Day: February 14, 2024

Group Of Lawmakers Seeks Transition From Presidential To Parliamentary System
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking amendments to the 1999 Constitution to transition from the current presidential system to the…

Court Okays Substituted Service In Suit To Provide Free Education For Children
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of substituted service on all states in the Federation in the suit filed…

FG Can’t Continue To Subsidise Electricity — Power Minister
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff…

Police Nab Kidnapper Linked With Abductions On Abuja-Kaduna Expressway
The Police say it has apprehended a kidnapper responsible for a series of abductions along the Abuja-Kaduna State expressway. In a statement signed by the…

Police Dismiss Officer Over Extortion In Rivers, Two Awaiting Trial
The Rivers State Police Command has announced the dismissal of one Inspector Michael Odey following the conclusion of an orderly room trial. The said Odey…

Emefiele: FG Asks Interpol To Place Three Nigerians On Watchlist Over $6.2m Fraud
The Federal Government has asked the International Police (Interpol) to place three Nigerians on the watch list over alleged forgery. It was gathered that the…

BREAKING: EFCC operatives allegedly arrest FUTA students in midnight raid
Men suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were said to have carried out a midnight operation at the Federal University of…

FG backtracks, says UK lawyers can’t practise in Nigeria
The Federal Government has retracted its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United Kingdom on Tuesday. This…

FG unveils ‘Pulaku’ initiative to end farmer-herder clashes
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it would commence the Pulaku Initiative, a large-scale resettlement programme to address the root causes of incessant clashes between…

Fire Guts Female Hostel In Yobe Varsity
A female hostel in the Yobe State University was gutted by fire on Tuesday, destroying a complete block accommodating about 150 students. Although the cause…