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Ajiya to Senate: NNPC Generated N54.5tn, so where did N210tn come from?

Former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Ajiya, has dismissed claims that ₦210 trillion is unaccounted for...

Kyari to Senate: You Knew I Was on Medical Treatment Abroad

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has faulted the Senate Committee on Public Accounts...

Case Backlog: Senate’s Bill Increasing Appeal Court Bench From 70 to 110 Scales Second Reading

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s judicial system, the Senate on Tuesday advanced two crucial bills aimed at increasing the...

Just In: Fire Outbreak Causes Panic at National Assembly’s Senate Wing

Panic gripped the National Assembly on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the Senate wing of the complex. The incident occurred in...

SSUCOEN Demands Better FG-Stakeholders Synergy to Fix Education Subsector Challenges

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education Nigeria (SSUCOEN) has called for stronger unity and sustained collaboration among stakeholders...

FG Moves to Finalise Education Sector Agreement, Reaffirms Reform Commitment

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government says it has concluded renegotiation of agreements with education sector unions and will, within days, proceed to...

Kogi School Attack: Vice Principal, 2 Others Killed as Bandits Kidnap WAEC Candidates

A deadly early Wednesday attack by bandits on a secondary school in Kogi State has left three people dead, including a vice principal....

Edo Closes Schools Over Bandit Kidnapping Threats

Following intelligence reports of a planned mass abduction by bandits, students in three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State...

Tragedy in Johannesburg: Over 12 Killed in Settlement Massacre

A quiet night at a Johannesburg informal settlement turned into a tragedy when a group of more than 10 gunmen opened fire on...

Just In: Tinubu Moves to Block Ebola Risk, Approves N10bln Emergency Health Response Plan

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In an effort to speed up national preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease and other emerging public health threats, President Bola...

Abure Takes On Obi, Otti Over Labour Party Crisis

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Julius Abure, factional Chairman of the Labour Party, has accused former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Gov. Alex...

Senate Proposes Total Textile Import Ban to Stimulate Local Manufacturing

By Maryanne Awuya In a bold move to rescue the nation’s manufacturing sector, the Nigerian Senate is pushing for a complete ban on...

Senate Proposes Six-Year Single Term for President, Governors – Senate Leader

To push elected leaders to focus on governance instead of politics, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele plans to sponsor a bill for a single...

Xenophobia: First Batch of Nigerian Returnees From South Africa Expected Thursday, June 11

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigerians stranded in South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks are expected to arrive in Lagos on Thursday, June 11 as...

Reps to Service chiefs: Resign honourably resign if you can’t fix insecurity 

The House of Representatives on Tuesday warned the nation’s service chiefs to resign honorably if they fail to reverse the deteriorating security situation...

Civil Society Coalition Calls For Urgent, Coordinated National Action Against Insecurity

By Omoyeni Ojeifo A coalition of civil society groups under the banner of “Concerned Nigerians for Peace, Security and National Unity” staged a...