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Presidency Moves To Probe 51 Tertiary Institutions Over NELFUND Students Loan Fraud
STRONG reactions have trailed an allegation that no fewer than 51 tertiary institutions are engaged in illegal deductions, double institutional fees collection by beneficiary...
NNPC Sacks MDs Of Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna Refineries, 200 Others
THE new management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has fired the managing directors of the three refineries under the purview of NNPCL.The...
PDP Threatens Legal Action Against Delta Governor, Others Over Defection
THE National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to initiate legal proceedings against the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori,...
Federal Government Scraps Bilateral Scholarship Programme With China, Egypt, Others
MINISTER of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement, BEA, scholarship programme.Mr Alausa made this known on Tuesday...
Workers’ Day: Federal Government Declares May 1 Public Holiday
THE Federal Government has declared Thursday, May 1, 2025, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration.The government reiterated the need...
Tuggar Targets Expanded Economic Partnerships With Brazil Through Key Sector Investments
NIGERIA’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has addressed a gathering of high-net-worth investors and business leaders at a Brazil–Nigeria Business Roundtable...
NiMet Predicts Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms Nationwide Wednesday To Friday
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country.NiMet’s Weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged...
We Really Need Good Leaders In The North – By Mairo Muhammad Mudi
BEFORE I am accused of being rude to the elders please read the recent write-up by Oreoluwa which has sparked a necessary conversation about...
U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Begin Quest For 8th Title Against Tunisia
NIGERIA’s Flying Eagles will kick off their campaign for an eighth U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title on Thursday when they face Tunisia’s...
Dembele Sinks Arsenal As PSG Seize Edge In Champions League Semi-Final
PARIS Saint-Germain seized the advantage in their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal as Ousmane Dembele sealed a 1-0 win in the first leg on...
UN Warns Of ‘Unseen Level’ Of Suffering In Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade
UNITED Nations rights chief Volker Turk has called on the world to halt Gaza’s descent into a “new, unseen level” of “humanitarian catastrophe”, amid...
Japan, Philippines Pledge To Deepen Security Ties Amid China Tensions
THE leaders of Japan and the Philippines have pledged to deepen their security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes...
Pressure Mounts To Probe Kenyan Police, Army After BBC’s Exposé
LEADING human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing of protesters by Kenya's security forces during demonstrations against a rise in...
Rwanda Escorts Southern Africa Troops From Congo To Tanzania
RWANDA escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out from eastern Democratic Republic...
Akpabio: Agbakoba Demands Retraction Of Natasha’s ‘Clearly False Sexual Harassment Allegations’
RENOWNED lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written a second letter to the suspended senator representing...
Nigerian Soldier, Adamu Mohammed To Die By Hanging For Killing Lover, Hauwa Ali
Soldier Sentence To Death
‘Kano Vital To Any Political Formation’, El-Rufai Says As He Visits Emir Sanusi
NASIR el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna state, says, “Kano is critical of any serious political formation because of its consistently high voter turnout”.
The...
Borno Mourns As Boko Haram Kills 30, Mostly Women, Children
ABOUT thirty persons, mostly women and children, have been killed as a result of Boko Haram activities in Chibok and Kala Balge on Monday...
Nnamdi Kanu: Court Grants FG’s Requests For Witnesses To Testify Behind Screens
THE trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court,...
Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed Appoints 168 Aides
THE Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed 168 political aides, saying that the move was to “strengthen” the government machinery.
The Governor’s Media Adviser,...
