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Nationwide Protest: 140 Groups Cancel Mass Action in Rivers After Governor Fubara’s Appeal

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

A coalition of 140 civil society groups and non-governmental organisations, with thousands of members across the 23 local government areas of Rivers State, has pulled out from the August 1 nationwide protests. Under the aegis of the Rivers Good Governance Coalition, the group said it came to this conclusion after...

SEDC Act: Ohanaeze youths hail Tinubu, Kalu, back call on suspension of agitation

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has hailed President Bola Tinubu for his assent to the South East Development Commission Bill. This is also as the group lauded the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT Hon Benjamin Kanu for sponsoring the bill, describing him as...

Civil Society Coalition Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to NMDPRA: Apologize to Dangote Refinery or Face Mass Protests

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA), a coalition of civil society organizations, has given the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) a 7-day ultimatum to provide concrete evidence and data to support claims that Dangote Refinery’s products do not meet required standards. Failure to...

CAC moves to delist inactive companies

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has said that it would delist companies that have not filed their annual reports in ten years. A statement by the Commission on Wednesday said the full list of the dormant companies was available on its website. The statement partly read, “This is to inform...

Lagos building collapse: Death toll rises to five

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The death toll of the Thursday building collapse in Lagos State has risen to five while five others were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Earlier reported that a building collapsed at number 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate Maryland, Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred...

Ministers, celebrities, others show support as Mallam Yankee rebrands Abuja Carnival

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Youths Development (State), Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, Senator Ben Murray Bruce and other prominent Nigerians were at the unveiling of the logo for the rebranded Abuja International Carnival organized by Yankee Entertainment in collaboration with the Ministry of Arts,...

Military eliminates 106 terrorists, rescues 103 hostages in 1 week

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said troops eliminated 106 terrorists, apprehended 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in different operations across the country in the last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while giving an update on the operations...

Zamfara Govt adjusts ban on tricycles, motorcycles

NewsDeskNgJul 24, 2024July 24, 20240

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has granted the request of business people in the state to adjust the ban on tricycle and motorcycle riders from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm because of their night businesses. The business men and women had complained that their businesses thrive mostly at the night,...

Nigerian Law Society gets interim national executive committee

NewsDeskNgJul 24, 2024July 24, 20240

The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) has constituted an Interim National Executive Committee. The Chairman of the NLS Board of Trustees, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, announced the appointment of members of the Interim National Executive Committee in a statement released on Wednesday. The statement, signed by Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, Executive...

Economic hardship: Nigerian Govt reduces allowances of foreign scholars

NewsDeskNgJul 24, 2024July 24, 20240

The Nigerian Government has reduced the allowances of foreign scholars who are studying under the Bilateral Educational Agreement, BEA, Scholarship by 12.7 per cent. The scholars are currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among other countries. The reduction of the allowances was announced in a memo issued by the...