Author: Yetunde Ogunmola

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned until Oct. 21 for the continuation of the trial of the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele over alleged procurement fraud. Emefiele is charged with an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Official activities at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, were crippled on Tuesday, due to a power outage which lasted all day. Although the Secretariat had electricity throughout Monday, it is unclear why Power has not been supplied on Tuesday. Civil servants, who spoke to THEWILL expressed their frustration and displeasure with the situation saying it has…

The federal government has announced a ban on single-use plastics across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, disclosed this to journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after…

The federal Executive Council (FEC) has stepped down the memo on the new minimum wage. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told State House Correspondents that 39 items were on the agenda and all were taken. On the Minimum wage, he said there was a report by the Tripartite committee which comprises of…

A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services has died at the National Assembly clinic in Abuja. The officer was attending a session of the Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives for an inquiry into revenue-generating agencies and government parastatals. According to reports, he collapsed while responding to questions from committee members. He…

Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle saw the former commissioner for trade, industry, investment, and cooperatives, Ademola Ojo, move to the ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters. Ojo is a former chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter. Hon. Segun Olayiwola, who…

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress national transition committee, on Tuesday, stormed the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the National Chairman, Julius Abure. The Acting Chairman of the transition committee, Aduwaheed Omar, led members of the labour union to the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs and calling for the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered celebrity bartender and business man, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest to forfeit the sum of ₦10m to the Federal Government as a fine in lieu of the charge made against him for alleged abuse of the Naira. This was contained in the terms…