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The Edo government has announced the reduction of work days from five to three to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on civil servants. In a statement on Tuesday, Godwin Obaseki, the governor, said his government shared the pains of the people, assuring that his administration will stand with them “in […]

Festus Keyamo, former minister of state for labour, says he has filed an appeal to challenge a court ruling dismissing his money laundering suit against Atiku Abubakar. TheCable had reported that a federal high court in Abuja dismissed the money laundering case against Abubakar, former vice-president. In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/84/2023, Keyamo […]

The Labour Party (LP) has presented Forms EC8B from 17 states as exhibits before the presidential election tribunal to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory. Ben Anichebe, counsel to the LP and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, spoke while tendering documents at the resumed hearing of the joint petition filed before the […]

The house of representatives committee on aviation has faulted the process leading to the unveiling of  Nigeria Air. Speaking at an investigative hearing on Tuesday with Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and representatives of ministry of aviation, Nnaji Nnolim, chairman of the committee, said the unveiling of Nigeria Air was a fraud. […]

The federal high court in Abuja has again summoned Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over a $53 million judgement debt arising from the Paris Club refunds. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, on Tuesday, insisted that the court will not hear Emefiele’s motion for stay until he appears before […]

The legal team of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it was denied access to electoral documents by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite paying N6 million.  The team is requesting the documents as exhibits, to tender before the presidential election petition tribunal, to prove its case […]

Mudashiru Obasa has been re-elected as speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly. Obasa was unanimously re-elected on Tuesday after the proclamation of the state’s 10th assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The lawmaker representing Agege constituency 1 was nominated by Temitope Adewale, member representing Ifako-Ijaiye constituency 1. Mojisola Meranda was […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by five residents of the federal capital territory (FCT), who sought to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, on Tuesday, ordered the lawyer representing the five residents to pay the sum of N10 million each […]

The senate has approved a request from President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Tinubu’s request was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. The president did not list the names of the prospective special advisers. After the letter was read, […]