Nigeria to pay N75,000 per semester to education students in public universities
The government will pay N75,000 to each student in public universities studying education programmes per semester, it has said. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, announced this on Tuesday in…
Southeast governors condemn IPOB’s sit-at-home order, mum on Kanu
Governors of the South-East region rose from a meeting on Tuesday with a condemnation of the sit-at-home order being issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra every Monday. The…
Pandora Papers: Obi, ex-CJN, Pastor, other top politicians Named in money laundering
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, current and former state governors, past and present lawmakers, businesspeople, a…
Editorial: Pandora Papers & Buhari’s war against corruption
It was hardly surprising that the names of some Nigerians, including former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi, appeared in the huge leak of confidential financial documents from offshore companies. Dubbed…
South-South States Join suit on VAT collection, as PANDEF hails Decision
Governors of South-South region on Monday rose from their meeting in meeting with a resolution to join the suit on the collection of the Value Added Tax. The governors’ decision…
IPOB threatens month-long sit-at-home in Southeast
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has restated its threat to impose a month-long sit-at-home order all over the southeastern region. To prevent this shutdown of the economy in the…
Resident doctors Suspend strike, to resume Work Wednesday
The National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its 64-day nationwide strike. The doctors will resume work at 8 am on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the President of the association…
Adebanjo, Afenifere Leader Berates Buhari over Independence Day Speech
Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for saying that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable in his Independence Day speech. Adebanjo said that Buhari, who is 78…
Anarchy Looms in Anambra as Gunmen on Loose
The spate of killings and arson that erupted in Anambra State recently continued on Sunday as the marauding squads torched the county home of Joe Igboke, the Lagos-based All Progressives…
AVM Smith regains freedom from kidnappers, as Abducted ex-Kogi Provost dies in Cross-fire
Retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Smith, has regained freedom from his kidnappers, five days after he was abducted in Lagos. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu confirmed that…