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Police asked to stop arresting citizens for loitering, wandering
Nigeria Police has been asked to desist from arresting and prosecuting citizens for loitering and wandering as it is a violation of their human rights. Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana said the vagrancy law which was introduced by the British colonial regime had been…
Read More »Andrew Yakubu: Court rules on seized dollars in May
Justice Zainab B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court Kano will rule on 10 May whether to uphold the interim forfeiture order granted in favour of the Federal Government in respect of the $9,772,000 and £74,000 seized from Andrew Yakubu, former managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The…
Read More »Lagos-Ibadan railway project suffers loan cut
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, said that the Chinese EximBank that initially promised to provide 85 per cent of the funds for the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, has reduced its exposure by some seven percent. The ground-breaking for the standard gauge rail project, which will stretch to the Apapa Port was…
Read More »Meningitis: FG shops for $1.1bn to vaccinate 22m people
The Federal Government of Nigeria requires a total of $1.1 billion to tackle the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five states of the north, and children undergoing vaccination against meningitis in Nigeria. Dr Emmanuel Odu, Acting Director-General, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, said the money is needed to…
Read More »Governor appoints over 170 Special Assistants
Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State has appointed over 170 Special Assistants from the 17 local government areas of the state. A Daily Trust report stated that the appointees are to serve as political field officers. The letter conveying the appointments, which came from the office of the Secretary…
Read More »FG begins online registration of unemployed persons
The Federal Government of Nigeria will tomorrow begin online registration of unemployed persons in the country. The exercise is part of its quest to keep a robust data base for job creation. The registration is in compliance with the third mandate of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), which requires…
Read More »30-year old Man jailed for stealing umbrellas
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old businessman, Zakari Abubakar, to two months imprisonment for stealing four umbrellas. Abubakar of Kado Fish Market, Abuja, was arraigned on a count charge of theft. The convict pleaded guilty and begged for leniency. The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, gave…
Read More »FG extends 2016 capital budget tenure
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the tenure of the capital element of the 2016 Budget till May 5, 2017. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Adeosun explained that the extension would last till May or the passage of the…
Read More »Adulterated petroleum in circulation says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned the public on the circulation of adulterated petroleum products which can cause destruction. Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC issued the warning on Thursday. Ughamadu said that the only way to forestall explosions, knockdown of engines,…
Read More »Ndume: Falana kicks against suspension
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has kicked against the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume by the Senate. He described the suspension as the height of the serial illegality in the Senate and urged the senators to reverse what he called illegal decisions. The…
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