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Onnoghen convicted, barred from holding public for 10 years
The Code of Conduct Tribunal convicted the former Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr. Walter Onnoghen, ordered the forfeiture of funds in five bank accounts…
FG Mandates Employers Of Labour To Pay Workers N30, 000. … As Buhari Signs New Minimum Wage Law
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Following the presidential assent of the Minimum Wage bill, which has automatically makes the bill now an Act of the National Assembly with effect…
No Plan To Remove Fuel Subsidy Now — FG
The Federal Government has again clarified its stance on the removal of fuel subsidy, saying it had no plan to do so in the immediate future.…
Senate Approves 2019-2021 MTEF, Fiscal Strategy Paper
After a 155 days consideration, the senate on Tuesday approved the 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The development came just as the…
INEC Declares Wike Winner Of Rivers Election
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Gov. Nyesom Wike, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner in his re-election bid, having been declared winner…
N9trn Pension Fund: Reps Threatens To Issue Bench Warrant On PFAs, Others
House of Representatives threatens to issue a bench warrant to compel Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to appear before its ad hoc committee, if they fail to attend the…
Wike Leads In 8 Of 17 Council Area As INEC Collates Rivers Election Result
Latest results for the governorship and state parliamentary elections held in Rivers State on March 9 show that the incumbent governor and governorship candidate of the…
PSC Approves Promotion Of 8,916 Police Officers
The Police Service Commission ( PSC) has approved the promotion of 8,916 senior police officers to their next substantive ranks. The spokesman of the PSC, Mr Ikechukwu…
FG, States, LGs Share N619.85b
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, on Wednesday said the Federal Government shared billion, as revenue generated in February to the three tiers of…
FG, ASUU Resume Re-Negotiation On 2009 Agreement
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have begun fresh re-negotiations on the 2009 agreement. Briefing the journalists after a meeting that…
