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Appeal Court Nullifies Kogi West Election, Sacks Melaye

Appeal Court Nullifies Kogi West Election, Sacks Melaye

October 11, 2019 9:59 am

Embattled Senator representing Kogi-west Senatorial District, Dino Melaye while reacting to the Friday, Appeal Court Judgement said that in all things he gives glory to God.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court on Friday upheld the judgment of the Kogi National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal and ordered a fresh election within 90 days.

According to Melaye, I just lost my election at the Appeal Court and Fresh election ordered. Senator Dino Melaye took to his twitter handle to console himself and calm his aggrieved supporters:

“In all things, I give God the Praise. …

Obesity: Ban Snacking On Public Transport - UK Doctor

Obesity: Ban Snacking On Public Transport – UK Doctor

October 11, 2019 9:02 am

Snacking should be banned on public transport and extra taxes placed on unhealthy foods to tackle child obesity, England’s outgoing chief medical officer says. In her final report as CMO, Dame Sally Davies also called for tighter rules on advertising and takeaways.

She said children needed more help as they were “drowning in a flood” of unhealthy options. If ministers were not bold, she added, they would fail to cut obesity rates. A target to halve rates by 2030 has been set.

Will we see radical action to tackle child obesity?

Dame Sally said: “The unavoidable fact is that over …

2020 Budget: President, Vice To Spend ₦3.3bn On Trips

2020 Budget: President, Vice To Spend ₦3.3bn On Trips

October 11, 2019 6:46 am

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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will spend a total of ₦3.327bn on foreign and local trips in 2020. The figure is contained in the details of the 2020 Appropriation Bill that Buhari presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday. The item was tagged Travel and Transport (General) under State House (President) and State House (Vice-President).

In the 2019 Budget, a total of ₦1.3bn was allocated for the foreign and local trips of the President and the Vice-President. While N1bn …

FG Sets Up Committee To Monitor Local Petrol Dealings

FG Sets Up Committee To Monitor Local Petrol Dealings

October 11, 2019 3:00 am

The federal government has set up a committee comprising of 89 persons to monitor the volume of petrol imported and consumed daily in Nigeria.

The team, according to a statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), was drawn from five key agencies comprising the corporation itself, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), and Department of State Services (DSS).

Their job, the statement, which was signed by the Acting Group General Manager Public Affairs of the NNPC, Mr. Samson Makoji, explained, would be to ensure transparency and accountability in the distribution …

Labour Interpreted Minimum Wage Increase Wrongly - Ngige

Labour Interpreted Minimum Wage Increase Wrongly – Ngige

October 11, 2019 2:34 am

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Thursday attributed the challenges being experienced in reaching agreement on full implementation of the new minimum wage increase, caused by the present impasse over the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage for Grade Levels 7 to 17, to the wrong interpretation of the increase by the organised labour.

The minister, while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) who visited him in Abuja, accused labour of interpreting the minimum wage to suit its purpose.

He said: “Consequential adjustment of the minimum wage is the main issue. It …

Nigeria Will Team Up With Cameroon To Set Cocoa Price

Nigeria Will Team Up With Cameroon To Set Cocoa Price

October 11, 2019 2:13 am

Nigeria is planning to team up with Cameroon to agree on a premium for their cocoa with international buyers, following moves by the top producers – Ivory Coast and Ghana, to boost prices for their crops, the Vice President of the World Cocoa Producers Organisation, Sayina Riman, has said.

The plan, which was said to have been suggested by Nigeria, the world’s fourth-largest cocoa producer, is part of a drive-by cocoa growers in West Africa and Latin America to try to address a perceived imbalance between farmers’ incomes and money made by big commodities traders.

Newsmen reported that Ivory Coast …

NIWA: Moghalu Pledges To Complete Every Ongoing Project

NIWA: Moghalu Pledges To Complete Every Ongoing Project

October 11, 2019 1:58 am

The new Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, has promised to continue all ongoing viable and justifiable projects of the agency as long they conform to due process and the Act establishing NIWA.

Moghalu made this known at NIWA headquarters in Lokoja while delivering his speech shortly after he assumed office as the substantive head of the agency.
He pointed out that the overall policy objectives of NIWA were to transform the inland waterways to make them not just economically, viable but also to provide a safe, reliable and alternate transport system to ease …

President Trump Optimistic About US-China Trade Talks

President Trump Optimistic About US-China Trade Talks

October 11, 2019 1:20 am

US President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note at the end of the first day of US-China trade talks in Washington DC.

“We had a very, very good negotiation with China,” Mr. Trump told reporters after the talks wrapped up.

Mr. Trump will meet directly with Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on Friday. Earlier reports suggested the Chinese delegation might leave after the first day of talks. Asian markets followed Wall Street higher after Mr. Trump’s comments.

Thursday’s talks kicked off amid a backdrop of renewed tensions, as the US blacklisted 28 Chinese entities over human rights …

I Have Zero Tolerance For Corruption, Says CJN Tanko

I Have Zero Tolerance For Corruption, Says CJN Tanko

October 11, 2019 1:04 am

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has declared that he has zero-tolerance for corruption and expressed the readiness of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate and sanction judges across the country, who indulge in acts that are incongruent with judicial norms.

The CJN, who is also the Chairman of the NJC, advised any aggrieved member of the public offended by the conduct of any judicial officer to forward a petition to the legal body for appropriate action, saying his administration has zero-tolerance for corruption within the judiciary.

The CJN’s position is coming as the opposition …

Day Against Death Penalty: NGO Makes Case For Children

Day Against Death Penalty: NGO Makes Case For Children

October 10, 2019 5:33 pm

As the World marks Day Against the Death Penalty, Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) and Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) on Thursday drew attention to the negative impact of the death penalty on children.

October 10 has over the years been slated as World Day Against the Death Penalty. It is a day set aside every year to advocate the abolition of the death penalty and raise awareness on the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners on death sentence. The day was first organised by the World Coalition against the Death Penalty in 2003.

To commemorate the day, …

FG To Review NBC Code, Proposes ₦5m Fine For Hate Speech

FG To Review NBC Code, Proposes ₦5m Fine For Hate Speech

October 10, 2019 12:55 pm

The federal government has approved recommendations to review the National Broadcasting Code (NBC) and extant broadcasting laws.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday that the measure was to insulate the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from undue political interference and exercise its regulatory powers, particularly with respect to the issuance and withdrawal of broadcasting license. The review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws will now reflect the review of fines to be paid by erring broadcasting stations from ₦500,000 to ₦5 million for breaches relating to hate speeches, inciting comments and indecency. In …

Former President Jonathan Pays Aso Rock A Visits

Former President Jonathan Pays Aso Rock A Visit

October 10, 2019 12:28 pm

Former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja visited President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House. The former president who was driven into the Presidential Villa at about 2.58 pm, was received by State House Chief of Protocol, Lawan Kazaure, before walking into the waiting hands of the president in his office.

However, the closed-door meeting was so brief as it did not last for more than 10 minutes before the former president came out of Buhari’s office, entered into his car and was driven off.

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