The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the lingering disagreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over an unpaid eight-month salary. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu State) and co-sponsored by Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara), Rep. Julius…
The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on aviation to investigate the hike in international flight fares and poor service delivery by foreign airlines operating in Nigeria. This, it said, was to curb unwholesome practices by airlines and ensure that flight fares were at par with that of neighbouring countries. It also called on…
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has rejected the apology tendered by his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the embarrassment that the ongoing political crisis must have caused in the state. The governor, who reacted to Aiyedatiwa’s apology through his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, also rejected some of the…
A State High Court sitting in Enugu has nullified proscription of IPOB as a terrorist organisation. Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu State High Court, on Thursday, ruled that the proscription of the group by the South-East Governors’ Forum is illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum led by former…
Nigeria maintained its position in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of October. Though the Super Eagles gained 1.62 points in the month under review to take their total point to 1490.48, they, however, maintained the 40thposition in the world. In the month under review the Eagles played two international friendly matches winning…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict, which upheld his electoral victory at the February 25 Presidential Election. He also promised to exceed expectations in terms of service delivery in the remaining years of his administration. In a statement released after the judgment tinubu said “I welcome the verdict of the Justice…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the Supreme Court judgement that affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, described the apex court’s verdict as appalling and disappointing to Nigerians. Ologunagba said the PDP and the majority of Nigerians are “alarmed, disappointed and gravely concerned with…
Following the Supreme Court Judgment on Thursday which affirmed his election victory, President Bola Tinubu told his appointees that their jobs have been secured. The Supreme Court had in an unanimous judgement upheld Tinubu’s election in the 2023 presidential poll. The judgement followed appeals filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter…
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling held that the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked merit. “On the whole, having resolved all the issues against the appellant, it…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Timipre Sylva, has written the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the immediate withdrawal of the amended candidates’ list for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a letter addressed to INEC through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, accused INEC…
