An Ado Ekiti High Court on Wednesday dismissed a suit instituted by a nine-year-old Junior Secondary School I student of Mary Immaculate Girls Grammar School, Ado Ekiti, filed by her mother.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has urged celebrities and influencers with in the Nigerian entertainment industry to play active roles in stimulating public support towards promoting national security.

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has reassured Nigerians of its commitment to the fight against unemployment in the country.

The Police in Kogi have confirmed Tuesday’s robbery attacks on three commercial banks in Egbe and Odo-Ere in Yagba-West Local government Area (LGA) of Kogi State, killing four persons and injuring several others.

…gives nod to $10m grant component 

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of $5,803,364,553.50 USD and a grant component of N10 million USD under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) plan. 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Concerned Stakeholders in Enugu State have vowed to resist attempts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to hijack the party in the state.

The House of Representatives has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to be chaired by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) to investigate the recent killings in Wase, Plateau.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested members of a syndicate who specialise in counterfeiting foreign currencies, especially the dollar, for sale to unsuspecting members of the public.

President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba in the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government was committed to ensuring the full liquidation of outstanding arrears due to the ex-workers of three defunct agencies.

The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request of 5.8 billion dollars.

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has described bandits terrorising people in parts of the country as enemies of humanity who should be treated as such.

Ikeja Electric Plc has advised customers yet to get prepaid meters under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) to be patient, as the next phase of the programme would soon begin.

The North East Governor’s Forum on Wednesday implored the Federal Government to invest more in power projects in the region to accelerate its economic development.