By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that, the insecurity in Northern Nigeria, has not improved; despite the best efforts of the increasingly overstretched security forces, it has gotten worse and keeps deteriorating by the day. Chairman, ACF Board of Trustees (BoT), Alhaji Bashir...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s higher education landscape has expanded once again as the Federal Government approved 11 new private universities, raising the national tally to 295 institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, presented provisional licenses to the new universities in Abuja on Wednesday, urging them to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairmen of the 21 Local Government Areas alongside the Forum of Councillors of the 239 electoral wards in Kogi State have officially endorsed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term in office. The endorsement followed a motion by the Chairman of Olamaboro Local...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, within 24 hours, release the socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, also directed that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, should report to the court...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has urged Nigerians to look at a more broader picture and not just blame the political elites alone of corruption. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this in Calabar at a two-day retreat for the board and...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss an application by Binance Holdings Limited, seeking to vacate the ex-parte order made in its favour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on Feb 11, granted leave...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will welcome former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, into the party’s fold. Oborevwori who recently defected to the party from the Peoples Democratic Party, made the remarks during the vigil mass held in honour of...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder has rescued ninety-nine passengers from a mishap involving a market boat in a headon collision with a barge en-rout Akulu Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, confirmed the development ina statement...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, said Nigeria has successfully surmounted port challenges and ports are now attracting major container carriers and generating revenue for the country. Oyetola said this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of Study Group 4, Senior Executive Course 47,...
The Federal Government will not totally close the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State for rehabilitation. The government will also not review the cost of the rehabilitation in terms of rate because it was supposed to have been finished. The Minister of Works Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, commiserated with the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, over the death of her father, Alhaji Sani Baban-Koko. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has promised that the state will lift millions out of poverty through aggressive financial inclusion policies, by opening three million new bank accounts by the end of 2025. The governor made the promise while speaking at the Kaduna Economic...
A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has dissolved a 13-year-old marriage between one Durojaye Akingbade and his estranged wife, Olabisi, on grounds of stubbornness and sexual starvation. Pronouncing the marriage dissolved, the Court President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, held that the petitioner was no longer interested...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health Commissioner, Prof Ogbonnaya Uche on Wednesday in Umuahia. According...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has announced the confirmation of Sheikh Bashir Umar as its new President following the death of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah. The Secretary General of the council, Malam Nafi’u Ahmed, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said...
President Bola Tinubu will pay a one day working visit to Katsina State on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, made the disclosure during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the President would commission two out of the numerous projects executed by...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has commended Governor Uba Sani for his efforts in stabilizing Kaduna State, given its strategic importance in the country. Bishop Kukah, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, praised...
The operatives of the Economic d Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja with the businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, as ordered by the court. Achimugu, who was sandwiched by two female EFCC’s officers, arrived in court at about 11:35am. The News Agency of...
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), has described the Joint Venture (JV) between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Caverton Offshore Support Group and Stenabulk as a strategic industry alignment. Lokpobiri also said that the JV was a bold step toward enhancing shipping operations, strengthening...
Benue State Government has said it would pay another five months salary arrears to civil servants in the state, adding that it has already been captured in the 2025 budget. The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Oglegba disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...