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A notorious bandit leader, Dantsito, has given communities in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State two weeks to raise and pay him a levy of N200m, failing which he would attack the communities and burn houses.According to an indigene of the area, Mohammed Rabo, who spoke to residents of the communities are in fear, with some already fleeing.Rabo said Dantsito demanded the levy be paid either in...

Full-time Higher National Diploma graduates who previously completed part-time National Diploma programs have voiced strong opposition to the proposed exclusion of such graduates from the National Youth Service Corps scheme.This protest comes as the registration for the second stream of Batch C mobilisation began on Monday, January 6.The affected graduates gathered at the NYSC secretariat in Lagos early Mo...

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday approved a total sum of N3,366,815,224,144 as the total budget of the state for 2025.The approval followed the presentation of a report on the budget by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance, Sa’ad Olumoh, and the subsequent submissions by lawmakers at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.The approved budget is ...

Amid calls for leniency for suspects facing trial for their roles in the stampede that led to the death of 35 children at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, venue of the aborted funfair party for children, Governor Seyi Makinde said those involved, no matter how highly placed, must face trial.He said many of those reaching out to him had been saying there was also stampede in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territ...

 The Federal Government has said it would activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of a respiratory virus.Experts demand proactive steps as new virus surges in China, ravages childrenReports indicate that the virus has led to overcrowded hospitals, emergency measures and public concerns in China....

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with a death threat on social media, to a N10 million bond with one surety in like sum.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Thomas’ bail application, said there was no concrete evidence placed before the court by the prosecution that the defendant would jump ...

Nigerians have lamented that despite the reduction in the price of petrol, transporters have failed to effect a reduction in transport fares nationwide.These angry Nigerians added that instead, the prices are still going up.It was earlier reported that the Dangote refinery reduced the ex-depot price of its petrol from N970 to N899.50 per litre.This sparked intense pricing competition in t...

Barring any last-minute change in plans, marketers and retailers of petroleum products will start lifting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from the Port Harcourt Refining Company this week.The Publicity Secretary of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, Joseph Obele, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent.According to Obele, since the refinery commenced o...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, to explain the disappearance of over N825 billion and $2.5 billion earmarked for refinery rehabilitation and oil revenues.The demand follows a 2021 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation, which raised serious concerns about the management of publ...

The Northern Elders Forum has reiterated its opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed Tax Reform Bills, demanding their immediate suspension and calling for extensive dialogue with stakeholders.The forum criticised the Federal Government for failing to engage critical stakeholders and experts before drafting the reforms.In a press statement released and signed by its Management Board Chairman,...