By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal operation involving fake chemicals, expired food flavours, fertilisers, and repackaged raw materials worth N1 billion in Lagos. The agency’s operatives, led by Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, busted...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for allegedly concealing and failing to declare the sum of $420,900 (Four Hundred and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kanoe– Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has recorded another major breakthrough in the fight against illicit financial flows with the interception of over N653 million worth of undeclared foreign currencies at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The seizure was announced on Tuesday,...
Federal Government has issued over 3.5 million passports in under two years and saved more than ₦1 billion annually through system reforms. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known at the inauguration of the ministry’s new passport front office in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo explained that the reforms align...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) is illegal. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this declaration at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja....
by HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Nigerian military troops, in collaboration with vigilante groups, have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims and recovered stolen cattle from bandits in Kebbi State. The kidnapped victims and stolen cattle were from Kokanawa and Ukuhu communities in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its planned strike over the delay in the payment of June salary to its members. NANS made the appeal in a statement signed by its National Vice...
Nigerian novelist and public speaker, Chimamanda Adichie, has praised the positive developments in Enugu State under Gov. Peter Mbah’s administration, saying the state’s dark times are over. Adichie made the commendation during a courtesy call to Mbah at the Government House, Enugu. Adichie said, “Arriving in Enugu, there is...
Senate has assured that it will continue to consider concurrence bills sent from the House of Representatives, just as the Green Chamber also considers Senate bills. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, made this assurance during plenary on Tuesday, reacting to a recent report from the House of Representatives. Bamidele emphasized...
Federal High Court in Abuja has deferred judgment in a N550 million fundamental rights abuse suit filed against the Nigerian Army and seven others. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case until July 14 for hearing after the respondent’s counsel, Mr. Chris Agbeti, applied for an extension of time to...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has approved the employment of 6,200 teachers for public primary and secondary schools in the state. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Public Affairs, Mr. Peter Ahemba, disclosed this at a press conference in Lafia. According to Ahemba, 4,700 teachers will...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has reinstated Alhaji Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir Idris on Power and Politics, with immediate effect. Sani-Giant was suspended on February 28, 2025, for bringing a snake to Government House, sparking widespread controversy. According to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ohi of Okene, HRH. Dr. Isah Mamman Okatahi has stated unequivocally that the recent visit by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the good people of Kogi Central Senatorial District, has no political undertone. The traditional ruler also affirmed that the advice he gave during the...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Union leaders at the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) compromising of academic and non-teaching staff members have rejected a staggered payment plan for the salaries and allowances owed them by the management. The workers have been on strike over the non payment of the...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, revoked the bail granted to Ayodele Toyosi, promoter of Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, for presenting forged medical report to the court. Details later
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Marianne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, reserved ruling till July 17, 2025, on an application filed by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced new cut-off marks for admission into various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. According to JAMB, the minimum admissible scores for the next academic session have been set at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has praised the administration of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State for its remarkable transformation of the state, particularly Maiduguri city, despite facing significant challenges such as flood disasters and Boko Haram insurgency. During his first...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), has assembled a team of experts to commence the selection of ten beneficiary universities for the establishment of mechanised commercial farms and livestock operations in its 2025 intervention. Chairman of TETFund Board of Trustees, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari,said the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Government has officially fixed the minimum entry age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at 16. Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this declaration on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja. The Minister...