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…set to mobilised 1000 lawyers to occupy NNPCL headquarters Lawyers under Coalition of Nigerian Legal Practitioners, Monday, demanded sack of Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO, Engr Mele Kyari, over scarcity and arbitrary hike in price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, across the country. Their demand was contained in a petition...

By Augustine Aminu The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a supplementary budget of N2.7 trillion to be sent to the National Assembly for legislation inputs. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu disclosed this to newsmen on Monday while briefing them on the outcome of the weekly FEC...

…says NNPC GCEO leading anti- corruption crusade in oil and gas sector A House of Representatives caucus has pledged to help the President Bola Tinubu-led administration achieve a seamless implementation of fuel subsidy removal and other aspects of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. The Friends of the Masses, a caucus consisting...

Today, I led a team of lawyers to a landmark victory before the High Court of Enugu State in SUIT NO: E/20/2023 filed in January 2023 against the Southeast Governors’ Forum and the FG (Respondents) for their collective executive actions (in 2017) that led to the proscription of IPOB and...

Following the verdict of the Supreme Court, Thursday affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have been urged not to run away but join hands with the President to move the...

Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko (1st left), Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola (Middle) and Mrs. Yetunde Akinluyi, Board Member, Mission to Seafarers (MTS) during the commissioning of the Mission to Seafarers Centre on Wednesday, October 25, in Lagos. The federal government through the Ministry...

The Supreme Court Panel unanimiusly, on Thursday, October 26, 2023 confirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu as it dismissed all the issues in contention in the appeal against his [Tinubu’s] election by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP]. The nation’s apex court dismissed the...

The Department of State Service (DSS) has released Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was set free on Wednesday night after having spent about 135 days in detention. The DSS confirmed Bawa’s release from its custody in a statement issued by its...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate all Nigerians as well as parties involved in the illegal contract which led to the P&ID $11 billion arbitration award in favour of Nigeria by United Kingdom Court. The House resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion titled: ‘Reversal...

Nigerian Army has said it would conduct the disposal of unexploded ordinances recovered from the site of the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment Bomb Blast in Owode, Ogun State.  The recovery operations codenamed “EXERCISE CLEAN SWEEP” commenced Tuesday 10 October 2023 and has reached an advance stage, leading to the recovery of...