November 18, 2021

Lai Mohammed has hailed the United States for removing Nigeria from its list of countries that violate religious freedom.

A statement issued by Anthony Blinken, United States Secretary of State on Wednesday, had announced the removal of Nigeria from the list of countries that limit religious freedoms around the world.

However, Lai Mohammed in a statement issued in Paris on Thursday described the announcement as fair and just.

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The Minister of Information reiterated Nigeria’s earlier stand when it was put on the list in December 2020, that it does …

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stated that he will await the steps taken by various States, before taking action on the report of the Lagos judicial panel of inquiry on police brutality.

Buhari, who made this known during a meeting with Mr. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, stated that quite a number of State governments are involved and have given different terms of reference to the probe panels.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Lagos State Panel of Investigation in its recently leaked report about the Lekki Toll Gate incident revealed that police and …

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived Abuja, the capital of Nigeria in continuation of his tour of three African countries.

Blinken arrived at the presidential complex in a motorcade on Thursday and is expected to have a meeting with Buhari in his office.

The Nigerian leader and US top diplomat are also expected to discuss security issues facing Nigeria especially terrorism in the northern region.

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Blinken will, after the meeting, head to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s office to sign some agreements between the US and Nigeria and …

The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments.

Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun), the Chairman of, Senate Committee on Capital Market, gave the query when the commission’s Director-General Yuguda Lamido appeared before the committee for 2022 budget defence on Wednesday in Abuja.

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Amosun said that it was out of place for SEC to have expended close to 70 per cent of its revenue on salaries and emoluments.

‘Your emolument was almost ₦6 billion

Kaduna school teachers and Governor Nasir el-Rufai are heading for a new showdown over a notice to conduct a fresh competency test.

The test, billed for December is for primary school teachers

On Wednesday, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) asked its members to shun the test.

The Deputy National President of the union, Mr Kelvin Nwankwo, gave the directive in Kaduna in a meeting with the teachers.

The Kaduna government in January 2018 sacked 21,780 primary school teachers for failing a competency test conducted in 2017 and recruited 25,000 qualified ones.

Kaduna State …

Governor Hope Uzodinma has expressed readiness to launch a new security outfit in Imo state on the 30 November.

The new security outfit will fuse local vigilante organisations and the Community Policing network, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba said.

Emelumba spoke to journalists after the Imo State Executive Council Meeting held at the Douglas House Owerri.

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Imo Government has also approved the takeoff of 50 development centres across the State, in order to bring the Government closer to the people.

According to the Commissioner, the number of …