New Legal Year: We are committed to the welfare of Judiciary in Oyo – Makinde

…approves appointment of Five Judicial Officers, as judiciary gets additional N6bn in 2022 Budget Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that his administration is committed to the welfare of all serving and retired judicial officers and workers in the state. The governor, while speaking at the flag…

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…Governor pays unscheduled visit to Taskforce office, assesses outfit’s operations …Warns erring motorists against traffic violation Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Respite came the way of some traffic offenders in Lagos State on Wednesday, when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made an unscheduled visit to the holding facility of the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences…

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Lagosians laud Sanwo-Olu over LASU VC appointment

Trust Africa New, By Halimah Balogun Lagosians and the Awori Descendants of Olowogbowo community have lauded the Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the appointment of Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). Speaking at a press briefing organised by the Awori Descendants, the Akogun of Oto-Awori Kingdom,…

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Wike faults revenue sharing formula, demands increased allocation to states

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged the  Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission  to reduce revenue accruable to the Federal Government from the federation account to 40 per cent, and increase those of states and local government councils to 40 and 20 per cent respectively. The governor said the current revenue sharing formula that…

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Breaking News: PDP NEC meeting begins in Abuja

The National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party has started in Abuja. Members of the PDP NEC, which is the second highest decision-making body of the party, are expected to take a final position on the recommendations of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee, which recommended that the next national chairman of the…

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Breaking: Buhari presents N16.3trn 2022 budget proposal to National Assembly

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has presented N16.39 trillion as the 2022 budget proposal before a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The oil benchmark for the 2022 appropriation is $57 per barrel, while the exchange rate is N410.5 per dollar in the budget proposal titled, “Budget of Economic Growth and…

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Rights groups to PayPal: End discrimination against Palestinians

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Palestinian and international rights groups have renewed a campaign demanding that digital payment giant PayPal stop excluding millions of Palestinians from accessing its services. As part of the #PayPal4Palestine initiative, the Haifa-based 7amleh digital rights group hosted a webinar on Thursday featuring Palestinian entrepreneurs and business managers who have faced…

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