Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $16,500, ₦127m Stolen From NIMASA
The monies are to be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Kehinde Ogundare ordered the permanent forfeiture of the monies, following an application which was filed and moved by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Through its…
Taraba Govt Suspends Seven Principals
The Taraba State Government has suspended seven school principals over alleged involvement in sabotaging Governor Kefas’s free education policies. Their offences range from collecting WAEC and NECO fees to asking students to pay for examination numbers before sitting for exams….
ABSU Workers Halt University Operations in Mass Protest Over 13 Months of Unpaid Salaries
Academic and non-academic staff at Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) halted all activities today in a mass protest against 13 months of unpaid salaries. This marks a significant escalation in the ongoing discontent among university staff regarding financial mismanagement. The…
Reps Pass Bill To Increase Women’s Representation In Parliament
A constitutional amendment bill to improve women’s representation in parliament through the introduction of special seats, has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The lawmakers were on Tuesday divided on the bill. While some wholly supported it, others…
Tinubu Creates Ministry Of Livestock Development
The move is the latest attempt by the Nigerian government to address the decades-long conflict between herders and farmers over access to land, pasture, and water. President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development…
Politics of recall in Pleateau South
Plateau State has been thrown into panic, following a subterranean move by Plateau South constituents to recall former Gov Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau South) from the Senate. Also penciled down for recall by the aggrieved constituents are Lalong’s former Chief of…
Suspend Samoa Agreement Implementation, Reps Tell FG
The House insisted that the implementation of the agreement be suspended till all contentious clauses are addressed and spelt out. Following a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by 88 members, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government…
Police Hand Over Man Arrested For Attempted Suicide For Mental Evaluation
The FCT police command has today, sent Shuaibu Yushau to the Social Development Secretariat (SDS) for mental assessment and evaluation following his rather troubling action, which caused apprehension in the populace on Monday. Yushau had attempted to take his life…
Only Three Of 22 Airports Profitable, Others Subsidised — FAAN
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, says only three of Nigeria’s 22 international and domestic airports are commercially viable. Kuku, who was a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast show on…
Queues: Why Petrol Prices Have Slightly Increased – Marketers
Petrol marketers have blamed the fresh petrol scarcity in the country on supply challenges on the part of the sole importer of the premium commodity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The marketers said they have had to resort…