President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries...
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Some intending candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Abule Egba part of Lagos State spent up to six hours on Monday attempting to be registered. UTME is conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and its governorship candidate in Edo, Asue Ighodalo, on Monday, closed their case at the Edo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP and Ighodalo dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the All Progressives Congress...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), have debunked allegations of financial mismanagement against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as baseless and unfounded. NASU’s Branch Chairman at JAMB, Comrade Andrew Onakpa, in a statement...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The President of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC), Worldwide, Rev. Dave Denji, has called on the Nigerian government to review its economic policies, particularly regarding electricity tariffs and fuel subsidy removal, to ease the hardship of the masses. Rev. Denji who made...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Saturday, the 1st of February, 2025 will go down memory lane in the anals of history as a day the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission (NSDRC), under the able leadership of its Chairman, Comrade Sale Barde Keana, organized an event to mark the 2024...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye before a Federal Capital Territory(FCT) , high court Apo. He was re-arriagned on allegations bordering on award of contract for construction of 3,960MW Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station in Taraba. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, tendered into evidence more documents against the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha charged with six billion naira money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case is before an Ikeja Special Offences Court....
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Council, has suspended its four-day-old indefinite strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on Jan. 31. The Public Relations Officer (PRO)...
Mr Anthony Aziegbemin, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Monday, said their petition against the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja was documentary based. Aziegbemin stated this while briefing the newsmen in Abuja shortly after the PDP and its candidate...
A State High Court in Lokoja on Monday sacked the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje. Justice Umar Salisu, gave the order in a judgment he delivered in Lokoja with a charge to Ahmed-Anaje not to parade himself as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. NAN reports that Daudu Adeku-Ojiah, Hussain...
No fewer than four persons lost their lives during a building demolition exercise at Rimin Zakara village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred at about 10:00 pm on Sunday, when government officials accompanied by security operatives stormed the area for building demolition. According to...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, , Salawu Gana on Monday, told an Abuja High Court that the contract awards for vehicles purchased by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) passed due process of procurement laws. Gana, who testified as the 10th witness (PW 10) admitted that...
The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis as it grappled with the consequences of the looming withdrawal of the U.S. Since President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to exit the WHO on his first day...
South Africa defended itself on Monday against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and Elon Musk after the U.S. president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue. Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that “South Africa is confiscating land” and...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it will deny export permits for crude oil cargoes intended for domestic refining, if oil companies do not fulfill their domestic crude obligations. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, insisted that any changes to cargoes designated for...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). The board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former...
Some members staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged contract racketeering and abuse of office by the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kate Omenugha. The staff in a petition signed on their behalf by Mr Joseph Onu, Managing Consultant...
As the world prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has called on Nigerians to celebrate love beyond Feb.14. Ojo made the remark on the sidelines of the movie premiere of “Summer Rain”, on Sunday in Lagos. “I love love. I feel it is not hyped enough....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering have formed a partnership to bridge skills gaps in the country. The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja on Monday. Speaking, the Executive Secretary...