NATIONAL NEWS

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged the Nigerian military not to be deterred by the recent accidental bombing of civilians in its battle against terrorists. Matawalle, while condemning the incident, said that despite what has happened, the fight against insurgency and terrorism must continue. The minister said this when he visited […]

The government of Sierra Leone has given awards to the last set of Nigeria volunteers, describing them as the best volunteers to have served in their country. The volunteers who are ten in number cuts across various profession. The volunteers are Mr. Abdullahi Hashimu Ulaira, Mr. Umar Farouq Baba, Mr. Jakada Ayuba Bulus, Mr. Dachollom […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday, cancelled his scheduled trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the outrage that trailed Nigeria’s 1,411 delegates to the COP28 Climate Change Summit. Nigeria had the third-highest delegation at the summit. The figure is comprised of government officials, representatives of the private sector, and civil society organisations The […]

The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle (formerly Twitter). BASA is an air transport agreement between two countries that allows designated airlines to operate commercial flights, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the National Assembly to increase its 2024 budgetary allocation from N43 billion to N76 billion. This was contained in the budget synopsis presented by the Commission’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, to the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes on Tuesday. The Budget Office proposed N43.1 billion […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has fumed over the failure of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein and 17 others for failng to honour its invitation. It also ordered their arrest following a motion led by Fred Agbedi (PDP/Bayelsa) on Tuesday. […]

Kwara Government has sent a bill to the House of Assembly, seeking for the establishment of Kwara State Rural Access Road Agency. It was reported that the Kwara State Rural Access Road Agency Bill, 2023 was forwarded to the assembly for its consideration and passage. It was also reported that the request is contained in […]

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum and Regulatory Commission has said the Federal Government is planning to revoke unused oil exploration leases that companies were granted but have not been able to carry out any exploration activities on them. The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe on Monday, said that only companies with […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arraigned a businessman, Muhammad Lamido, over alleged N105m fraud, before the Lagos Special Offences Court, in Ikeja. The defendant is facing four counts alongside  his company, Aliqea Group UAE, bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering preferred against him by the EFCC. The prosecution […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s […]