The Edo High Court of Justice will begin a Special Criminal Court to expedite trials of offences relating to cultism and kidnapping in July. This announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Court’s Chief Registrar, Benson Osawaru on Friday in Benin. According to the registrar, the court designated
Leading engineering and construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, has again demonstrated its reputation for quality delivery by securing two prestigious awards that highlight its outstanding performance in the industry. The company received the Road Construction Company of the Year Award at the Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Conference in Nigeria organised
The presidency on Thursday said that plans are underway to alter the current national minimum wage configuration because the current economic situation has made the baseline salary unsustainable. Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this while speaking in Abuja during an event organized by a group
The Federal Government, has finally handed over the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, to the concessionaires, Aero Alliance Limited, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Aero Alliance Limited, will now undertake the financing, rehabilitation, expansion, operation, and management of the
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says only about 20 per cent of Point of Sale (POS) operators in Nigeria are registered with the commission. Chairman of the CAC Board, Sen. Ibrahim Ida, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, at
The Police Command in Ogun on Thursday paraded three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a former broadcaster with OGTV, Ms Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Bode Ojajuni, who presented the suspects at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta on
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks and financial institutions to immediately freeze accounts linked to terrorism financing, acting on fresh sanctions designations by Nigerian authorities and the United States Treasury Department over alleged Islamic State (ISIS) connections. In a circular issued on Thursday and signed by
Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, Mr Dennis Guwor, has commended the passage of the State Police Bill by the National Assembly. In a statement issued on Thursday in Asaba, Guwor described the development as a significant milestone in the ongoing national discourse on policing, security and
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says 26 persons have been rescued alive, while eight persons, including a baby girl, have died following the collapse of a three-storey shopping complex in the Alakija area of Lagos. LASEMA disclosed this in an update issued on Thursday, saying the figures were
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved a 60 per cent increase in the salaries and allowances of magistrates and some other judicial officers in the state. The Head of Service (HoS), Mr Segun Odusanya, disclosed this while receiving a delegation of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ondo