Category: News
“Ekiti not suspending anti-grazing law”, Fayose replies defense minister who wants law suspended
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has said that the call made by Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, that states should suspend the implementat [...]
FG raises maternity leave to 4 months, bars employers from sacking married women
The Federal Government has increased maternity leave for Nigerian women from three to four months. The minister of labour and employment, Senator Chri [...]
“Expect war if you try to impeach Buhari” House of Reps member, Kazaure
A House of Representatives member, Muhammadu Kazaure, representing Jigawa under the platform of APC, has disassociated himself from National Assembly’ [...]
National Assembly vows to impeach Buhari unless 10 conditions are met
Rising from their joint closed-door session that lasted over four hours on Tuesday, the lawmakers resolved to invoke their legislative powers and impe [...]
Nigerians to pay more for cigarettes, alcohol from today
The recently approved excise duty for alcohol beverages and tobacco will take effect on Monday, June 4. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the am [...]
Nwankwo Kanu robbed of $11,000 at Russia airport
Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 (9,300 euros) stolen from his suitcase at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on his way to playing in a fri [...]
Bauchi gov, Abubakar nominates Chief of Staff as deputy governor
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has nominated his Chief of Staff, Audu Sule, as the deputy governor. Umar Sade, state Commissioner for Info [...]
Nigeria’s first female chartered accountant, Toyin Olakunrin, dies at 80
Nigeria’s boardroom matriarch and woman of many firsts, Chief (Mrs) Olutoyin Olusola Olakunrin, is dead. The corporate amazon died at 11:30am on Sunda [...]
DSS withdraws security details of Saraki, Dogara
Hopes of a rapprochement between new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, tendency in All Progressives Congress, APC, were dimming last night, following re [...]
Governor Ahmed denies sponsoring, arming political thugs
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has refuted police allegations of sponsoring, funding, arming or otherwise supporting political thuggery [...]