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President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to appear before the House of Representatives on the state of insecurity in the country, as requested by the lawmakers. According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, a date has been agreed on and it will be communicated soon. He stated this on Wednesday, noting that the president is more concerned than most on the insecurity of the nation and will speak to the Nigerian people through their representatives soon. “He was ever so ready to listen as is typical of Mr President, the usual democrat that he is and…

The Federal Government on Wednesday said public universities in the country will soon reopen for academic activities like their private counterparts. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said this at the inauguration of the federal government team to re-negotiate the 2009 agreement between the FG and universities – based unions yesterday in Abuja. The committee is headed by Prof Munzali Jibril, Pro-Chancellor, Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State and Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities. The minister said significant progress has been recorded in its negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and others, to resolve…

The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, could not hold on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, and for the third consecutive time due to his absence in court. Fani-Kayode is facing a five-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N26million, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. At today’s trial, prosecution counsel, M.S. Abubakar, expressed displeasure at Fani-Kayode’s recurring absence in court, noting that the unnecessary delays which such has caused in the trial defeat the spirit of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act…

The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Engr. Sanusi Garba as Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). This was even as the Upper Chamber confirmed the nominations of Dr. Musilliu O. Oseni as Vice Chairman; and Aisha Mahmud as Commissioner. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Power. NBC N2.9b Fraud: Court throws out Patrick Are’s application against EFCC Chairman of the Committee, Gabriel Suswam (PDP – Benue North East), said findings showed that the “nominees are qualified to hold the positions ascribed to them on the…

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe for rollout next week. Immunisations could start within days for those who need it the most, such as elderly people in care homes. The UK has already ordered 40m doses – enough to vaccinate 20m people. Around 10m doses should be available soon, with the first 800,000 arriving in the UK in the coming days. It is the fastest ever vaccine to go…

The trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko continued on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, opposing a “no case submission,” filed by the defendant’s counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN . Dikko claimed that the Commission has not proven the charges brought against him beyond reasonable doubt and therefore, should be let off the hook, while prosecuting counsel, Slyvanus Tahir informed the court that a reply to the “no case submission” was filed on November 26, 2020, urging…

The Nigerian senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit 10,000 Civilian Joint Task Force members as it seeks to secure Borno state. The call on the President was made on Tuesday during plenary amidst the upper chamber’s resolutions, sequel to the consideration of a motion, “Beheading of 67 Farmers in Borno by Boko Haram Insurgents: Need for Urgent Decisive Action.” The Senate in its nine-point resolutions prayed the President to take immediate steps to restructure, remodel and revamp the country’s entire security architecture and provide enough state-of-the-art weapons and equipment to effectively combat the belligerent power of the insurgents.…

Some All Progressives Congress (APC) senators have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take take urgent action, stressing that his best is not enough. The senators led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan called for the sack of Service Chiefs, noting that, they have outlived their usefulness. Speaking on the recent spate of killings in plenary, Senator Ahmad Baba Kaita (APC – Katsina), while throwing his weight behind the deployment of the Joint Task Force to the North East, lamented that despite huge allocations to the Defence Ministry, very little has been achieved in the area of guaranteeing the security of lives…

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane said he is “not going to resign” after defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk left his side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16 in the balance. The 13-time European champions are third in Group B, with all four sides still able to qualify in next week’s final round of matches. Real must beat leaders Borussia Monchengladbach to guarantee progress. “I am not going to resign, not at all,” said Zidane following the 2-0 loss. “We are always going to have difficult moments, and we are on a bad run, but we need to keep going,”…

Atletico Madrid must avoid defeat in their final group game at Red Bull Salzburg to ensure qualification for the Champions League last 16 after they were held to a draw by Bayern Munich. Atletico were heading for the knockout rounds after Joao Felix’s opening goal. But substitute Thomas Muller earned an under-strength Bayern a draw with a late penalty after a foul by Felipe. Bayern are already through to the last 16 but have now seen their 15-game European winning run ended. However, there are more positives than negatives for the Bundesliga leaders to take from the game. Having already…