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Jarvis Johnson, a United States of America (USA) lawmaker, in the House of Representatives from the State of Texas, District 139, has called on Nigeria’s Supreme Court to order the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from his long detention. The Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgment in two separate appeals …

• Demolishes Assembly complex, moves against defecting lawmakers A fresh twist crept into the political tension in River States, yesterday, as no fewer than 10 bulldozers charged into the House of Assembly complex and reduced the imposing structures to rubbles. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the decision to demolish and rebuild the complex was …

• Say decision a gradual migration to autonomy The Federal Government, yesterday, exempted universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). It said, henceforth, remunerations to staff members of these institutions would no longer flow through the platform. Minister of the Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to …

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited is not transparent about the financial gains from fuel subsidy removal, the World Bank has disclosed. President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga. This extends to subsidy arrears that are still being deducted and the impact of subsidy removal on federation revenues, the bank noted. The Washington-based made this call in its Nigeria Development …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again reassured members of the public that it is addressing the reported cases of cash scarcity in some major cities across the country. It attributed the current situation to the hoarding of the Naira by some persons due to challenges experienced during the naira redesign project. The Bank’s Acting Director in charge of …

Happenings in past, temporary delay, we’ve recovered We’re proud of Akeredolu, Ondo will forever be grateful for his legacies Hails Tinubu others for restoring peace Ondo State acting governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pleaded with the people of the state to return quickly to the path of accelerated progress that has eluded it in the past months of political crisis. …

On Friday, 19th November, a popular Kano-based Islamic scholar, Muhammad Uthman, made certain claims about the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). AGILE is a World Bank-assisted project of the Federal Ministry of Education geared at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 and 20. During a short commentary after delivering the Friday sermon at …

The world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of painstaking talks, making an unprecedented call to transition away from fossil fuels, but using vague language that could allow some countries to take minimal action. The gavel went down on the agreement, known as the Global Stocktake, in the morning after the …

• Alake rues low budget provision for solid mineral sector, wants N250b for exploration• Estimates nation’s resources at $700b• FG urged to investigate power brokers in fight against insecurity Despite consistently blaming foreign illegal miners for sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country, the Federal Government yesterday made a U-turn when it accused some unnamed powerful Nigerians for sponsoring terrorism …

The Rivers State Government has explained that its decision to demolish and rebuild the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex was based on advice from experts. The government noted that the experts noted that the integrity of the structure has been lost due to the structural defects that arose mainly as a result of the recent explosion and fire incident at …