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Supreme Court ruling on 2023 guber polls: Seven state governors will know their fate Jan. 12

The last six months of 2023 were characterized by legal tussles over the March 18, 2023, governorship elections in some states. While some...

$6bn power project: Reprieve as Obasanjo’s Power Minister, Olu Agunloye, gets N50m bail

Reprieve came for a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, on Thursday as he was granted a N50 million bail...

Update: Barely 2 hours after suspension, EFCC invites Betta Edu over alleged N585m diversion

The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has been invited by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Just in: Tinubu suspends Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, over alleged N585m diversion

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has been suspended from office immediately by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over...

Tinubu govt. launches first-ever Nigeria’s automated portal for passport application

The Bola Tinubu administration on Monday scored another first as the Minister of Interior, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has launched the first-ever international passport...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Benue Gov. Alia

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against the election of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as the Governor of Benue State. The...

FX backlog: CBN disburses $61.6m to foreign airlines

A $61.64 million payment to international airlines has been made through a number of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) by the Central Bank of...

Borno youths drinking gin-soaked Lipton, 10-day-old human urine, others as drug alternatives, NDLEA raises alarm

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised alarm over new drug alternatives being abused by youths in Borno State. According to...

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Yuletide: Nigerians to enjoy 3 extra days of zero fares as FG extends free train rides to Jan. 7

The Federal Government has extended the free commuter rides on all rail lines from January 4, 2024, as earlier announced, to January 7,...

N50bn of N61.55bn FCT supplementary budget released, Wike reveals

The Federal Government has released N50 billion out of the N61.55 billion FCT’s supplementary budget, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

₦37bn fraud: Ex-Minister declines EFCC invite as first ‘guest’ in 2024, cites health challenges

The immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has ‘declined’ an invitation by the Economic and...

Fake varsity certificate scandal: NANS Benin Republic calls for caution

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Benin Republic, has called for caution over plans by the Federal Government to suspend evaluation and...

Varsity degree mills: FG extends suspension of degree certificates to Kenya, Niger Republic, others

Following alleged issuance of fake degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics, the Federal Government says it will extend the suspension of accreditation...

Varsity degree mills: FG suspends evaluation of degrees from Benin, Togo

The evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics has been suspended by Federal Government of Nigeria. The action follows...

I paid N600,000 to obtain degree certificate in six weeks from Contonou varsity, undercover journalist, Umar Audu, reveals

A report by a Nigerian journalist dominated headlines recently after he bagged a Cotonou University degree in six weeks and subsequently participated in...

Minister vows to eradicate breast ironing tradition in FCT, sanction perpetrators

The Federal Government has condemned the harmful and barbaric practice of breast ironing being meted out on young girls in the villages in...