Education: 2020 UTME Begins Today – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, JAMB is set to commence the 2020 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination, UTME, which is expected to begin today,...
ASUU Criticizes Ngige, Rejects IPPIS Payment System
The Academic State Union of
Universities, ASUU has reaffirmed its position on the full implementation of
the 2009 Federal Government/ASUU agreement, insisting that they...
Immunity: Senate Seeks Removal For Vice President, Governors, Deputies
The Senate has passed for second
reading a bill seeking to amend provisions of the constitution to qualify
criminal charges for some public officers...
Foreign Debt: Reps Suspend Buhari’s $22.79bn Consideration Indefinitely
The House of Representatives has suspended the consideration of the 22.79 billion dollars foreign loan request by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Court bars APC NWC From Stopping Tuesday NEC Meeting
An Abuja High Court has barred the
National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, APC Babatunde Ogala;
the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu;...
Senate To Ban Importation, Use Of Generators
The Senate has proposed a bill to
criminalise the importation, purchase and use of power generating sets in
Nigeria.
The bill...
Senate Panel Quizzes AG Over Lawyer Paid $4m As Consultancy Fee...
The
Senate has quizzed the Accountant-General of the Federation AGF, Idris Ahmed,
over the identity of a lawyer who collected 4 million dollars as...
We Didn’t Banish Sanusi From Kano – AG
The
Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, says the state government did
not banish the deposed Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II.
Muktar
said...
Petrol Imports Gulped N1.71tn In 2019 – NBS
Data
obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown that the amount
spent on petrol imported into Nigeria dropped by 42 per cent...
FG Recovers Over N3.7b Stolen NDDC Funds — Buhari
President
Muhammadu Buhari has said his government had so far recovered over 3.7 billion
naira as well as various assets worth billions of naira...
Kano Emirate: Mixed Reactions Trail Emir Sanusi’s Dethronement
A cross-section of Nigerians has reacted to the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi the second.
The...
Freedom Of Information: NCC, NUJ, AI, Civil Groups Reject Social Media...
The Social Media Bill suffered a setback in the Senate.
Some stakeholders, mainly civil
society and non-governmental organisations, NGOs; the...
Court Ordered Arrest, Prosecution Of APC Chairman, Oshiomhole
An Abuja High Court has ordered service of court papers on submission seeking order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC...
Party Crisis: APC Governors Take Oshiomhole’s Case To Villa
The All Progressives Congress, APC Governors have solicited President Muhammadu Buhari’s support either for or against party’s National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole.
APC Crisis: Oshiomhole Asks Appeal Court To Vacate Suspension Order
The embattled National Chairman of
the All Progressives Congress, APC Adams Oshiomhole says he remains in charge
of the party.
He...
Whistle-blowing: Federal Government Recovers N594.09bn In Less 3 Years – Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption, PACAC Itse Sagay, says the whistleblowing policy
of the Federal Government has led to the recovery of...
Service Chiefs’ Appointments Must Reflect Federal Character — Senate
A bill for the establishment of Armed Forces Service
Commission passed first reading at the Senate.
The bill was sponsored...
Gas Flaring: Senate Considers Stiffer Penalties As Nigeria Loses N271 Billion
The Senate is planning stiffer
penalties for individuals and corporate entities engaged gas flaring with
effect from January 1st, 2021.
The...
Kogi Governorship: Court Says PDP Had No Candidate In 2019 Election
The Kogi State High Court sitting in
Lokoja says the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, had no candidate in the
November 16, 2019 governorship election...
FG Awards N29.2bn Roads To Niger Republic Borders
The Federal Executive Council approved the award of two roads contracts linking Nigeria’s borders with the Republic of Niger, totaling 29.2 billion...
