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An employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Duruocha Joel, who was said to be missing in Anambra State, has been found dead. Joel’s body was found on the Isu-Aniocha-Urum road, Awka North Local Government Area, on Thursday. This is according to a statement…

Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Friday becomes the 40th President of the Nigeria Football Federation. Gusau was elected as the new NFF President at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. He polled 21 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Barrister Seyi…

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has unveiled a security surveillance app during the passing out parade of Course 3 and 4 Amotekun Corps in Ondo State. Akeredolu, in a statement made available to The Lawyer on Thursday, said that millions of cellphones…

Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Health Insurance Authority, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has said the new NHIA Act 2022, now makes health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians. Speaking at its stakeholders’ forum, held at the NHIA, Lagos, Sambo in his presentation, titled, ‘The National…

The federal government has begged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to accept the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) with the promise of improving the payment platform to fit the needs of the lecturers. The Accountant General of the Federation,…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended all activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria in the state. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, on Thursday. He noted that the suspension has…

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo has suspended tricycle and shuttle bus union operators in the state for six months. In a statement by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, operators of the tricycle and shuttle bus unions are…

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has said survival of Nigeria’s democracy should be a key focus of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates. Obasa gave the charge, yesterday, at the 2022 Independence Day anniversary lecture held at the…

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has justified the death penalty approved for anyone convicted of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, or cultism in the state. Matawalle spoke on Wednesday when he was interviewed on Journalists’ Hangout, a TVC programme. According to him, the state government has…