Edo Government on Wednesday, launched an anti-cultism campaign in secondary schools to curb the rising cases of cultism and drug abuse among students in Edo South Senatorial District. The campaign included distribution of anti-cultism materials, sensitisation talks and direct interaction with the students. Addressing students at the Edo Boys High
Nigeria has called for fiscal discipline, institutional accountability, reform, and timely implementation of audit recommendations across African Union (AU) organs. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar made the call in a statement on Wednesday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the ministry. The statement is coming against the backdrop
Human rights supporter and past presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore thinks that if Nigeria had fair elections, a lot of today’s political leaders would be out of their jobs. Sowore shared his views during a talk on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, where he talked about the changes happening to Nigeria’s
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers state where six suspects were arrested and a significant cache of illicit substances, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, and tramadol was recovered. An NDLEA personnel, Chief Narcotic
The Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) says 11 per cent of Nigerians are infected with kidney disease. The Nephrologists made this known at a news conference after the end of their 4-day Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that,
The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act relating to electronic transmission of election results. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate had earlier passed the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, retaining Clause 60(3) of the principal law, which provided for
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), formerly known as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), broke its record revenue collection performance, posting N28.3 trillion to surpass the set target of N25.2 trillion for the year 2025. This was disclosed on behalf of the NRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, by the Executive
The Federal Government has begun implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a directive issued to Vice-Chancellors of federal universities on Monday, announced a 40 per cent increase in the Consolidated Academic Allowance
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday, affirmed the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate . The appellate court held that, the Senate has power to discipline any erring member and that, in the instant case, Natasha’s fundamental right was never breached as she
The Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of protesters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obi was at the complex to protest the Senate’s decision to remove the phrase “real-time” from provisions on electronic transmission