People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta, said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities, a report by the BBC has said. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling...
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The federal government has announced a five-year suspension of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to promote student growth, prioritise welfare, and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Press and...
Police Command in Kebbi State has detained three police officers for alleged murder of an arrested suspect in connection with stealing. The Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “On April 15, based on a complaint of...
Team Nigeria on Saturday won four gold medals in day one in the women’s category of the the ongoing African Senior Wrestling Championships in Casablanca, Morocco. Christianah Ogunsanya in the 53kg set the dice rolling for Nigeria, outclassing Ivorian Nogona Bakayoko 11-0 to clinch the Nigeria’s first gold and...
Mr Ike Chidolue, immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) Texas, has urged Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to present her evidence backing her claim or quit the senate. Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Former Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has responded to reports of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) probe, saying he is willing and happy to account for his stewardship. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that EFCC said it...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating 14 officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including two former chief executives, Mele Kyari and Abubakar Yar’Adua. The commission said the probe centers on alleged fund misappropriation and abuse of office. In a...
The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has described the calls for a state of emergency in Zamfara as “politically motivated, ill-conceived, unwarranted, unpatriotic and unconstitutional”. The Executive Director of PAPSD, Dr Sani Shinkafi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja also described the calls...
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Ms Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over alleged forgery of the 2023 election results. Ogah, representing Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the...
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has lamented the increasing demand for Medical Doctors’ services in the country amidst the current brain drain syndrome. The NMA President, Prof. Bala Muhammad-Audu, raised the alarm while reading a communique at the end of its Annual Delegates Conference and General Meeting, 2025, held in...
Beneficiaries of the empowerment programme organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) and the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs)...
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. traded 2.200 billion shares worth N75.409 billion in 70,329 transactions during the week under review. This contrasts with 1.854 billion shares worth N56.025 billion traded last week in 51,386 deals. As a result, transaction value rose by 34.6 per cent, with investors...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army is currently locked in a fight against terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The update follows an attack on Saturday in the town of Buni Gari in Yobe State. “Troops of Operation HADIN KAI currently in a fierce...
Education for Accelerated Development (EAD), a Civil Society Organisation, says the recent allegation of bribery against Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu is unfounded. A factional leader of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Isah, had alleged that Seyi offered a him bribe of N100 million...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun has promised to focus on strengthening its presence in all the local government areas in the state. The State PDP Youth Leader, Mr Sunkanmi Oyejide, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Police Command in Edo has arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered multiple firearms and ammunition during a week-long operation targeting cult-related violence in the Benin metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has come out in strong defense of investments in religious propagation, asserting that every amount spent on the cause is worthwhile. The governor stated this during the official inauguration of Hassan Dan Mu’azu Jumu’at mosque, Runjin sambo area renovated...