BY GODWIN OBI Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has faulted the police account on the controversial arrest and brutalization of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was picked up from the Imo ouncil secretariat of the NLC in Owerri on WednesdayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday debunked rumours of naira scarcity in the country, amid reports that there is no sufficient cash circulation in some commercial banks nationwide. CBN in a statement by its spokesman, Isa AbdulMumin, blamed some customers for panic withdrawal using the AutomatedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate and the House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the N2.17trn 2023 supplementary appropriation bill after a third reading. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted the report of the harmonised sittings of both red and green chambers on the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation BillContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Gunmen have attacked and destroyed farm settlements at Oluwa Forest Reserve, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.The gunmen allegedly invaded the settlement and destroyed the cocoa plantations in Temidire.Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the state capital, the farmers said that the armed men, who invadedContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu BY GODWIN OBI, ADOLPHUS DURU AND JAMES AKINOLA Nigeria’s foreign debt is expected to rise further to about $51 billion, following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow additional $7.8 billion and €100million, as part of his 2022-2024 borrowing plan. Some financial analysts have debunkedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Organised Labour has put workers on alert for an immediate nationwide action if the arrested President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not released by the end of today (Wednesday). Frontline reports that Ajaero was arrested in Owerri, the capital of Imo State earlier onContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the police of beating up its President, Joe Ajaero after he was arrested in Imo State on Wednesday afternoon. NLC’s Head of Media and Publicity Benson Upah said this in a statement, confirming the release of the Mr Ajaero. He said, “Contact was madeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Customs Area Controller of the Apapa Customs Command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, has expressed his optimism in achieving a revenue target of N1.5 trillion for the year. This ambitious target surpasses the N1.426 trillion set by the Customs Headquarters for the Command. Compt. Jaiyeoba raised the pleasant hopeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI As part of efforts to explore the newest technologies in Biofouling and in compliance to International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is hosting a 3-day Biofouling Management Training for coastal states within the African continent. Speaking at the opening sessionContinue Reading
….Confessed to have conspired with 2 others to kill her master Niger State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old female housemaid, Joy Afekafe, in connection with the murder of Associate Professor Funmilola Adefolalu of the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State. She was arrested on Monday in theContinue Reading