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*As Imo CJ faces alleged age falsification panel The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, and his counterpart in the Rivers State High Court, Justice I. Igwe, are among judges to appear before a committee set up to probe issues of conflicting and contradictory court orders in …

The federal government has commended state governors who have begun implementing the new N70,000 minimum wage, urging those yet to do so to take immediate action. This initiative, emphasised as a priority for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aims to address the rising cost of living across the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, during a …

As the November 5 election draws closer in the US and to balance the will of the people with the power of states, the US presidential election process is a special fusion of democratic voting and constitutional principles. The Electoral College and direct public voting are two unique components of the presidential election process, which has its roots in a …

Universities across the country, especially those owned by the federal government, were on Monday shut down by non-academic staff under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU. The step followed the decision of the national leaders of the two unions that their members should start …

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says lawmakers will amend the country’s constitution to create seats for women in parliament and ensure that women are included in joint tickets for executive positions. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has an extremely low representation of women in governance. Women make up less than 10 per …

The 19th Northern States Governors Forum and the Northern States Council of Emirates and Chiefs have rejected the current tax reform bill forwarded to the National Assembly as it is against the interests of the region. To this end, the forum unanimously rejects the proposed tax amendments and calls on members of the National Assembly to oppose any bill that …

Worried by the protracted security challenges in the North-west, President Bola Tinubu has charged the military to end insecurity in the region.The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, at the weekend, visited the theatres of operations in Zamfara State and the Headquarters of Joint Task Force, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma North-west’, where he conveyed the directive by Tinubu to the …

Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied ever signing any deal with the Chinese government to the tune of $45.21m for flyover bridges. He, therefore assured the people of the state that he would not be another memorandum of understanding (MoU) governor like Godwin Obaseki. Okpebholo gave the assurance weekend while reacting to allegation by the People’s Democratic Party …

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, larger than any other in Africa or Europe, has shipped its first seaborne petrol cargo as a vital fuel-producing unit continues to ramp up, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The Sabaek sailed with about 500,000 barrels of the petroleum product from Dangote to the nearby commercial hub of Lagos in recent days, according to a port report and ship-tracking …

•Modular refineries don’t refine petrol — Analyst•Nigerians should consider CNG, others — 11Plc Despite efforts to expand domestic capacity, there were indications, yesterday, that Nigeria would continue to import Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in the short and medium term because of the government deregulation policy, the inability of modular refineries to refine petrol, lack of funds …