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Court Orders IG To Produce Foreign Nationals, Others For Arraignment In An Alleged N37.6m Fraud Case   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of …

Reps Move To Revive Local Languages For Teaching In Nigerian Schools By Saheed Badmus     Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to commence a pilot programme in selected schools across the country, to assess the feasibility and benefits of utilising local languages as a medium of instruction and teaching. This was sequel to a …

Kebbi Government Cracks Down On Land Grabbers, Arraigns 2 Suspects In Court. The Kebbi State Government has intensified efforts to combat illegal land acquisition and the issuance of fraudulent land certificates, as two suspected land grabbers have been arraigned in court. At a press briefing held on Thursday, in Birnin Kebbi, the commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Muhammad Dangi …

DSS Personnel Threatens To Kill Journalist In Kebbi By Jameel Gulma, Kebbi   An Officer of the  Department of State Security (DSS) attached to Kebbi State Command, identified as Dauda Auwalu Taura has slapped a correspondent of the Authority newspaper, Mallam Shuaibu Zubair, when the journalist asked him to pay up his electricity bill. Taura, who got angry because his …

Group Tasks INEC On Leveraging Collaboration And Voter Register Audit By Binta Haroon   The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to leverage collaboration and conduct an audit of its voter register for better service delivery. The programme manager of the association, Mr. Moses Oluwaseyi, made the call while sharing its election observation …

Bayelsa Deputy Governor Weeps For Law Profession In Nigeria …says profession Is fast losing respect, dying   Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has once again expressed concern over setbacks vitiating the integrity and relevance of the law profession in Nigeria due to unprofessional conducts of some members of the bar and bench. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who stated this during …

FG To Begin Payment Of Pension Backlog – Edun   The minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the federal government will soon begin payment of pension backlog. Edun said this during a peaceful rally by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS) at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja …

Tinubu Returns From Saudi Arabia     President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja from an official trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he attended the Joint Arab-Islamic summit. The president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 8. 00 p.m. and was welcomed by members of his administration. On hand to welcome the President were …

Rep. Committee on Housing Visits Federal Housing Authority FHA   The House of Representatives Committee on Housing has paid a working visit to the corporate headquarters of Federal Housing Authority, FHA. Led by the chairman of the committee, Rt. Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin , said the visit was in line with the provision of the constitution that affected oversight visits to …

Minister Affirms Support for Nigerian Businesses in African Market Shalom Oludele   The Honourable Minister of State for Trade and Investment (Industry), Senator John Owan Enoh, has reiterated the federal government’s dedication to helping Nigerian businesses tap into vast opportunities within the African market. During an interaction recently, the minister emphasized the ministry’s mission to create favorable conditions for Nigerian …