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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up panels to probe seven judges accused of engaging in sundry acts of corruption. A statement signed by the Director of Information at the NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, said the meeting was chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, who doubles as the chairman of the council. In a statement …

The Rural Electrification Agency has begun installation of decentralised Solar Home Systems (SHS) in Makoko area of Lagos State, to bridge energy supply to underserved and off-grid communities. Mr Salihijo Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of the agency, told newsmen during an inspection to Makoko community on Saturday that the agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Power had provided …

Hopes of early completion of the $25 billion Nigeria -Morocco Gas Pipeline Project (NMGPP) brightened on Friday as the Federal Government signed four significant Memoranda of Understanding aimed at strengthening the project. The MoUs were signed at the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. Also, the project’s Steering Committee met to discuss the progress …

…Assures Tinubu of ‘zero’ oil theft in Niger Delta Mujahid Asari Dokubo, a prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator, on Friday, in Abuja, alleged that the bulk cases of oil theft recorded in the oil-rich region are traceable to the Nigerian Army and Navy. “The military is at the centre of oil theft and we have to make this …

…Hails emergence of Agbebaku, Edeko as speaker, deputy Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State today charged newly inaugurated members of the State’s 8th Assembly on effective legislation to engender sustainable development. He called for a smooth executive-legislative collaboration to sustain the gains recorded by the administration across all sectors of the State in the past six years. Obaseki who gave …

By Eben Enasco Hon Blessing Agbebaku has been elected the Speaker of the 8th Edo State House of Assembly which was inaugurated today. He was administered the oath of office by the Clerk of the House Alhaji Yahaya Omogbai, promising to uphold the principal of the ethics of conduct as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria …

By Eben Enasco Outgoing Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly Rt Hon Marcus Onobun has Charged members of the Eight Assembly-elect to be more concerned about the plight of their constituents, not their leaders. This is because, Onobun believes that achieving the primacy of veritable representatives and the provision of democratic dividends, should form a larger part of their …

The National Population Commission (NPC) has reiterated its commitment to conduct the best and first-ever digital population and housing census in Nigeria. The NPC, however, said there is no new date for the conduct of the 2023 census after the initial scheduled date of  May 3 to 7 was postponed. Addressing journalists on the status of the 2023 census and the …

The former JAMB registrar Dibu Ojerinde is facing multiple charges of corruption before different judges. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Thursday, arraigned a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office. Mr Ojerinde, a professor, was arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alongside …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Policy Advisory Council has recommended the declaration of a state of emergency on revenue generation in the country. The council also proposed the merger of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigerian Customs Service, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency into the Nigerian Revenue Service in order to enable an efficient collection of all direct …