August 22, 2024
Just in: Olukayode Ariwoola retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has officially retired from service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Born on August 22, 1954, Justice Ariwoola’s retirement marks the end of a distinguished judicial career. Justice Ariwoola was appointed to the Supreme Court bench on November 22, 2011, and later became […]
FG hikes passport fees to N50,000, N100,000
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport effective from September 1, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo, on the X handle of the NIS. The increment aims to ensure the quality and integrity […]
Minister petitions NSA, IG over abducted Kaduna doctor
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has petitioned the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue Kaduna-based Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped last December and has been in the abductors’ den for nearly eight months. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of […]
Togo, Benin owe Nigeria $14m for electricity – FG
None of the four international bilateral customers being supplied by the power generation companies in the Nigerian electricity supply industry made payment against the cumulative invoice of $14.19m issued by the market operator for services rendered in the first quarter of 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed this in a report sighted by our […]