The death toll recorded in the building collapse, which happened on Wednesday, at Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, has increased to four. This was confirmed in a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday promised automatic employment to all 774 fellows under the newly launched National Health Fellows Programme after their one-year service. Speaking at the programme’s launch at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, President Tinubu told the fellows, who will monitor Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the nation’s 774 local government areas,…
The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghen for six months for violation of the Red Chambers rules. Her suspension followed her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio who she accused of sexual harassment. “That the Senate do suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months for her total violation of the Senate Standing Rules (2023 as…
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment and abuse of office petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, declaring it “dead on arrival”. The committee on Wednesday cited procedural violations and legal constraints During the probe session, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Neda Imasuen,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of ₦1.37bn, allegedly diverted from the coffers of the state government into a private account during the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The money allegedly diverted into an account belonging to Indo Kaduna Marts JV Nigeria Limited, was…
Nigeria has officially joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This addition increases the total number of EBRD shareholders to 77, including 75 national shareholders, the European Union, and the European Investment Bank. Nigeria applied to join the bank in April 2024, and the EBRD’s Board of Governors approved its membership in May…
