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President Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has instructed the dismissal of Dr. Tony Jaja, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission. This is contained in a notice shared with journalists by the spokesperson for the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr Umar Gwandu, on Monday. The document containing the notice of his dismissal was…
Training of personnel for the new unit of the Nigeria Police designed to combat high criminal activities in the country will commence today in designated locations of Osun and Nasarawa States. The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit is being assembled by the Police command following the disbandment of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)….
Four people have been confirmed dead from COVID-19 complications in Nigeria, taking the total number of deaths from the virus to 1,123. Health authorities, revealed that, three out of every five deaths from the coronavirus in Nigeria are people that are 50 years and above. This however, shows the malignant effect of the virus on…
The Police Service Commission is set to dismiss 37 operatives of the disbanded SARS. The Commission is also set to prosecute 24 of the operatives for professional misconduct. According to reports, the action was a result of the investigations of human rights violation and abuse of office among other things carried out by the Presidential…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Kwara State Governor has signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Bill into law. Kwara has left the 19 states widely criticized for not entrenching the key human rights law. Kwara was among the 19 states yet to domesticate the law, which addresses domestic violence and other socio-cultural and political issues such as genital…
Olasunkanmi Opeifa, a Nigerian has emerged as one of the top ten finalist for the Global Peace Prize award. Olasunkanmi is an English teacher at the Government Day School, Kaura, Abuja. The Global Teacher Prize is an annual US million-dollar award organized by the Varkey Foundation to a teacher who has made an outstanding impact…
The Federal Government has granted the release of N30 billion as part payment of the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This was finalized at the meeting which was held on Friday between the Federal Government and ASUU. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labor and Employment said ‘The Accountant…
The presidency has stated that it is considering an omnibus reform bill that will improve the quality of business across the country. The bill will enclose all the reforms introduced so far into the business sector of the economy in a single legislative framework. According to reports, the bill is undergoing working preparations by the…
Folarin Falana, popularly Hip Pop artiste known as Falz, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the governing council of the National Human Rights Commission. The plea was made due to the high rate of police brutality during the protests. There has been complaints of attacks by the protesters in Abuja and Lagos. Falz request…
The Federal Government commenced negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to dissolve the persisting strike action recently. Lecturers of Federal and State-Owned Universities have declined resumption for over six months as a result of the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) salary payment platform. The indefinite strike is…
