ABUJA — A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Attorneys General of the 36 states and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum seeking to stop the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from implementing its guidelines on spending of the local government for lack of merit. Justice Inyang Ekwo said after studying the provisions of the NFIU’s guidelines, he was unable to see where the provisions contradict or conflict with the provision...

YOLA — Adamawa State House of Assembly during Wednesday’s sitting has approved additional districts after repealing the Adamawa state creation of district law 1992. The passage of the bill into law followed its third reading on the floor of the house by the majority leader of the house and member representing Jada/Mbulo constituency Alhaji Hammantukur Yettisuri. Recall that the Ad Hoc Committee for the creation of new districts received ninety 97 memoranda from various communities...

No fewer than 1,000 youths drawn from Yalmatu Deba and Akko Local Government Areas of Gombe State were trained in various skills by the National Directorate of Employment towards attaining self-reliance. Each of the beneficiaries received N30, 000 each to support their businesses form the programme sponsored by Senator representing Gombe Central, Muhammad Goje. Goje, while presenting the money on Tuesday, urged them to utilize the money for the sake it was provided, adding that...