ASUU fumes as the U.S. plans to deport 16,000 Nigerian students
by • Knocks FG over neglect of education system• Says years of agitation for improved sector vindicated The fate of over 16,000 Nigerian students in the …
Why the Anambra government insists on zoning 2021-Guber, by Obi-Okoye
Governor Willie Obiano’s Chief Political Adviser, Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, yesterday, declared that the Anambra State government’s support for the South Senatorial District to produce Obiano’s successor …
The Factional Crisis in Lagos APC could be a headache for Buni’s caretaker committee
• As Oki, party trade words over withdrawal of court caseThe ghost, which the 2018 controversial congresses conducted under the supervision of former National Chairman …
PDP alleges APC campaign council’s plan to get NEXIM Bank a $500m loan for the poll
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday raised the alarm over plan by the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives …
The Nigerian Medical Association suspended the strike on Cross River
The Nigerian Medical Association in Cross River has suspended its indefinite withdrawal of services in all public and private hospitals in the state. The Association …
CBN bows to pressure and devalues Naira again
• ‘Timing coincidental, nothing to do with IMF, World Bank’• Economists advocate currency, lifestyle audit• Moghalu, Sanusi, others disagree on exchange rate unification The country’s …
Rivers APC drifts further into chaos
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State seems to be drifting further into chaos as two factions of the party lay claim to its …
The government says August 4 for WAEC examinations
HoSF decries high turnout of workers at duty postsThe Federal Government, yesterday, said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCE) would hold from August …
You can’t hijack a public works scheme, Lawan tells Keyamo
Sustains suspension of project pending further briefingsThe face-off between the Red Chamber and the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, took another …
Concerns have heightened over the delayed PIB fiscal framework
. Nigeria’s oil reserves may be wasted like coal, experts warn Fresh concerns have arisen over the outlook of Nigeria’s oil and gas fiscal regime, as …
Obaseki touts strong points against APC forces
• PDP wasted its ticket, says APC chieftain With the conclusion of nominations by the two major political parties, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic …
Re-opening of Enugu Airport after completion of runway tests
There are indications that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu may be reopened for commercial flights as soon as all tests, skid trials and calibration …
Pastor arrested for defiling a 12-year-old girl in Ogun
• Police nab 19 rapists, four homosexual suspects in Adamawa The police in Ogun State have arrested a 54-year-old man, Niyi Omowodun, for allegedly defiling a …
Parents and teachers express doubt and safety concerns over the resumption of schools
key sectors of the economy recover gradually amidst the realities of the coronavirus pandemic, it is not yet a green light as schools prepare to …
Thirteen ex-militant groups threaten hostilities over alleged NDDC corruption
Thirteen militant groups in the Niger Delta, which had accepted a ceasefire following the Federal Government’s amnesty programme, have threatened to resume hostilities. The groups, …
Sanwo-Olu commissions 150-bed COVID-19 isolation centre
Lagos govt targets a reduction in illegal construction Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday commissioned a 150-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre in Yaba. Sanwo-Olu …
Why Buhari held APC’s virtual meeting in Aso Rock, by presidency
The Presidency yesterday gave reasons President Muhammadu Buhari held last week’s National Executive Committee, (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) virtually at the …
Two men nabbed for impregnating and defiling daughters
The Lagos State police command has arrested a man for allegedly impregnating his teenage daughter at the Ikorodu area of the state. The police have …
Nigerians pay N152b tuition in the UK
• As COVID-19 flattens naira, parents pay more• Students reject ‘local’ varsities despite high tuition Thousands of Nigerian students abroad are currently faced with serious challenges …
Attorneys petition Buhari and others for the alleged illegal stay of service chiefs in office
A constitutional lawyer and principal partner, Mackay Chambers and Associates, Barrister Daniel D. Makolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and several others over alleged illegal …