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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...

No increase in petrol prices, don’t engage in panic buying — NNPC Ltd tells Nigerians

Contrary to speculations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has assured the public that there is no imminent increase in the price...

Plateau massacre: Ex-Senate Pres. Mark wants FG to address insecurity as national emergency

Worried by the Christmas eve killing of an estimated 150 people in Plateau State, a retired Army General and former Senate President, David...

How security agencies rescued abducted Nasarawa LG chairman, others

After more than 24 hours in the den of kidnappers, Mr Safiyanu Isah-Andaha, the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government in Nasarawa State, has...

Update: Varsity degree mills: FG shuts 18 foreign varsity campuses

The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has closed down the campuses of 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria following reports of fake...

Nigeria’s first lady, Remi Tinubu, visits Zach Orji in Abuja hospital, pledges support

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday evening visited ailing actor, Zach Orji at the Abuja General hospital to offer support to...

Financial impropriety: Pres. Tinubu suspends Ms Halima Sheu, CEO of NSIA, barely three months in office

Barely three months in office, Ms Halima Shehu, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), has been suspended....

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...

Nasarawa police confirm disappearance of LG chair

Gunmen have captured Safiyanu Isa-Andaha, the Chairman of the Akwanga Local Government in Nasarawa state, according to the State Police Command. Confirming this...

Passengers lambast Air France for luggage delays after 10 days of arrival in Nigeria, holiday, wedding plans disrupted

In an unfortunate development, Air France has caused overwhelming distress and anxiety among its passengers, as a considerable number of them have yet...

2023: Reflections and Future Outlooks by Dakuku Peterside

The passing 2023 was a year of significance for Nigeria’s political and economic landscape. Reflecting on the year underscores the need for heightened...

The full text of President Tinubu’s 2024 New Year message to Nigerians

  The full text of President Tinubu’s 2024 New Year message to Nigerians Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each...

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...

Divorcement: Housewife ordered to pay estranged hubby N10m

After nine years of a barren relationship, the union between a housewife, Selumun Audu and her estranged husband, Philip Audu has been dissolved....