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The Nigerian government, on Tuesday, signed a fresh agreement with the U.S. government for the return of over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, represented the federal government at the agreement signing ceremony held at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja on Tuesday. Mary Leonard, …

A bill seeking to establish a National Electoral Offences Commission, which is under consideration by the National Assembly, has proposed to classify hate speech as an electoral offence that may attract a jail term of 10 years or a fine of N40m or both. The House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral Matters held a public hearing on the ‘Bill for …

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has sought audience with the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association is also proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist government in making more funds available for universities. NAPTAN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, disclosed this during an …

When Kazeem Ganiyu shut down operations at a bakery in Muslim-Odinjo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, last February, he lamented the rising cost of production and the ripple effect on the market. Mr Kazeem told PREMIUM TIMES that as a baker, he could no longer cope with the rising cost of materials needed for baking because the cost of production …

The House of Representatives has rolled out a proposal that would ensure stiff punishment for electoral infractions and promote fair and credible polls. In a proposed legislation tagged: “A Bill to Establish the National Electoral Offences Commission, the lawmerkers propose at least 15-year jail term for anyone convicted of vote buying in any election and 20 years or a fine of …

• Obi meets Afenifere leader, Adebanjo in Lagos• ‘Northwest states indifferent to 2023 elections over insecurity, Shettima’• Soyinka: Same faith ticket controversial, ill-timed• Why Tinubu deserves to be next president, by Keyamo As the crises in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linger, some governors loyal to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, have moved to Paris, France, for further deliberations …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has urged stakeholders to step up global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking and all other forms of modern slavery. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition, which is marked on August 23, every year, by the United Nations Educational, …

*List plans to further reduce deficit, attaining 70% stock Collaboration between the Federal Government and the private sector will not only ensure effective coordination of the infrastructure development across the nation, and all sectors of the economy, it will also bridge the nation’s infrastructure gaps, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). This is a major reason why the Buhari …

President Muhammadu Buhari, and four others have been dragged before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over their alleged unlawful interference in the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The suit brought by an aggrieved indigene of the Niger Delta region from Imo State, has President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice, …

• We won’t succumb to blackmail -ASUU Two civil societies, the Nigerian Project Initiative (NPI) and the Initiative to Save Democracy (ISD) have threatened to mobilise other civil society groups for a showdown against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its decision to shut lecture halls until its demand for payment of six months salaries while its members were on …