Year: 2020

Senate Confirms Appointment of Eight New Supreme Court Justices

The Senate on Tuesday approved and confirmed the appointments of eight Supreme Court justices nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, the President had through a letter read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan asked the Senate to approve the appointment of the eight justices. The President had said the…

Buhari Nominates Lauretta Onochie, three Others as INEC Commissioners

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lauretta Onochie is expected to represent Delta State upon screening and confirmation by the Senate. The Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan read the letter from President Buhari forwarding the name of…

Lagos Announces Full Resumption of Schools

lago The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has announced the resumption of all remaining classes in both public and private schools beginning from Monday, 19th of October, 2020. The physical resumption, which is for the year 2020/2021 academic session, will now include pupils in pre-primary institutions such as daycare, kindergarten and nursery…

Sanwo-Olu To Meet Buhari As Violence Creeps Into EndSARS Protest In Lagos

For the third time in about 10 days, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has identified with the protests against the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Governor braved all odds on Monday to address the protesters in Lekki where crowds of youths camped and blocked the expressway. He urged them to be decorous and…

President Buhari Addresses #ENDSARS Protesters

President Mohammed Buhari on Monday afternoon finally addressed Nigerians since the beginning of the nationwide #EndSARS protests. In a short video shared through the president’s official Twitter handle, the President promised that the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) is only the beginning of extensive police reform in the country, adding that operatives…

Franklin Amudo’s D’Luxe Management Repositions For A Global Target

Frontline talent manager, Franklin Amudo, has taken a new initiative in positioning his D’Luxe management for a global market. With a career spanning three decades in varied sectors of the Nigerian entertainment industry, Amudo has unveiled his partnership with top agencies across the world. Amudo’s talent management outfit – with the sole vision of plugging…

Electricity Tariff: FG Agrees To Provide Relief Of N10.20k/kW For Three Months

The FG has agreed to provide a tariff relief of N10.20kobo per kilowatt of electricity for Nigerians for the next three months and also distribute six million free meters to electricity consumers. The ad-hoc committee set up by the Federal Government and organised labour last month has agreed to adopt a two-phase approach to proffer…