A coalition of 37 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for the immediate removal of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), as well as the Chairman of its Board, over allegations of staff intimidation, mass resignations and financial misconduct. The...
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The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a fresh turn on Wednesday as the Court of Appeal reportedly invalidated the judicial recognition earlier granted to the party’s controversial Caretaker Committee. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Interim...
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Bukar Ahmed Shuwa to ten years imprisonment. The convict was arraigned on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, arraigned the Managing Director of Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, Musa Farouk Abubakar; his company, Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, and one Sandra Chizoba Attoh before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for...
Kaduna State Government has described Governor Uba Sani’s assent to three strategic laws as a major step towards accelerating economic growth, strengthening institutions and promoting sustainable development across the state. The laws include the Kaduna State Electricity Law, 2026, Kaduna State Agricultural Development Fund (KADFund) Law, 2025, and the...
Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA), with support from Co-Impact, on Wednesday convened a state-level consultation in Sokoto aimed at examining the career progression and leadership opportunities available to women within Nigeria’s judiciary. The one-day engagement, themed “Probing Women’s Career Progression and Leadership Pathways in the Judiciary,” brought together...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in the education sector through digital transformation, commences following the official delivery of a Monitoring Smart Boards Dashboard to the Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB). The initiative, powered by the...
Nigerian Government has underscored the need to strengthen bilateral relations with Israel, particularly in the areas of agriculture, security, defence, entertainment, education and healthcare, as part of efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s socio-economic development. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, CON made the disclosure...
Nigerian Army will on June 6, 2026, host a Send Forth Dinner in honour of retired generals from the 2025 and 2026 cohorts, recognising their years of service and contributions to national security. The event, which will be hosted by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen W. Shaibu,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has formally received the hosting rights for the 2026 Nigerian Society of Engineers, International Engineering Conference, Exhibition and Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held in December in Maiduguri. The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Ali Alimasuya Rabiu...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 91 Starlink communication terminals donated by the Starlink SpaceX Crisis Response Team to strengthen Nigeria’s disaster preparedness and emergency response infrastructure. The donation followed proactive engagements initiated by NEMA with the technology company aimed at exploring innovative solutions to enhance emergency...
Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Dr. (Mrs.) Angela Ajala, has sounded a stark warning that Nigeria’s future is at risk unless urgent attention is given to teacher education, declaring that no nation can develop beyond the quality of its teachers. Speaking during a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos, during which he undertook a series of important political, governmental, and national engagements. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja Onanuga said President Tinubu, whose plane touched down...
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Abdulrahman Lawal Raji to 15 years imprisonment for N26m fraud. Raji was arraigned on November 9, 2023 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate...
Akwa Ibom State has intensified efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with authorities revealing that 1,838 cases have been reported and 102 convictions secured since the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) (VAPP) Law came into effect in June 2020. The disclosure was made as the state commenced activities marking the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, closed its case against Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, after presenting 17 witnesses before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The defendants are...
Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 deferred ruling on a motion on notice for the prosecution to discontinue the trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to the day of final judgment in line with the...
Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), a move widely seen as aligning with Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent political shift. The defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary...
Federal Government has identified teachers as the heartbeat of education system in every society. Minister of state for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the occasion of the official handover ceremony of ICT equipment and materials to 15 teacher training institutions across six geo-...
Publisher: AmpliFLY Books Release date: March 5, 2026 ISBN-13: 978-1733583527