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Senate Orders Ban On Importation Of Textile

November 13, 2019 6:08 am

The Senate, yesterday, directed the Executive to ban importation of foreign textile materials. 

The upper legislative chamber said it was worried that all textile manufacturing industries in the country were comatose and importation of foreign fabrics on the rise.

It has, therefore, urged the Executive to revamp Kaduna, Kano, Aba, United Nigeria textiles, among others to promote local textile production.   The decision followed a motion by Barkiya Abdullahi Kabir on the urgent need to revamp the nation’s comatose textile industry.

Leading the debate, Kabir argued that between 1960 and 1970, textile industry played a significant role in the manufacturing sector …

Hope Rises for Akpabio as A’Court Orders Rerun Election

November 10, 2019 1:46 am

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has annulled the election of Senator Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who until the judgment represented Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District and ordered a rerun within 90 days.

In the same breath, the Court of Appeal in Lagos, yesterday, dismissed an appeal filed by the Labour Party (LP) challenging the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that affirmed the election of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State.

However, with the recent development in the Senate, the balance of power has shifted significantly, decimating …

Adamawa: Gov Orders Payment Of Minimum Wage, Effective Nov.

Adamawa: Gov Orders Payment Of Minimum Wage, Effective Nov.

November 5, 2019 5:08 pm

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has ordered the implementation of ₦30,000 new national Minimum Wage in the state.

The new wage takes effect from November, according to a statement by the Director Media and Communications, Solomon Kumangar.

The statement reads:

“Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has directed that payment of the new national minimum wage should commence from November, 2019.

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“This order covers state civil servants as well as local government employees.”

Governor Fintiri had promised to implement the new national Minimum Wage once the Federal Government concluded discussions on its consequential effect.

THE …

NDDC Contractors Ordered Back To Site Within 21 Days By FG

NDDC Contractors Ordered Back To Site Within 21 Days By FG

October 26, 2019 1:58 am
The Federal Government has directed all mobilised contractors of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), who have not completed their projects, to report back to the site within three weeks.The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this yesterday when the Niger Delta Agitators Network (NDAN), Abuja Chapter, led by Safety Braye Samuel Numonde, paid a courtesy call on the ministry.The Minister said the Federal Government cannot change the region unless it ensures that money meant for its development is spent judiciously.He, therefore, charged the group to agitate for uncommon development and promised to work with them to create …
Government Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage From April 18

Government Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage From April 18

October 24, 2019 1:52 am

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo issued the directive yesterday in Abuja that full payment of the new minimum wage to Nigerian workers takes effect from April 18, 2019.

The approval followed an earlier agreement between organised labour and the Federal Government on the consequential adjustments.

In the adjustments agreed upon by the labour stakeholders, workers on grade level 07 will henceforth receive a 23.2 per cent increase …

North Korea’s Kim Orders Demolition Of South-Built Resort

North Korea’s Kim Orders Demolition Of South-Built Resort

October 23, 2019 2:00 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned a flagship tourist development with the South as an eyesore and ordered its demolition, state media reported Wednesday, in a stark illustration of dire relations between Pyongyang and Seoul.

The Mount Kumgang tourist complex was built by Southern company Hyundai Asan in the North on one of the peninsula’s most scenic mountains, drawing hundreds of thousands of Southern visitors.

But tours came to an abrupt end in 2008 after a North Korean soldier shot dead a Southern tourist who strayed off the approved path and Seoul suspended travel.

Pyongyang had long wanted …

South East Youths Urge Buhari To Ban Vehicles Importation

Buhari Orders Forensic Audit Of NDDC Operations

October 17, 2019 3:57 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The president gave the order in reaction to persistent criticisms of the operations of the organisation from 2001 to 2019.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, said the president’s order came while receiving a delegation of leaders from the nine states that make up the Niger Delta led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State.

According to him, Buhari told the delegation that what is currently on ground in the Niger …

Kanu orders IPOB to arrest Jubril, Buhari's impostor

Kanu orders IPOB to arrest Jubril, Buhari’s impostor

August 24, 2019 12:38 am

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has mandated a branch of his organisation in Japan to ascertain that the alleged impostor, Jubril Al-Sudani who is believed to be President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, “is arrested and handed over to the authorities when he sets foot on Japanese soil.”

The purported president is scheduled to be in Japan on Sunday according to an earlier report by Daily Post, Nigeria.

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Kanu who who informed the members of organisation on Friday, August 23, via his verified …

Ihedioha calls for peace between NAF, communities over land

My government won’t flout court orders, says Ihedioha

August 14, 2019 12:01 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State yesterday reiterated that his administration would adhere strictly to the rule of law devoid of any form of mediocrity and favouritism. He said efforts had been place to settle all those who got garnishee orders or owed by the immediate past government of Rochas Okorocha in the state, adding that the financial burden, which his administration inherited, was avoidable had the past government been responsible.

Ihedioha, represented by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ndukwe Nnawuchi (SAN), stated this at the presentation of a book written in his honour by a veteran journalist …

Court orders forfeiture of another Diezani's property

Court orders forfeiture of another Diezani’s property

July 10, 2019 12:16 am

The Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered that a plot of land in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be forfeited to the Federal Government.

Justice Chuka Obiozor made the forfeiture order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The anti-graft agency had told the judge that the land, measuring 7,903.71 to 8,029.585 square metres and designated as Plot 9, Azikiwe Road, Old GRA (UAC Property on Forces Avenue), Port Harcourt, was reasonably suspected to part of proceeds of unlawful activities.

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Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewelry

Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewelry

July 5, 2019 11:32 am

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewelry and a customised gold iPhone, seized from Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government.

The items, valued at $40million (about N14.4b), were recovered from the home of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo ordered their temporary forfeiture as prayed for by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The commission, in an ex-parte application moved by Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, said the items were suspected to have been acquired with illicitly acquired funds.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke is the defendant in the application …

Court orders final forfeiture of Jonathan’s ₦9.2bn, $8.4m

Court orders final forfeiture of Jonathan’s ₦9.2bn, $8.4m

July 1, 2019 9:12 am

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of ₦9.2 billion and $8.4 million recovered from first lady Patience Jonathan to the Federal Government.

The judgment delivered by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun followed a lawsuit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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The anti-graft agency alleged that the funds were proceeds of crime.

Patience, through her lawyers, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) and Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), opposed the application and insisted that the funds were legitimately earned.

However, Justice Olatoregun held that the EFCC …

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