Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of 15 individuals accused of invading the home of retired Supreme Court Justice Mary Peter-Odili to July 14. The defendants, who include Adjodo Lawrence, Michael Diete-spiff, and Alex Onyekuru, among others, are standing trial on an 18-count charge bordering on...
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The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has proposed collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), on data-sharing portal to enhance compliance to the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, called for the collaboration at an inter-agency engagement between the Fund and CAC Wednesday,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the Results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, confirmed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Sani said no fewer than one...
Club De Pals, Abuja, the association of Tiv elites and professionals resident in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on the Police to expedite investigation and charge the suspects reportedly arrested in connection with the recent killings in Yelwata, Benue state, to Court of competent jurisdiction so that...
Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr. Melchior AISSI, said on Wednesday that the organization had over the decades, worked with determination to harmonise health policies, build national capacity, prevent epidemics, improve access to essential healthcare, and promote the local production of medicines and vaccines. In a statement he issued...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has stated that the party has no preferred presidential aspirant for the 2027 general elections. Mark made this known while addressing stakeholders of the Kogi chapter of the ADC in Abuja. Mark assured Nigerians...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the Lagos State University (LASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) are the most preferred Nigerian universities for the 2025 admissions. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called off their over three-month strike, following interventions by the FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike. The FCT Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) disclosed this in a communique signed by the union’s Chairman,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has criticized Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), accusing her of neglecting the welfare of her legislative aides. Many of these aides have reportedly left due...
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 JOY ADARA, Abuja- The NNPC Ltd. has handed over thirty-five (35) hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG). During a brief ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Monday, the Group CEO, NNPC Ltd., Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari reiterated the...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, July 7, 2025 arraigned Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were arraigned on a three-count amended charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, inducement and...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike has said the newly rehabilitated Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja has generated over N700 million in just three weeks. Wike disclosed this during a Thanksgiving Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja. Wike said, “The...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its efforts in rebuilding the FCT into a befitting nation’s capital. Wike made the statement during a Thanksgiving Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja, to celebrate the successful completion of project...
By DAVID IORJA , Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated several projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), declaring that the era of empty promises and abandoned projects is over. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said his administration is committed to bridging the gap between promise and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening basic education in his state Governor Lawal stated this when he, paid a courtesy visit to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Thursday. The visit was a familiarization meeting...
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon call off its three-month strike following the intervention of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Chief of Staff to the minister, Mr. Chidi Amadi, announced this on Thursday after closed door meeting with key stakeholders in Abuja. Mr....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the arrest of three suspects in connection with the kidnapping of the Anambra State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The suspects, identified as Emeka Ede, Okwudili Aja, and Onyebuchi Aja, were apprehended during a raid operation...
Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams, announced on Wednesday the company would continue to explore opportunities to invest in Nigeria as the country aims to achieve energy abundance. Speaking at a panel session at the 2025 Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja,...