resulting in destruction of lives and property across the…
