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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to use his leadership position to reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT, Nysome Wike to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima. SERAP urged him to “assert Senate’s authority and constitutional oversight …

The United Kingdom (UK) has established another visa centre in Nigeria. The UK government approved the establishment of visa centre in Enugu to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the southeast zone, and the country at large. Announcing the development, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, in a statement on Monday, commended the United Kingdom …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again raised questions as to the true origin of a watermarked Certified True Copies (CTC) of the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) presented by the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT). The watermarked copies of the ruling had surfaced soon after the ruling of the PEPC which upheld the election of President …

[Press Release] A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2023 award. Nominations are open from September 11, 2023 to midnight of October 16, 2023. In a statement issued on Monday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Media Trust Group, proprietors of DAILY TRUST and …

As the call for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title win by the Super Eagles heightens, the head coach Jose Peseiro has said what the team needs to do. Peseiro who led the Eagles through the qualifying series said the team must be ready to face the best teams on the continent to stand any chance of emerging …

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has revealed that the legislature will give priority to laws that would increase direct foreign investment and elevate Nigeria to the top spot in Africa for doing business. The deputy speaker offered the promise on Friday when Gabor Krauss, the deputy ambassador of the Hungarian Embassy paid him a courtesy visit. …

The Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it is investigating the ongoing tussle at First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc. Some minority investors had staged a protest at the headquarters of the bank on Monday, calling for regulatory intervention and demanded that the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting must be held. In a text message to our correspondent, on …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday met with the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also met with the Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, shortly after the governor briefed him on the state of affairs in Benue. In a chat with State House correspondents at the meeting, Alia said the meeting with the president focused …

Nigeria’s unenviable trend of extra-judicial killings rather than rescind, appears on the rise with two reported mortalities in Lagos State alone within two weeks. The two murders were allegedly at the country’s infamous but ubiquitous security checkpoints. The first casualty involving one Mr. Adeniyi Sanni, occured on 5th August 2023 and barely twelve days later, one Mr. Yusuf Lawal also, …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike. The NARD President, Dr. Innocent Orji, disclosed this in a Whatsapp message to journalists on Friday night. He said the association would review the progress made on the ongoing discussion with the Federal Government over its demands in two weeks. Orji said: “We just suspended the strike. Work …