The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend its planned retirement of 1,000 staff, including directors and senior management, pending an investigation into the process and legality of the exercise. During Tuesday’s plenary, the lawmakers resolved to establish an ad hoc committee to scrutinize the planned retirement, which … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended. He said South Africa had simplified … Read more
Reps investigate CBN’s plan to retire 1,000+ staff with a N50bn payoff, raising concerns over transparency and socio-economic impactAn ad-hoc committee will assess the legality, fairness, and economic impact of the retirements and scrutinize the N50bn payoff for accountabilityThe House halted the exercise, urging the Labour Ministry to safeguard affected employees’ rights during the investigation … Read more
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has nullified the suspension of Awaji-Inombek Abiante, the federal lawmaker representing Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro federal constituency, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The suspension, announced in May by a factional PDP Ward Caretaker Executive loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had accused Abiante of anti-party activities. The … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored bulk power supply to Bayelsa through the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV transmission line at 08:03am on Tuesday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. She said that the restoration followed the successful reconstruction of the collapsed towers … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has berated the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) over the arrest of its member, Dele Farotimi, in Lagos on Tuesday, saying the action of the Police over alleged offence of libel against the lawyer was unknown to law. The NBA also condemned the invasion of the law firm of Farotimi and … Read more
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s acting managing director stated that N144 billion is owed to the companyAccording to Rekhiat Momoh, state government agencies, the military, and law enforcement in Nigeria have not paid their electricity billsShe added that DisCo was trying to figure out how to work with the distribution sector recovery programme of the … Read more
Nigerian Human Rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has reportedly been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force. Henzodaily learnt that Farotimi was arrested on Tuesday over a petition by Tony Elumelu of UBA Group alleging that the human rights advocate defamed him. A 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, hinted about Farotimi’s … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has summoned the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Gusau, Prof. Muazu Gusau, over alleged poor budget implementation. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, said this following his committee’s oversight visit to National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja on Tuesday. The budget performances being assessed covered 2022, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to address concerns raised about the Tax Reform Bills currently before the Parliament. Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly has sparked widespread criticism, with the most vocal opposition coming from the northern part of Nigeria. The … Read more