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President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has lauded the decision of the Federal Government to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf road as its grim state serves as both an embarrassment to the country and a huge financial loss to the government on a weekly basis. Dangote who spoke on Tuesday said “The economy loses more […]

Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned state governors to desist from playing politics with national security. Osinbajo also emphasised that the Constitution guaranteed all Nigerians to live in any parts of the country without molestation, just as he warned people talking carelessly in a way that would threaten the unity of the country.  […]

Meanwhile the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has attributed the arrest of Chukwujeme Onwamadike, the suspected kidnapper popularly known as Evans, to information sharing and intelligence cooperation among police services in West Africa. “Information sharing is crucial to tackling the menace of trans-border crimes in West Africa; it is through such exchange that […]

The threat to recall Senator Dino Melaye from the upper chamber of the National Assembly is becoming serious.  Constituents of Kogi West Senatorial District on Wednesday submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding to recall their representative, Senator Melaye from the Senate. According to the leader of the constituents, Chief Cornelius […]

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, says the Nigeria Police Force is key agency in ensuring sustainable African regional stability and peace. Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday at the West Africa National Security Conference, holding at Accra, Ghana. The IGP delivered a paper entitled:” The Role of Nigeria Police in National […]

 A consortium of 13 banks, involved in Etisalat Nigeria’s 1.2 billion dollar loan is seeking the Federal Government’s intervention to investigate the Telco’s management, reports have indicated. The banks are urging the government to look into the matter, through its anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) by investigating what the company […]Read More

The Federal Government has appealed a court ruling that acquitted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of charges of corruption and false declaration of assets. The Court of Conduct Tribunal last week cleared the Senate President of 13-count charge of corruption levelled against him. The government yesterday at the Court of Appeal Abuja filed eleven grounds […]

Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has the mandate to develop Curriculum for Basic and Senior Secondary Education levels. The process of Curriculum Development ranging from High Level Policy Committee on the review of National Curriculum, made up of eminent Nigerians, stakeholders in education, parents, market women, faith based organizations, traditional rulers, NGOs, CBOs, […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned four UN special rapporteurs urging them to use their “good offices and mandates to urgently request the Nigerian government and the authorities at Queen’s College, Lagos to end continuing suffering of students, and ensure justice and effective remedies for the unnecessary loss of lives of three pupils […]

With the failure, or better still, refusal by the relevant security agencies to arrest Northern youths, who, under the auspices of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF), recently issued a quit notice to Igbos residing in the north, the atmosphere remains palpably tense, with the forces of darkness beating the drums of war and championing […]

I attended a meeting recently at the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Bwari, Abuja: the post-2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination review meeting chaired by the JAMB registrar, Professor Ish-aq Oloyede. Participants included Professor Oloyede and his technical team, field officers and other staff, all the Chief External Examiners who supervised the […]

Electorates in Kogi West Senatorial District are attempting an unprecedented move against their representative in the Houste, Senator Dino Melaye. On Monday, it was gathered that 188, 580 electorates from Kogi West have signed the recall register form to oust Senator Dino Melaye from the National Assembly. The returning officer for the recall of the […]