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The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, a civil society organisation composed of legal practitioners, has declared its intention to file a lawsuit at the Federal High Court to contest the recently enacted National Anthem Act, 2024. The legislation, which was signed into law on Wednesday, reinstated the former national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail […]
The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of the masses should be the top priority of Organised Labour, the Federal Government stressed. The […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Crimes Commission says it has secured the conviction of a woman, Bilikis Adeyinka, for hawking naira notes in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The EFCC in a statement on its Facebook page on Thursday disclosed that the convict was arrested while hawking a sum of N897,900, an act […]
There was tension in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday, following the killing of two soldiers by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at a military checkpoint at the Obikabia Junction in the Obingwa Local Councils of the state. Though the Indigenous People of Biafra was yet to claim the attack, the development came following the warning to the […]
Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear native land, Though tribe and tongue may differ, In brotherhood, we stand, Nigerians all, and proud to serve Our sovereign Motherland. Our flag shall be a symbol That truth and justice reign, In peace or battle honour’d, And this we count as gain, To hand on to […]
President Bola Tinubu today, Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeked to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the joint plenary that Tinubu attended, who later confirmed ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ as the “latest national anthem”. […]
President Bola Tinubu has attributed his victory in the 2023 election to his stint in parliament in the botched Third Republic. Tinubu was elected into the Senate to represent Lagos Central District on the platform of the Social Democratic Party. He was a Senator from December 5, 1992, till November 17, 1993, when the Third […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it had reinstated the suspended social investment programme, disclosing the scheme would provide direct payments to 75 million Nigerians in 50 million households to reduce the suffering of citizens, especially vulnerable groups. It stated that the cash transfer programme was overhauled to tackle fraud. The Minister of Finance […]
Chad, on Thursday, ended three-year military rule as Mahamat Deby who officially won 61 per cent of the May 6 votes was sworn in as president after an electoral victory contested by the opposition. The inauguration was graced by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and seven other African heads of state, as well as Constitutional […]
It is official as Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. Yusuf announced the decision on Thursday after signing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I […]
