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An emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and National Executive Commiiee of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) held in Abuja, on Friday, 18th August 2023. The meeting was chaired by the National Leader, Chief Dr. E. K. Clark, OFR, CON, and in attendance were the National Chairman, Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien, FNSE, Members of the Board of Trustees, …

Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, Chris Maiyaki The National Universities Commission, NUC, has ordered an audit of academic and non-academic staff members of federal universities in the country. A letter signed by the acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Chris Maiyaki, dated September 14, 2023 and addressed to all Vice-Chancellors, noted that the order followed a permission granted by the Minister …

Two separate buildings collapsed beside each other in the Kosofe area of Lagos State on Sunday. However, one person was injured in the incident. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the buildings were located at No. 47-49 Oduntan Street, Kosofe, Lagos. He said: “Upon …

The Government of the lslamic Republic of Iran has once again asserted its eagerness to support the Nigerian Government in addressing its energy challenges through collaborative investment and cooperation, primarily, in the development of the oil and gas sector’s downstream division, including refineries and related infrastructure. This commitment was underscored in Abuja by the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria and Equatorial …

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the state over violence. Two towns in the areas – Ilobu and Ifon – are currently locked in a land dispute. The state’s Commissioner for Information, and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in …

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Bello Hassan, said on Saturday the agency has paid insured deposits of over N1.7 billion to customers of failed Microfinance Banks (MFBs) and four Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) in the country. He stated this at the 2023 NDIC Editors Forum in Lagos. The MD said: “Recall earlier this year the …

The Supreme Court has also reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, against the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The suit is seeking to set aside the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) and the Appeals Court. Obi and the LP had …

• IGP Orders establishment of CRU in States, appoints new CRU head The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, in line with his commitment to fortify the complaints response mechanisms of the Force, has expressed the resolve of the Nigeria Police to strengthen ties with the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), particularly in the areas of training and knowledge …

Dhordo, a village in Gujarat’s Kutch district of India has been awarded the “Best Tourism Village” title by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), as a recognition of the outstanding contribution to sustainable tourism, cultural preservation, and rural development, an official statement said. Dhordo is a serene village nestled within the vast expanse of the Great Rann of Kutch, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday released fresh guidelines for the sale of foreign exchange by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. The development came years after the apex bank banned the sale of forex to BDC operators in a bid to safeguard the value of the naira. The suspended governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who …