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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has threatened striking doctors that the Federal Government may stop paying their salaries if they do not resume to work. He said this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to Ngige, the Federal Government is empowered by labour law to stop paying salaries of […]

Twenty-four hours after gunmen attacked a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, he said the operation lasted for more than 10 minutes. Gunmen had opened fire during a town hall meeting at the Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing three of his security aides. But […]

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have asked the National Assembly to enact laws that will ban government officials from seeking healthcare overseas. NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, stated this on Thursday while speaking on Punch Live interview programme. He said until the legislature makes a law restricting government officials from medical tourism, the much-desired […]

The US government says it cannot confirm the accurate figure of casualties from last October’s Lekki tollgate shooting in Lagos during a protest against police brutality. The US Department of States said this in its 45th annual human rights report. The report said “accurate information on the fatalities” from the shooting remain fuzzy because apart […]

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has dismissed a tweet that quoted him as saying that he won’t mind a constitutional amendment to allow unlimited term of office for the president if President Muhammadu Buhari wishes to remain in office beyond 2023. Lawan, in a statement by his media aide, Ola Awoniyi, said he never made such […]

Gunmen on Wednesday attacked Prof. Charles Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who has indicated interest in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. Daily Trust gathered that he was attacked in Isuofia, where he hails from in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. Three policemen among the security aides attached […]

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he made an error while calling for more youths to be drafted into the Nigerian Army in a bid to adequately tackle the nation’s security challenges.  In a communique by his media aide Tunde Rahman, Tinubu stated on Tuesday that contrary to comments made […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers next month. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 6, 2021. The deadline had […]

The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the executive and legislature must work together and release money to address poverty and unemployment in Nigeria. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, also urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to immediately put a stop to […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday insisted on its plan to begin a nationwide strike on Thursday, saying the Federal Government was not sincere in implementing agreements. The First Vice-President of the NARD, Dr Arome Adejo, who spoke on behalf of the President of the association, Dr  Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, in an interview with Punch in […]

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has stated that women are far more intelligent than men.  The former Governor of Rivers state said this while speaking at the second edition of the Association of Nigerian Women Business Network in Abuja.  In a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, the Minister […]

There was a mild drama inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on Sunday, as the former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, attacked ex-Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha. Eyewitnesses said Ilomuanya, who was calmly seated before Okorocha’s arrival, suddenly […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on April 1, if members owed salaries and allowances are not paid. The decision was contained in a communique issued after the association’s  extraordinary national executive council meeting, which held on Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja. According to the […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has vowed to resign his appointment should he be asked to act against his conscience or in violation of rule of law. An EFCC’s statement shared via the commission’s twitter handle on Saturday stated that Mr Bawa spoke on Friday, while featuring on a Nigerian […]

President Buhari has spent eight months in the country without embarking on a foreign trip, the longest since his regime began almost six years ago on May 29, 2015. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plays a key role in limiting the President’s international travels as the highly infectious disease has claimed over 2.7 million lives across […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has warned against the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines online. INTERPOL noted that criminals have started producing and selling fake vaccines through online platforms. The law enforcement organisation, in a statement published on its website, said members of the public that purchase such fake vaccines are at risk of serious health hazards. “With […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday offered a special prayer against another civil war in Nigeria. President Buhari spoke at an event to welcome the World leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement, Sheikh Muhammadul Mahy Niass, the Grand Khalifa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass. The President, who recalled that in the 30 months of the civil […]