The council urged Imams and the Ulama to maintain their leading roles as guiding lamps to the believers and promote knowledge sharing and consensus opinion on important issues. The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure equity, justice and fairness in appointments and governance. The council made the…
The counsel said that if the defendants failed to appear for trial on the next adjourned date, he would apply for a bench warrant for their arrest. A federal high court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until March 5, for the re-arraignment of three persons charged with ₦26.4 million fraud. The defendants are Ayoola Kelani,…
Blinken will highlight the administration’s partnership with African nations on issues such as the climate, economic investment, food and health. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola from Sunday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 26. The U.S. State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, in a statement on…
The PRO said that the FRSC personnel who responded to a distress call on the accident, have since taken the victims to the General Hospital, Ringim. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa, on Thursday, said 10 persons died while 12 others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Ringing-Dutse road, in Ringim Local Government…
Asefon assured Nigerians of 100 per cent transparency and accountability in the students loan process. The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students’ Engagement, Sunday Asefon, has expressed the president’s commitment to an uninterrupted academic calendar. Asefon, a former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), was speaking at the official…
He noted that this Performance Bond came with initiatives, deliverables, key performance indicators, timelines and targets, which the sector must unconditionally achieve. The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says there is an urgent need to reposition the Justice sector for optimal performance and enhanced productivity. Fagbemi said this at the Retreat of Heads of…
They added that the allegations she levelled against them were false. Justice Modupe Osho-Adeniyi of an FCT, Gudu, has awarded the sum of ₦50 million as damages to one of the wives of the late Chief MKO Abiola, Prof Zainab Abiola, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for the violation of her fundamental rights to…
Aliyu promised that ICPC was 100 per cent ready to give the FIRS the needed support in the interest of the country’s development. The ICPC and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) have opened talks on three crucial areas they could explore to mitigate financial tax frauds and other corrupt vices. The Chairman of the…
Kuku said the authority is responsible for creating conditions for the development of air transport and services connected with it, most economically and efficiently. The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Olubunmi Kuku on Thursday said the authority got ₦7.7 billion as a COVID-19 intervention fund. She made this known at a public…
The volume of transactions grew by 18 per cent as 1.14 billion shares valued at ₦19.29 billion were exchanged in 17,804 deals. The equity market on Thursday further maintained an upward posture, following sustained buy interests in stocks of Dangote Cement, MTN Nigeria, BUA Cement, among others. Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 2.04 per…
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