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Court: All Marriages Conducted At Ikoyi Registry Illegal, Invalid

Law court
Says only LGs have statutory power to solemnise unions Orders closure of all federal marriage registries A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has declared that it was unconstitutional forRead More

Lagos AG: White Paper Complied with Law on #EndSARS Report

Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN)
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), yesterday, justified the government’s White Paper on the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) report on the October 2020Read More

Cleanup: FG To Conduct Health Audit Of Ogoni People

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor
The Federal Government has announced that there will be an health audit of Ogoni people, to ascertain the needed interventions to be done in the area. The Minister of StateRead More

In Most Bestial, Horrific Manner, IPOB Beheads, Cannibalises Two Police Officers

IPOB
Their action is unacceptable, says FG NEF kicks against Kanu’s release A disturbing, hard to watch two minutes and eight seconds video of how the Eastern Security Network (ESN), theRead More

Canada Says Two Cases of COVID-19 Omicron Variant Have Nigeria Travel History

Omicron COVID-19
Canada said it has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who had recently travelled from Nigeria. According to report by Associated Press, the government of Canada hadRead More

Omicron COVID-19: Nigeria Stands With S’Africa, Warns West Against Discrimination

Omicron COVID-19
AfDB president says Africa should not be penalised for new strain Wants vaccine manufacturing accelerated in continent Emefiele, OPS seek proactive action Ramaphosa urges countries to reverse travel ban NigeriaRead More

Security Is Key To Survival, Growth Of MSME, Says NSA, Fayemi

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno, and the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, have said security of lives and property in Nigeria is central toRead More

Fitch: Nigeria Will Survive Its Challenges, Despite Escalating Grievances

Fitch
Predicts 2.8% GDP Growth for Next Year Insists rising population, high unemployment, competition for diminishing resources exacerbating grievances Notwithstanding threats posed by the Islamist insurgency in the north, clashes betweenRead More

FG: Cause Of Nembe Oil Spill Yet To Be Determined

National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
Warns against speculation Denies loss of 200,000 barrels of oil, Sylva-led delegation visits communities •Halliburton confirms engagement by Aiteo Three weeks after a pipeline explosion in Nembe, Bayelsa State, whichRead More

W’Bank: FG, States Won’t Be Able To Pay Salaries In 2022 If Fuel Subsidy Is Retained

World Bank
Kyari: NNPC may start invoicing the federation to maintain subsidy Finance Minister reveals plan to introduce transport grant for vulnerable Nigerians El-Rufai: Despite oil prices rising globally, there is noRead More