A former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, collapsed during the resumed hearing in his N2bn money laundering trial on Thursday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The sitting was scheduled for the hearing of the defendant’s no-case submission, following the close of the prosecution’s case with nine witnesses on

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this at a closed-door meeting with

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Mr Ibrahim Tudu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Bakura State constituency supplementary election in Zamfara State.Prof. Yahaya Tanko , INEC Returning Officer for the election who made the announcement said Tudu polled 23,874 votes to win the election. Recall that the

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, says data prices reduced by 50 per cent in 2020. The minister made this known in a statement signed Thursday by his Technical Assistant on Information Technology, Femi Adeluyi. The statement titled, ‘Current Cost Of Data Reduced To Less Than 50% Of January 2020 Cost,” partly

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the National Assembly lacks the power to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to speak on security matters. In a statement titled, ‘Buhari’s Summon: NASS Operates Outside Constitutional Bounds’ issued Wednesday, Malami said security matters remained the exclusive preserve of the executive arm

President Muhammadu Buhari, shortly before the commencement of the 27th virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, swore in Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Buhari reappointed Yakubu as Chairman of INEC for another five-year term on October 27th. Prof

During the emergency meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) at the State House, Abuja, a prominent South-west governor put Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on the spot, for allowing the motion summoning the president to appear before Lawmakers to pass. According to the newsmen report, Buhari was advised

The Nigerian government has said the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) through its demands “is placing itself above the law of the land and no government will encourage it as it is a recipe for chaos in the labour milieu.” According to the country’s minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, ASUU had agreed

The Zamfara State High Court on Tuesday adjourned the case filed by the dethroned Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu Abubakar, and five others, to December 16. Newsmen reports that the former Emir dragged Adamu and five others to court for illegal detention and defamation of character.