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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has slammed state governments over the non-payment of retirement benefits including severance pay/gratuity and pensions.The NJC said the “worrisome” action by the state governments contravened Section six of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.The NJC, under the Chairmanship of the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, stated this at its 100th Meeting held on...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 6,426 Permanent Voter's Cards (PVC) were collected on Thursday, 19th of January across Edo State.Figures released by the Edo state INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Timidi Wariowei showed that Ikpoba Okha had the highest number of collections with a total of 1,938, followed by Oredo with 1,022, Egor 870, Ovia North East had 473, Orhionmwon 275, Esan West 274, Uhunmwode 222 and Ovia South West ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has backed the transformation of a known cyber crime hub into an innovation hub.Hackers operating in Mulot trading centre, located in the Rift Valley, are believed to be behind illegal transfers and withdrawals of huge amounts from bank accounts. There have been calls to tap into the unemployed talent to fight online fraud. President Ruto has now given the go-ahead for the construction of a multi-billion Kenyan shilling software deve...

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, has condoled with the families of seven personnel who were ambushed by bandits in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State.Addressing bereaved families at the NSCDC Kaduna Command Headquarters during a condolence visit, the CG stated that the corps had in the past lost officers in the line of duty, but not as many as in the Birnin-Gwari tragic incident.He later presented cheques for undis...

The Federal Government has released a new rice variety, known as FARO68 and 20 other crop varieties for farmers. This is in a bid to make Nigeria food sufficient in rice and other crop production.The Chairman, National Varieties Release Committee, Oladosu Awoyemi, made this known in Ibadan. Awoyemi said at the 31st Meeting of National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breed and Fisheries.By Israel Adeb...

The Federal Government has officially increased the price of petrol by 8.8 per cent to 185 naira per litre, from 170 naira per litre, with the ex-depot price also shot up from 148 naira per litre to 167 naira.However, findings show that many filling stations have been selling far above this new price, a situation which may have made the new price almost unrealistic.In a notice to fuel marketers, the government directed that the new price should take immedia...

Arsenal interested in Brighton forward Leandro Trossard, after Belgium international told club he wants to leave in January following breakdown in relationship with head coach Roberto De Zerbi; 28-year-old has six months left on existing deal.Tottenham have already had an offer rejected for Trossard, and are instead pursuing Roma's Nicolo Zaniolo.Trossard has entered the final six months of his...

UN peacekeepers in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have found dozens of bodies in mass graves. The discovery comes after a series of attacks by armed groups in the region of Ituri.A UN spokesman, Farhan Haq, said the bodies of 42 people including women and children had been discovered in the village of Nyamamba, and a further seven men in the village of Mbogi.The peacekeepers had launched patrols in the area after reports of attacks by Codeco m...

The Edo state government has called on relevant government agencies as well as the international community to come to the aid of the state in combating the dreaded Lassa Fever pandemic ravaging the state. The state government at its first Executive Council meeting held this year, had the lassa fever issue topping the agenda for consideration. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare briefed newsmen after the State Execut...

As the petrol scarcity across the country continues to linger, oil marketers have accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited of politicising the supply process and making vain promises.The oil marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria claimed they had to get fuel, despite the assurances from the Managing Director of the NNPCL Retail that they would receive direct product supply at the government-regulated price of N1...