The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that ongoing security operations are focused on securing the safe return of schoolchildren and teachers abducted during recent attacks in different parts of the country. Speaking at a special national security briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the government remains…
The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. The game was earlier scheduled to take place in Libya by 8 pm after the first leg took place in Godswill Akpabio…
A 15-year-old Senior Secondary School student, Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board[JAMB], and National Universities Commission [NUC] to court over new admission policy. Chinaemere, represented by his father and lawyer, Maxwell Opara, filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking six reliefs as stated by News Agency…
Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved N72,500 Minimum Wage for Kogi Civil Servants with immediate effect. The governor also suspended the tax burden on the approved sum for one year. Governor Ododo made this known during the unavailing of the minimum wage after signing the agreement. He said the new minimum wage should…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government, urging the resolution of various longstanding issues affecting the polytechnic sector. According to the union, the ultimatum, which begins on October 7, 2024, and ends on October 25, 2024, could lead to industrial action if the demands are not met….
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (otherwise known as VIO) from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by a human…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited [NNPC] has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State after about six postponements as of August 2024. After the failure of the early August promise, the Chief Financial Officer of the NNPC, Umar Ajiya, said the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in September…
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has sparked reactions on social media after he told a female fan that he is married with children. The incident occurred during the Grammy-winning artist’s ladies-only party in London on Tuesday. A video from the event which went viral on Wednesday, showed Wizkid surrounded by a crowd of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged N27billion fraud….
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has disclosed that Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky begged him for N3m to secure a VIP section at the Correctional Centre. This clarification comes on Wednesday after Falana’s legal team, Falana & Falana Chambers, issued a letter to Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…
