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The federal government has ordered the stoppage of payment of salaries of members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) who are currently on strike over unresolved welfare issues. The government said it has invoked the “no work, no pay” policy to ensure that members of the association are not paid and […]

Maryam Shetty, a ministerial nominee from Kano, was at the National Assembly Complex on Friday for screening when President Bola Tinubu sent another name to replace her.  On Wednesday, Tinubu added 19 names, including Shetty, to the list of ministerial nominees sent to the senate for screening — six days after forwarding the […]

Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo, has approached a federal high court in Abuja with a suit to prevent an alleged impeachment plot against him. Shaibu, in an ex parte motion filed on July 28, asked the court to restrain the defendants from preventing him from carrying out his role as deputy governor. […]

President Bola Tinubu has written the national assembly about the military intervention in Niger Republic, in the wake of the coup in the landlocked West African nation. Godswill Akpabio, senate president, read out the letter during plenary on Friday. In the letter, Tinubu, who is also the chairperson of the Economic Community […]

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Maryam Shetty as a minister. The president communicated his decision to the senate as screening of ministerial nominees resumed on Friday. Godswill Akpabio, senate president, read the letter from the president during plenary. Mariya Mahmoud would replace Shetty on the list. The […]

Abdulaziz Yari, a senator, says President Bola Tinubu made the “right decision” in nominating Bello Matawalle, former governor of Zamfara. Matawalle is among the 47 ministerial nominees presented to the senate for screening by Tinubu. Speaking when he paid Matawalle a congratulatory visit in Abuja on Thursday, Yari, who represents Zamfara west […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has partnered with NIPCO Gas Limited to construct 35 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across the country. CNG is a fuel that can be used in place of petrol, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It is used in traditional petrol/internal combustion engine automobiles […]