The Edo State Government under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo has taken note of recent investigative reports and public outcry concerning the state of public education in Edo State, particularly the shocking revelations about the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) program initiated by the previous administration.The government acknowledges
Former Kaduna State Governor and one of the founding members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has announced his immediate resignation from the ruling party. He has defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).El-Rufai, also a one time Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, cited
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Mr Godswill Akpabio to “immediately rescind the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her constitutionally and internationally recognized right to freedom of expression.” SERAP said, “The Senate should immediately
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze allegedly in possession of Phenacetin, a cutting edge agent for cocaine, weighing 77.50 kilograms. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Ubodoeze was arrested in Lagos. He explained
The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, has raised serious concerns about the poor conditions in jails across the country. In a recent speech, he pointed out issues like overcrowding, dirty living environments, and a lack of basic healthcare for inmates. Archbishop Ugorji stated that
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese has called on Nigerians to commit to justice, integrity, and love to birth a new Nigeria. Kaigama made this known while delivering a sermon at the opening mass of the 2025 first plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Abuja
.Doles Out N250m To Hezekiah University Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has proposed policy changes, legislation, convention and intentional administrative efforts to create synergy between public and private schools for the overall achievement of quality education in Nigeria.Senator Uzodimma made the proposition weekend at the maiden Convocation Ceremony of
The family of Late Head if State, Gen. Sani Abacha has said that former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) was responsible for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and not their late father.The family in a statement issued Sunday by Mohammed Abacha disclosed this while
The Ogun State Government has commended the Federal Government for its decision to adopt the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) as a federal institution.The state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, said that the move by the
Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp” or the “Group”), Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024.Consistent with its results track record, the Group sustained its strong growth trajectory across its financial indicators, reinforcing its market leadership and strategic positioning.In its audited results, Transcorp