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Nigerian Passport Moves Up Three Places In Global Ranking

Nigeria has moved up three places as its passport is ranked 100th out of 116 countries, but it is still among the least powerful in Africa, the latest 2022 Henley Passport Index shows. The index, published by Henley & Partners, a London-based global…

20/07/2022

NLC Proposed Solidarity Protest Could Breed Anarchy — FG

The Federal Government has kicked against plans by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to go on a two-day solidarity strike in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions, saying it is unlawful. The Minister of Information…

20/07/2022

Alleged Cocaine Deal: Test Proved Substances Seized From Kyari Was Cocaine, Witness Tells Court

The trial of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, and four others continued on Tuesday before a Federal High Court, Abuja with the prosecution calling its second witness, in its efforts to prove the eight-count charge, bordering on illicit…

20/07/2022

FG Hasn’t Borrowed From Pension Funds — PENCOM

The Federal Government has not borrowed money from any Pension Fund Administrator in the country since the Pension Reform Act midwifed the current pension system 18 years ago, the National Pension Commission said on Tuesday. The commission said the reason for the clarifications…

20/07/2022

WTO Commits N12bn For Fisheries Dev’t In Nigeria, Others

The World Trade Organisation is committing about N12 billion ($20m) into fisheries development in Nigeria and other member countries as part of efforts to prohibit harmful fisheries subsidies. The Director General of WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated this yesterday in Abuja while on…

20/07/2022

$10b Spent On Education, Medical Tourism Yearly, Says Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele yesterday said $10 billion is spent annually on medical and education tourism. Speaking during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Lagos, he said education and health sectors are critical sectors that the…

20/07/2022

NBA Branches To Sponsor 100 Young Lawyers To 2022 SPIDEL Confab

The eagerly awaited 2022 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) received a major boost at the weekend as five NBA branches based in Abuja have agreed to sponsor 100 young lawyers to the…

20/07/2022

#Osun2022: Oyetola Briefs Lawyers as APC, Adeleke Trade Words

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola may engage no fewer than 50 lawyers, including senior advocates, to challenge the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. A member of the governor’s legal team,…

20/07/2022

Ondo Worst Hit By Mass Exodus Of Doctors, Health Workers, In S’west — NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ondo State chapter, has disclosed that Ondo State is the most affected in the South West by the mass exodus of medical professionals. The state government currently owes the health workers four months’ salary. Dr. Stella Adegbehingbe, the state…

20/07/2022

$3.5m Fraud: EFCC Extradites FBI-Wanted Suspect To US

The Nigerian government has extradited a wire fraud suspect, Fatade Olamilekan, to the United States to face charges. The spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Tuesday, that Mr Olamilekan was flown to the…

20/07/2022

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