Osinbajo Signs Three Bills Into Law As Acting President

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, on Friday, 17 August 2018, signed into law three Bills transmitted by the National Assembly, which are now Acts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Acts are the Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission (Establishment) Act, 2018; the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2018; and the Federal

FG declares Two days public holidays

The federal government has declared Tuesday, August 21, and Wednesday, August 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration, Mr Dambazau,

Court halts Saraki’s move to declare Akpabio’s seat vacant

  An FCT High Court sitting in Bwari has restrained Senate President Bukola Saraki from declaring the seat of former Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, vacant. Justice Othman Musa on Wednesday also ordered Saraki not to impede Senator Akpabio’s access to the Senate building or take any action aimed at “overreaching his privileges

IGP Shuts Down SARS Teams, Renames Unit FSARS

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria Police has announced the unbundling of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) teams across the country, with its command and control centralised. It said the unit will now be known as the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), a name introduced in 2016 by former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase. A statement by spokesman Jimoh Moshood

Osinbajo orders re-organisation of SARS

  Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered an immediate re-organisation of the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Acting President gave the order following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) The allegations border on human rights violations. Osinbajo ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to, with immediate