UNILAG Crisis: Visitation Panel Submits Report To FG
The Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to manage the crisis which had resulted from the removal of the suspended Vice-Chancellor Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has submitted its report. The Panel headed by Prof Tukur Sa’ad on Thursday presented it’s report to the Minister of Education Adamu
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Appeal Court Reserves Judgment In Senator Shekarau, Aminu Wali’s N950 million Fraud
The Court of Appeal, Kano Division, has reserved judgement in an interlocutory appeal filed by a former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, challenging the ruling of the Federal High Court Kano which upheld that EFCC has a case in a N950 million election money linked to him and others. The Economic and Financial Crimes
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FG Approves Creation Of New Anti-Corruption Agency
The federal government on Wednesday approved the establishment of “ The Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency, to join the growing list of anti graft agencies established by the government. At the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council FEC presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, the Council approved
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NDLEA Intercept 1.6 Kilograms Of Hard Drugs At Abuja Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Special Area Command, has intercepted 1.6 kilograms of controlled drugs suspected to be Tramadol and Flunitrazepam.The Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Jonah Achema, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Achema said the drugs seized were
Read MorePACAC Rejects Proposed Amendment Of EFCC Act, Criticises AGF Malami
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Wednesday described as fraud, a proposed bill for the amendment of the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). PACAC, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Prof. Itse Sagay, urged the National Assembly to reject the move, saying the planned amendment of the EFCC Act
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FG Approves Occupational Safety Policy
The Federal Government during its Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new national policy on occupational safety and health, tagged: National Policy on Occupational Safety 2020. It said the new policy will ensure that all workers are safe at their workplaces across the country, adding that it derives from provisions of the Nigerian constitution
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El-Rufai Signs Bill For Castration Of Child Rapists
Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai has signed into law the Penal Code 2020, which recommends castration of child rapists. A statement on the official Twitter handle of el-Rufai @GovKaduna, declared any male found to have raped a child will henceforth be castrated while female convicts will undergo “bilateral salpingectomy.” It reads: “Malam Nasir @elrufai has signed
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