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As Nigerians continue to react to the harsh response of the Federal Government to Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s call for Nigeria’s restructuring, another cleric, Sam Adeyemi, Senior Pastor of Lagos-based church, Daystar Christian Centre, has admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to be a good listener.   “When did it become a threat for citizens to express opinions, […]

  Nigeria on Monday announced a special salary scale and longer years of service for basic and secondary teachers in the country.   These measures have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, announced at the in commemoration of the 2020 World Teachers Day.   He said Buhari had raised […]

The call for a political and economic restructuring of Nigeria got louder on Saturday, with one of the country’s leading clerics warning of a possible breakup if the calls were not heeded.   Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, declared that restructuring remained the effective solution to the various […]

Nigeria’s presidency has rubbished calls for restructuring of the country, insisting such calls are coming from enemies of the Nigerian people and amount to threats on the existence of the country.   The latest reaction from the seat of power comes after one of he nation’s respected clerics added his voice to the strident demands […]

  Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday banned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, and other tactical squads of the force, including the Special Tactical Squad, STS, Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Anti-Cultism Squad and others operating at the federal, zonal and command levels from carrying out stop-and-search patrols.   They were also banned […]

Chevron Nigeria Limited said on Friday it would cut its workforce by a quarter, as it reviews its manpower requirements in the light of the changing business environment.   Chevron’s General Manager Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Esimaje Brikinn, disclosed this in a statement.  “The aim is to have a business that is competitive and […]

  The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upheld the election of governor Duoye Diri, and upturned the August 17, 2020 verdict of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which had sacked him from office and ordered a fresh poll to be conducted within 90 days.   The decision was taken by a […]

The Ekiti State Police Command has raised the alarm that some bandits were planning to invade the state with the aim of unleashing terror on the people. The command said it had intelligence reports that indicated that that the bandits would pose as law-abiding citizens before launching attacks on their host communities after settling down. […]

The Nigerian has approved the full reopening of all the Unity Schools in the country from October 12.    Mallam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, announced this  at a press briefing in Abuja Friday.   Adamu said the schools in the country were free to fix resumption dates and ensure adequate safety measures.   Schools […]

Nigeria should be marking its sixty years as an independent nation this Thursday, October 1 with fanfare and pageantry. The drums should rolled out so the citizens can do the dances for which they are known.   It is not quite so. There is apprehension instead jubilation; there  fear instead of cheer. Orders are coming […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday continued the blame game that has characterised his administration in blaming past leaders for Nigeria’s woes.   In his Independence Day speech marking Nigeria’s 60hth anniversary, Buhari applauded his administration but lampooned those who governed the country from 1999 to 2015, the year he became a civilian president.   As […]

  Cash-strapped Nigeria has had its foreign reserves boosted following a London Commercial Court’s $200million security guarantee release for the stay of execution of Process and Industrial Development Limited’s (P&ID’s) claims against the country.   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said in a tweet at its verified handle @cenbank on Tuesday  that the release […]