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At least 12 people were burnt to death and four others injured in a single-vehicle accident in the Ogere area of ​​the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta. He said the Mazda bus with registration number DDA 733 XA …

The Abia State House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated Mr. Aaron Uzodike as the member of parliament representing Aba North Constituency of the State. Uzodike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) replaces Labour Party member Destiny Nwangwu, who was sacked by the Court of Appeal last year. The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on November 27, 2023, annulled Nwangwu’s victory in …

The State Council on Tuesday issued a “vote of confidence” in President Bola Tinubu. The meeting, the first since Tinubu took office on May 29 last year, was attended by former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. The duo of former heads of state, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, attended the meeting virtually. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, …

    Following the appointment and swearing-in of the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, mni, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the outgoing HoSF, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, formally handed over the leadership baton to her. The handover ceremony took place at …

The Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has opposed the recently signed windfall tax introduced by the Federal Government. The association described it as “excessively burdensome and ill-timed”. In a recent statement by its chairman, Mustapha Chike-Obi, BDAN warned that high tax rates would stifle growth and innovation in the banking industry. Chike-Obi is also the chairman of Fidelity Bank …

  ● He says NNPC Ltd is witnessing improved growth in crude oil production The Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, has called on the military to sustain the war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, saying the current attack against this menace has resulted in better growth in the country’s crude oil production. The GCEO of …

The Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC) said on Tuesday that each of the country’s 109 senators earns ₦1,063,860 in salary and allowances every month. RMAFC Chairman, Muhammad Bello Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He was reacting to claims by former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, about the monthly income of lawmakers. Sani …

On Tuesday, the Ogun State House of Assembly recommended the immediate suspension of the Olu of Obafemi Owode local government area of ​​the state, Oba Taofeek Owolabi, over alleged land grabbing. Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions, Mr. Babatunde Tella, read out the committee’s recommendations during a plenary session in Abeokuta. The …

  Qingshan Village is located in the northeast of Huanghu Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. Qingshan Village covers an area of ​​45.6 km2. The village has three medium-sized reservoirs, with about 80% of the area covered by forests. This village has become a popular destination due to its continuous environmental protection activities and lifestyle improvement policies. It …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Salaries and Allowances of Judicial Officers Bill into law, providing for a 300% pay increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. The move follows the National Assembly’s approval of the draft law in June. According to Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters in a statement on …