The Federal Government has appealed to the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria to suspend its nationwide strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made the appeal at a meeting with the leadership of JUSUN. Ngige reminded the judicial workers that just like doctors and nurses, they offer essential services, which do not require them…
FG plans new salary for judges The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has backed the demand for the autonomy of state legislature and the judiciary. Abubakar Malami maintained that the issue of financial autonomy of state judiciary and legislature is a settled matter. Malami backed his position with the last amendment…
The court order for two-months extension of the deadline for the registration of mobile phone SIM with the National Identification Number, NIN, started counting on March 23. So says the Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani, who dragged the Federal Government to court to enforce his fundamental human rights. Ubani share details of the court order he…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, as public holidays for this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga. According to the statement, Aregbesola urged…
The Federal Government has borrowed two point five billion US dollars to fund the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan railway. This was made known by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, during a television interview last night. Amaechi further said that by the time the railway project is completed, government would have spent up to two point six…
The Federal Government has again disagreed with the latest report of Transparency International, which scored Nigeria twenty-five-over-one-hundred on its Corruption Perception Index. Transparency’s Corruption Perception Index also indicates that Nigeria lost one point from its twenty-six points in last year’s rating. The 2020 report shows that Nigeria is at one hundred and forty-nine position, out of one…