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The US Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S. The court’s orders Thursday came during a spike in coronavirus cases caused by the omicron variant. The court’s conservative majority concluded the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, visited the Lagos residence of the Head of the Interim National Government, the late Ernest Shonekan, to commiserate with the deceased family. Recall that Shonekan was at the helm of affairs in Nigeria between August 26 and November 17, 1993, after General Ibrahim Babangida stepped aside as military president. Buhari, who was on a one-day presidential visit to Ogun State to commission some projects, was accompanied to the Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi’s residence of the late Shonekan by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Ogun and Yobe State counterparts, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Mai Mala Buni,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, for the inauguration of some projects executed by Dapo Abiodun, the governor. The president was received by Abiodun and other top government officials of the state around 10:40am at Mojoda area in Ijebu-Ode, where he cut the tape for the inauguration of the 14 kilometre Ijebu-Ode-Mojoda-Epe expressway. Buhari is also expected to inaugurate other projects including the Gateway City Gate Monument Park and Sagamu Interchange. Other projects to be inaugurated are two housing estates — 527-unit low-and-medium housing scheme at Kobape in Obafemi-Owode LGA and the 83-unit duplexes at Kings…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected fake lawyer, Adekola Adekeye, in Lagos on charges of impersonation and forgery, a statement by the commission said on Thursday. The anti-graft agency’s statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said Mr Adekeye had visited the Lagos zonal of the commission on Tuesday posing as a lawyer to secure the release of a detained fraud suspect.’ The statement said he was, however, exposed when investigators dug in further to verify the documents he tendered to secure the bail of the detained suspect: Read EFCC’s full statement: EFCC Press Release…

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has reserved ruling in a case of alleged obtaining by false pretence brought against the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG, its former Managing Director, Mr. Tony Attah, and General Counsel, Akachukwu Nwokedi, to February 7, 2022. Arguments commenced Wednesday before the trial magistrate, Blessing Vick-Jumbo, in the preliminary objection by the NLNG, Attah, and Nwokedi, challenging the criminal summons, issued against them by one of its vendors, Macobarb International Ltd and its Managing Director, Mr. Ogboru Shedrak, as complainants. Arguing the objection, Dr. Bayo Adaralegbe contended that the complaint was based on…

The Department of State recognizes the positive impact of temporary work visa holders on the U.S. economy and is committed to facilitating nonimmigrant travel and reducing visa wait times. We are pleased to announce that consular officers are now temporarily authorized, through December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for certain individual petition-based nonimmigrant work visas and their qualifying derivatives in the following categories: Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Special Education Visitors (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Participants in International Cultural…

Following an approval by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country with effect from 12 am, January 13, 2022. The decision was contained in a statement on Wednesday by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). It reads in part, “The Federal Government of Nigeria directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12 am tonight, January 13, 2022. “The approval was given following…

Following the death of a former Head of the Interim Government, Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast. The President gave the order in a statement on Tuesday night by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. He said that the order is effective from Wednesday 12th till Friday 14th January as a mark of respect for the former Head of State who died on Tuesday 11th January, 2022 at the age of 85. Shonekan took over from Babangida on August 26, 1993, but his…

A Benin Chief Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the case between Ikpoba Slope community and Abattoir owner in the community, Mrs Sarah Uwaifor, over alleged environmental pollution to February 16, for continuation of hearing following absence of defendant principal lawyer. The community had on November 24, 2021 dragged the abattoir owner in the area, Mrs Sarah Uwaifor, to court over alleged environmental pollution in the community, alleging that the cow dungs and waste excreta from her abattoir dumped in the community as well as burning of cow hair and skin constitute nuisance in the area. They also prayed for perpetual injunction…

The United States has warned travellers to Nigeria especially American citizens to reconsider their trip as kidnappers now targeted citizens with dual nationalities. The US State Department’s Nigeria Travel Advisory dated January 4, 2022, noted that American citizens with perceived wealth were also targets for kidnappers. The advisory also listed some states US citizens should not travel to or stay vigilant when visiting. It said, “Violent crimes such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage-taking, banditry and rape is common throughout the country. “Kidnappings for ransom occur frequently, often targeting dual national citizens who have returned to Nigeria for a…