Eunice Afolabi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that it will appeal the order by the National Industrial Court (NIC) directing the suspension of its seven months old strike. In a brief statement by the Chairman of…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, has condemned the grievous assault on a female police officer, Inspector Teju Moses, by her principal, a legal practitioner and human rights activist, Professor Zainab Duke. Mapnews gathered the Mbaise born activist,…
The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaj Lai Mohammed, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar’s economic blueprint is a crude attempt at copying all what the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has done, especially in…
Eunice Afolabi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rebuffed claims that it beams its anti-corruption searchlight on the presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Honourable Justice Ita Mbaba. READ ALSO: Senate Approves Appointment Of Justice Olukayode…
Eunice Afolabi Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has been confirmed as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, by the Senate. The Senate made this confirmation on Wednesday, September 21 after about an hour of drilling. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir moved that the…
Eunice Afolabi Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is asking the Senate for the approval of the issuance of promissory notes totalling over N402 billion. Mapnews reports that the first of such requests read in plenary by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was…
Eunice Afolabi The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) in its recent Nigeria’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16 Shadow Report, 2022, revealed that the $670 million spent on security votes each year, the situation is still deteriorating. According to the…
Eunice Afolabi The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to suspend the ongoing Strike. While delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal government, Justice Polycarp Hamman impeded ASUU from continuing…
Eunice Afolabi The Sokoto State Government has approved the sum of N5.8 billion for various contracts to mitigate flood disasters in the state. A breakdown indicates that over N4.5 billion will be spent on roads and bridges affected by floods…
Uganda has declared an outbreak of Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) in Mubende district in the central part of the country. This is coming following a confirmed case in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. READ…
