Buhari Sacks Ministers of Agriculture, Power, reshuffles cabinet
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sacked the Ministers of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,…
Anambra joins league of oil-producing states
Anambra State has joined the league of oil-producing states in Nigeria, following the recognition of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission. With this, the state becomes eligible for a…
Editorial: APC, PDP and the crisis of Nigerian democracy
No one can dispute the abysmal level of understanding of Nigerian politicians when it comes to the majesty of democracy. Therefore, no one should be surprised at their lack of…
Ondo Governor, Akeredolu signs anti-open grazing bill into law
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday signed the anti-open grazing law into law, ahead of the September 1 deadline for Southern Governors to do so. The Commissioner for Information and…
Government Mulls sanction for Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination
The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination, going by revelations from a top government official on Tuesday. The hint was given by Executive Director of the…
Forex ban: CBN directs banks to publish names of defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday directed all commercial banks to publish on their websites the names and Bank Verification Numbers of customers who engage in fraudulent and unscrupulous…
JAMB cancels general cut-off marks, allows Schools to decide Admission Scores
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday asked the universities and polytechnics to decide their admission scores, provided they did not accept scores below 120 and 100, respectively. Under…
Court bars Obaseki, Edo from enforcing compulsory COVID-19 vaccine to access public places
A Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday restrained Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the state government from enforcing a directive that all residents…
Editorial: The audacious NDA attack and matters arising
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) might have set up an inquiry to investigate what went wrong, but Tuesday’s audacious attack on the sprawling Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) complex in Kaduna…
Editorial: Buhari son’s wedding – callous and shameful extravagance
Those who accuse the leadership of Nigeria of being excessively wasteful and insensitive to the deplorable condition of the citizenry are not only right, they once again found vindication in…