Category: NEWS

Senate Moves to Legalize Lobbying
October 13, 2016 No Responses

Senate Moves to Legalize Lobbying

The Senate on Wednesday began the moves to legalize lobbying in the country with a bill tagged, “an Act for the regulation and registration of lobbyists in Nigeria”. The bill sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) yesterday scaled...
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Goodie Ibru Wanted for ‘multi-billion naira fraud’
October 13, 2016 No Responses

Goodie Ibru Wanted for ‘multi-billion naira fraud’

Goodie Ibru, hotelier and businessman, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s head of media and publicity, issued a statement on Wednesday to say Ibru is wanted for allegedly diverting billion...
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Whale Found on Nigerian Seashore
October 12, 2016 No Responses

Whale Found on Nigerian Seashore

For the the first time in recent history the carcass of a whale was found on a beach in Akwa Ibom State, south south of Nigeria, off the Atlantic Ocean. Villagers in Okpo Ita, Ibeno local government area of the...
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Protesters to Buhari: Go After More ‘Corrupt’ Judges
October 12, 2016 No Responses

Protesters to Buhari: Go After More ‘Corrupt’ Judges

President Muhammad Buhari has been urged to ensure that corrupt judges are flushed out of the system. The call, which was made at a rally yesterday in at the Federal High Court, Alausa, Lagos, saw placard-carry protesters urging the President...
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FG to employ 200,000 before month-end, says Osinbajo
October 12, 2016 No Responses

FG to employ 200,000 before month-end, says Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday said the Federal Government would employ 200,000 unemployed graduates by the end of the month. Osinbajo, who spoke to journalists at the Presidential Villa, said a number of social investment programmes...
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Nigeria’s Secret Police Release Seven Detained Judges
October 10, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria’s Secret Police Release Seven Detained Judges

The seven senior judges arrested weekend by the Department of State Security (DSS) over corruption allegations were granted bail, this Newswatchnigeria can report. A top security source said that the judges were released on bail Sunday night on personal recogn...
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October 10, 2016 No Responses

Two aircraft from the presidential fleet have been handed over to the Nigerian air force, six days after two jets from the same fleet were put up for sale. At the handover ceremony on Monday, Babagana Monguno national security adviser...
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Falana to NBA: Blame Yourselves, Not DSS
October 10, 2016 No Responses

Falana to NBA: Blame Yourselves, Not DSS

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has asked members of the legal profession to blame themselves for the harassment of judges by the security agencies. While asking that the judges arrested on Saturday should be granted bail and charged...
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Presidency: We Are Only After Corrupt Judges
October 10, 2016 No Responses

Presidency: We Are Only After Corrupt Judges

The presidency says the recent raid on the houses of judges by the Department of State Services (DSS) is not targeted at the judiciary as an institution, but at corruption. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said this in a statement on...
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Recession: We Are Mostly Affected says Teachers
October 5, 2016 No Responses

Recession: We Are Mostly Affected says Teachers

The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Wednesday said the economic recession in the country is now having negative effects on the welfare and performance of teachers in the country. The state chairman of the NUT, Comrade Ibrahim Umar, on the...
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