Civil society groups under the auspices, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI) has alleged that the rot in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is affecting the efforts to revamp the tertiary education subsector.…
The Presidential Amnesty Programme and the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority (NDRBDA) have agreed to partner on the food security project of the NDRBDA aimed at boosting massive agricultural activities to tackle food problem in…
The outgoing Assistant Inspector General Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 15, Abdu Umar, yesterday said the force had worked out measures to prevent recurrence of the killing over 30 people in suicide attacks in Gwoza in the in Gwoza Local…
The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC), has shortlisted 98 senior lawyers and professors of law for elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Among the names shortlisted are former Nigerian Bar Association …
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has ordered security agents to launch a massive manhunt for perpetrators of Sunday’s kidnapping along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. Many people were reportedly kidnapped around the Area Command…
Four years after his demise, friends, and associates gathered yesterday to honour and celebrate the late businessman and estate consultant, Chief Teslim Adeola Almaroof, who died on July 2, 2020 after a brief illness. The Fidau prayer,…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) yesterday rescued three persons from the rubble of a collapsed building. The building was said to have collapsed late Monday…
An Abuja High Court will on July 4, commence hearing in a N100 million suit filed by Commodore Kennedy Ozokoye of the Nigerian Navy, against his brother in-law Tochukwu On- ovo, for alleged defamation of character. The case, which began in…
A soldier and two members of hybrid forces were among the 20 persons that died following the coordinated suicide bomb attacks that occurred in Gwoza, Borno State, over the weekend, while 52 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, the…
Many residents of Ilesa Garage Area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have deserted their respective homes for fear of being shot by hoodlums suspected to be factional members of the Osun Transport Management System (OSTMS). New Telegraph…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three people allegedly involved in various criminal activities, including theft, burglary, and fraud. The suspects, according to a statement by…
About 3-months-old baby has reportedly been found abandoned in Oraukwu Boys Secondary School, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It is not clear yet how the baby got there, but a resident who found the baby brought it…
Four inmates of the Warri Correctional Centre have regained their freedom. This followed the 2nd quarterly visit of the Delta State Chief Judge, Justice Tessy Diai, to the prison yard. The lucky inmates include, Mr Jeremiah Okotiebor,…
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to immediately revoke the contract for the construction of flooded East-West Road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited and other contracts and reward to a…
Lagos-based proptech firm, Abode Assets, has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming asset ownership in Africa, announcing significant progress with its Flex programme. In a statement by its Co-founders, Jeffrey Itepu and Damilare…
The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading a bill to establish the Nigerian Solid Minerals Communities Development Commission. The bill, jointly sponsored by Anamero Dekeri, Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, Akarachi Etinosa…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has concluded plans to commence an open schooling programme, designed to provide a flexible learning approach, offer extensive access to basic education for Nigerians. Executive Secretary of…
The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has advised Nigerians not to pay heed to the recruitment notice and websites in the public domain, as the Fund was not recruiting. General Manager, Corporate Affairs…
The 2024 International Loveworld Medical Symposium on Radionuclide therapy and Oncology will hold on July 6, at the Loveworld Medical Centre, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. With a theme, “Evolving Role of Nuclear Medicine and Personalised &…
At least 116 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, Police Inspector Gen. Shalabh Mathur has said. The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh…
Rudy Giuliani was disbarred yesterday following years of legal trouble from false claims he made after the 2020 election. An appeals court in Manhattan handed down the decision to strip Giuliani, a former presidential advisor, New York…
Joe Biden has described as a “dangerous precedent” a Supreme Court ruling giving former President Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. The current US president said the judgement undermined the “rule of law” and was “a…
The flood-hit Indian state of Assam is on high alert as it braces for more rains in the coming days. The north-eastern state has been inundated by flood waters for several days, affecting more than 600,000 people and killing at least 34.…
A flight hit by “strong turbulence” has made an emergency landing in Brazil, with 30 people reported injured. The Air Europa Boeing 787- 9 Dreamliner was flying from Madrid to Montevideo when the mid-air incident happened, the airline said…
The Federal Government yesterday urged the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) “to develop an actionable roadmap and policy framework” to create the changes in the manufacturing sector. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the call…
A bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to create Etiti State in the South East yesterday passed through the first reading at the House of Representatives. The sponsors of the bill are Amobi Ogah, Miriam Onuoha, Kama…
The South East Governor’s Forum yesterday resolved to wade into the legal tussle over the arrest and detention of the leader of prescribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to ensure his release. This was contained in…
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to promptly launch an investigation into allegations of recurring incidents of harassment, intimidation, and extortion of international passengers by…
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, threw his weight behind the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, condemning Senator Ireti Kingibe over her outburst against the minister. Kingibe, the Senator…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the number of deaths recorded from the cholera outbreak in the country has risen to 63. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, who made the disclosure, yesterday, in…