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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the rising wave of violence, kidnappings, and killings across Nigeria. In a post on his official X account, Obi condemned the recent killing of Supersport TV crew members and a police officer, who were ambushed along the Ihiala-Orlu Road in Anambra State. The victims were en route to cover the Super Eagles' 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) […]

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has pledged to secure the necessary funds for infrastructural and research development at the newly established African University of Aviation in Nigeria. This commitment was made by TETFund's Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, during a meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the university's leadership at the TETFund headquarters in Abuja. Echono praised the minister for his dedication and resolve in supporting the […]

A disappointed parent, Onyebuchi Obioha, has petitioned the Senate over the non-release of his daughter Chizitere Obioha’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. Obioha alleged that the development was caused by the misconduct of a Joint Admissions Matriculation Board supervisor. In a petition submitted through a senator, Neda Imasuen, Obioha accused a JAMB supervisor of giving his 16-year-old daughter his phone number after the exam, suggesting inappropriate intentions. He suspected the […]

The House of Representatives has taken the initiative to provide free internet services in selected public places for Nigerians. This development follows the passage of a bill last week during its first reading which was sponsored by Abubakar Kusada, the representative of Federal Constituency, Katsina State. Rallying support for the bill, Kusada noted that Nigeria recognizes the vital role of information and communications technology in nation-building, and emphasized the policy […]

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, is set to ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country on Monday (today) , over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024. There are reports that duties are not being paid on […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has scheduled talks with Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Tuesday and Wednesday to finalise agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. According to report, the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria on Sunday, had been asked by the $20bn Lekki-based refinery to resend its request for petrol lifting. This came as PETROAN expressed optimism that the cost of petrol […]

A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has knocked the decisions of Nigeria National Petroleum Company to fix prices of imported fuel and locally refined fuel, describing them as illegal, null, and void. In a statement on Thursday, Falana stated that the move contravened the provisions of section 205 of the Petroleum Industry Act. He accused the company of serial violation of the law setting it up […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to enhance border security and combat smuggling using advanced technological devices. Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs for the Southwest Zone, Saidu Yusuf, made the announcement during an appraisal visit to the Ogun Area II Command in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday. He reiterated the NCS’s commitment to deploying technology to improve border control and patrol operations, noting that the service, under Comptroller-Genera,l Bashir Adeniyi, […]

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has strongly urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police, and the Attorney General of the Federation, to take immediate action following startling allegations by a U.S. Army veteran. This followed detailed petitions submitted to the Nigerian authorities by the US army veteran, outlining how some senior police officers in Anambra and FCID Headquarters, Abuja, are complicit in shielding an […]