CJN seeks better pay for judges
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Monday called for an increased salary structure for judges to enable the Judiciary effectively discharge its…
Nigeria: NFF Seeks Support to End Gender Based Violence
As the world celebrats the United Nations Human Rights Day, the Nigerian Feminist Forum contends that feeing women from the shackles of oppression through economic development will require policy and…
Trump seeks expedited appeal of Pennsylvania court ruling
US President Donald Trump: campaign to appeal Pennsylvania court ruling By Xinhua President Donald Trump’s campaign would seek an expedited appeal after a federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday dismissed…
NJC seeks more funding for judiciary
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has appealed to the legislature and executive to increase the funding for the judiciary in line with the realities of the times. The executive secretary…
#EndSARS: Lawyer files petitions against Falana at ICC, seeks $2bn fine over ‘incitement’
Joseph Nwaegbu, a Nigerian lawyer, has filed a criminal complaint against Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague for his alleged role in the…
AMCON Seeks Support Government’s Support in N5trn Debt Recovery
By Peter Uzoho The President of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem and the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice R.P.I Bosimo, has stressed the need for…
ECOWAS seeks to shame countries flouting court’s rulings
Agency Reporter The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it plans to name and shame countries that have not regarded the decisions and rulings of its institutions.…
Restructuring: MURIC seeks relief for Nigerian Muslims
Prof. ishaq AkintolaSequel to the clamour for restructuring Nigeria, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reminded the Federal Government and the general public of the six reliefs it enumerated and…
Nigeria: Buhari Seeks Approval to Reimburse Five States N148 Billion
Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sought the approval of the National Assembly for the refund of N148.1 billion to five states for the execution of federal roads. Buhari also…
Buhari Seeks Approval to Reimburse Five States N148bn
Muhammadu Buhari •Transmits PIB to N’Assembly•Sylva, Kyari urge speedy passage of bill By Deji Elumoye, Emmanuel Addeh and Udora Orizu in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sought the approval of…
President Buhari Seeks Confirmation of 8 Supreme Court Justices
- Eight justices of the Appeal Court have been nominated as Supreme Court Justices- The approval for the appointment was given by President Muhammadu Buhari- The Nigerian leader in a…
Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval to refund N148.14 billion to 5 states
…Rivers State has the highest amount of N78.9 billion, followed by Bayelsa State with N N38.4b. By Henry Umoru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval of…
Nigeria: Kyari Seeks Separation of Roles in Oil Industry
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has called for a clear separation of roles between industry operators and regulators in the oil and…
Kyari Seeks Separation of Roles in Oil Industry
By Emmanuel Addeh The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has called for a clear separation of roles between industry operators and regulators in…
Group Seeks Creation Of Mobile Courts To Prosecute Electoral Offenders – Channels Television
An independent civil society election observation body, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has called for the creation of mobile courts to prosecute electoral offenders in the country.TMG’s Chairperson, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi,…
KWIRS seeks partnership with EFCC on anti-graft war
By Mujidat OyewoleIlorin, Sept. 10, 2020 The Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has pledged to supports the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its fight against corruption. The Executive…
Ekiti Attorney-General seeks support to end land grabbing
Ekiti Attorney General, Olawale Fapohunda By Opeyemi Aremu-Gbemiro The Ekiti Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Olawale Fapohunda, on Wednesday sought the cooperation of traditional rulers in the state government’s…
Adamu seeks protection of schools, release of students, teachers in captivity
…Reiterates FG’s commitment to safe learning environment Adamu AdamuBy Joseph Erunke MINISTER of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has asked for protection of schools as well as release of students and…
Report: FG seeks law to strip EFCC chairman of powers to run agency
The federal government is reportedly working on a new bill that will strip the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the powers to run the agency’s…
COVID-19: Falana sues NCDC, seeks establishment of treatment centres in Kogi, C’River
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the court to order the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to establish COVID-19 testing and treatment centres in Kogi…