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The money had been frozen in a Dublin-based bank account by Ireland’s anti-graft agency, Criminal Assets Bureau, in 2014.

The National Judicial Council has recommended 22 judges to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment to the Supreme Court and other courts.

The new rate is an increase from the 23.1% unemployment rate recorded in the third quarter of 2018, the last of such report.

The UNILAG Senate and its staff unions also declared support for Mr Ogundipe.

The government’s decision to fine Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5 million over an interview has outraged Nigerians.

Ten deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of fatalities so far to 966.

Many Nigerians view the new code as a backdoor attempt to clamp down on free speech, dissent and the media.

A former presidential aspirant, Obadiah Mailafia, had, while speaking on the station alleged that a northern state governor is a commander of the terror group, Boko Haram.

But while figures of fatalities are piling in the homeland thus far, there is no official count of Nigerians in foreign countries dying of COVID-19 complications.

Mr Ogundipe fired back, saying his “purported removal” was a “mischievous disinformation” as “the extant provisions of the law have not been complied with.”

Federal government says multiple taxation is discouraging investment in Nigerian mining sector.

Ibrahim Magu says presidential investigative panel violates the provisions of the Tribunals of Inquiry Act (Cap T21, LFN, 2004) in its proceedings.

Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections for about two weeks.

A professor who attended the Governing Council meeting faulted the Vice-Chancellor’s sack.

“We have spent too much time being dependent on the government,” an economist said.

The singer said he would be releasing the Pheelz-produced single on Thursday.

Mr Ogundipe described the announcement by the UNILAG governing council as mischievous and a figment of the imagination of the council.

Oluwatoyin Ogundipe was accused of financial impropriety and gross misconduct.

“We feel it is in the public interest to state emphatically that there was no transfer of N573m into this account, mistakenly or otherwise.”

The Nigerian government increased the fine for hate speech 10 times to five million Naira in the reviewed National Broadcasting code, drawing widespread criticism.

Political parties will conduct their primaries to nominate candidates for the elections between August 24 and September 8.

One contentious issue that generated heated debate and pitched government officials and health experts against each other is the use of body disinfectants.