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….UNIJOS VC says it’s the Lord’s doing. ….Recounts how varsity raised altar, prayed for students’ release. It was a bloody day in Ajide forest, Benue State on Friday as security agents swooped on the gunmen who had been holding 20 medical students of the Universities of Jos and Maiduguri captive. The abductors had demanded a N50million ransom to free the ... Read More »

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Nigeria Shipper’s Council, led by the Executive Secretary/CEO, Mr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, and other stakeholders, signed an Agreement on Minimum Conditions of Service of Labor for the Shipping Industry in Nigeria. This agreement reflects the trajectory of the current administration and demonstrates our collective commitment to upholding the rights and welfare of workers in ... Read More »

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. She will operate in acting capacity until confirmation by the Senate. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths around 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left hand side of the President ... Read More »

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a brief work stay in France. President Tinubu arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 2:25am on Friday. He is expected to swear the new Chief Justice Nigeria (CJN) later today at the Council Chambers of the State House, following the statutory retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola from the office. ... Read More »

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja on Monday evening for Paris, the capital of France, flying in the new Airbus A330, purchased by the federal government. The Presidency had on Sunday evening announced President Tinubu’s plan to visit France for a brief work stay in France. Meanwhile, a statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Information ... Read More »

The Federal Ministry of Finance has announced the first delivery of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery under the Naira-for-Crude agreement is expected in September 2024. This development marks a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s efforts to redefine its crude oil sales and bolster the local economy through domestic currency transactions. The statement from the Ministry of Finance, followed a ... Read More »

The Presidency yesterday moved against Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company, over the seizure of three presidential jets on the order of the Judicial Court of Paris, France. It also dismissed court orders against Ogun State Government, which led to the seizure of the three presidential jets, as an attempt to strip Nigeria of her assets. Consequently, both the ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new national policy aimed at curbing the migration of health workers. In a statement on X on Monday, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced that the policy is a comprehensive strategy designed to manage, harness, and reverse the trend of health worker migration. The policy addresses the ongoing ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu received the Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, on Friday in Abuja. He emphasized that his administration’s major priority is retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development. The President also assured the group that their request to convene a national constituent assembly with the mandate to draft a new constitution would be reviewed. President Tinubu made ... Read More »

Alhaji Fatai Ayoola, Chairman, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, says #EndBadGovernance protest ought to begin from council areas in view of their increased federal allocations. Ayoola said that local government allocations increased by 100 per cent under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, adding that the protesters ought to have started the nationwide demonstration from their respective council areas. “Let’s ... Read More »