The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned a hearing of a case of assault and enforcement of fundamental human rights filed against the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), and six others by a journalist, Desmond Utomwen to 5th November 2020. When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, the Court noted that the appellants’ brief of arguments were not served on the police, the Inspector General of Police and other police officers joined in the suit. The Court, therefore, directed that the respondents should be served before the next adjourned date.…
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PRESENTED BY OLAWALE FAPOHUNDA, HONOURABLE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE, EKITI STATE The Government of Ekiti State’s response to Gender Based Violence (GBV) is based on five key intervention areas: 1. Political will a) At the inception of the Fayemi Administration, the government adopted a zero tolerance policy for all forms of violence against women and children. This is the official policy of the State Government. b) The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi leads by example by enabling clear and appropriate messaging in a manner that ensures that the State Executive Council, Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies and citizens…
A South African Twitter account at the centre of a network of xenophobic hashtags and inciting statements has been linked to a former member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Sifiso Jeffrey Gwala, a former lance corporal with the 121st SA Infantry Battalion in Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal, has been identified as the person behind the “anonymous” Twitter account previously known as @uLerato_pillay, which has been accused of inciting xenophobic tensions in South Africa. In recent weeks, these narratives have bubbled to the surface of mainstream media outlets as public officials from fringe political parties echoed these nationalist sentiments in…
Former Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said that former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole and Late former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi were those who worked against his re-appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Shittu revealed this while featuring on Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio, anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Space 90.1 F.M on Tuesday.On the circumstances surrounding his being dropped as Communication Minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. He stated that as matter of clarity, that he was neither dropped non sacked. “One can only be dropped or sacked…
The National Insurance Commission has appealed to state governments to domesticate compulsory group life insurance and other insurances in their states. Sunday Thomas, the Commissioner for Insurance of NAICOM, made the appeal on Tuesday when he visited Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The commissioner in a statement in Abuja, also appealed to state governments to create a structure for the enforcement of the compulsory insurances. Thomas said the structure which would be created by the government would be supported by the commission. He listed some of the relevant mandatory insurance to include group life insurance for all employees of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday slashed the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 12.5 per cent to 11.5 per cent. The decision was taken after a two-day Monetary Policy Committee Meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed the development while presenting a communique issued at the meeting. However, the committee voted to retain the Cash Reserve Ratio and Liquidity Ratio at 27.5 per cent and 30 per cent respectively. Emefiele stressed that with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and external shocks on the country’s economy, the apex bank would continue with…
Cleen Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the bill on Virtual Court Proceeding in order to fast track and strengthen the Administration of the Criminal Justice System. Benson Olugbuo, the Executive Director of the foundation, said this on Tuesday at the sixth Virtual National Working Group Meeting on Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria. Olugbuo said in response to the current global pandemic, virtual court proceedings had become paramount for speedy and effective administration of justice. He said: “The focus of this meeting is centred on gaining broader and…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said that eight states are yet to commence the payment of the new minimum wage and its consequential adjustments. Its President, Mr Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Mr Musa-Lawal Ozigi, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, said that the union had written to the governors and also engaged them in dialogue, but without any success. The leaders, while expressing deep concern, said that the union had decided to collaborate with its sister union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, to carry out its planned protest formerly scheduled for Sept. 23, but now shifted to Sept.…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that it would proceed with its planned nationwide protest with effect from Sept. 28 over Federal Government refusal to reverse the hikes in electricity tariff and fuel pump price. Comrade Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC on Tuesday in Abuja. It was reported that the NLC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) on Sept. 17 had issued a two-weeks ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol or workers would…
The Federal Government has expressed worry over multinational companies’ usage of the nation’s underground water resources for commercial purposes without obtaining license. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a joint press conference with the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to address the controversies surrounding the National Water Resources Bill. Adamu said it was worrisome that without a law to protect the nation’s water resources sector, indiscriminate usage would not be addressed, hence the need for the passage of the National Water Resources Bill into law. According to him, Federal Government…
