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Former JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has been awarded one million naira by an Abuja court as compensation for being unlawfully detained by ICPC operatives

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 17 March 2021 The Kwara State government has said that Muslim schoolgirls can wear hijab in public schools in the state. This is as it rejected the claims being laid to some schools in the state by some religious organisations. The state said it took control of the schools in 1974 and has managed their affairs which include funding and staffing, pointing out that arguments that the schools still belong to either Muslim or Christian missionaries have been flat...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 17 March 2021 The House of Representatives Committee on Mines and Steel Development has asked the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, to immediately stop issuing and revoke to sell explosive devices to oil servicing companies operating in Nigeria. Chairman of the committee, Michael Okon, gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday after an investigative hearing on the...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 17 March 2021 Nigeria’s application before a Milan court for an order compelling Eni and Royal Dutch Shell to pay $1.092bn as an immediate advance payment for damages it is claiming in one of the oil industry’s biggest-ever corruption trials has failed. This comes barely a year after a court in the United Kingdom dismissed Nigeria’s claim for $1bn on the same case. A Milan court on Wednesday acquitted energy groups Eni and Shell along with a series of p...

CBN appoints KPMG as adviser for $39 billion infrastructure fund -Report Published 17 March 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly appointed KPMG LLP as transaction adviser for its newly set up infrastructure fund, according to an insider familiar with the matter who wants to remain anonymous. According to a report from Bloomberg, the person who did not want to be mentioned because the information is still under wrap said the apex bank appointed KPMG after the consideration of bids by ...