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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Dr Saviour Enyiekere's appointment as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for a five-year renewable term.Until his appointment, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy chief of staff to the Senate President.President Tinubu also approved the appointment of two commission members from each of the six geopolitical zones....

The ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has denied reports linking him to stockpiling guns at his office at the assembly.This is as the current Speaker of the House, Mojisola Meranda, denied resigning from her position.Online reports alleged that 47 pump-action guns were discovered by officials of the Department of State Services during a visit to the assembly on Monday....

Customs agents operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are protesting the alleged closure of their secretariat by the airport’s commandant, Chioma Udo.The agents, who are members of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, claimed that the closure of the secretariat on February 5 was obstructing their daily operations and causing them significant losses, including a loss of revenue ...

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has dismissed allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds Boko Haram or other terrorist organisations.Mills who met with members of the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja on Wednesday night, said there that no evidence to back up the allegation.He stated that no country condemns Boko Haram’s violence more ...

USAID has been accused of funding global terror groups like Islamic State and al-Qaeda, including their local affiliates such as Boko Haram in Nigeria.The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the heads of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) over allegations of terrorist funding against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...

The National Judicial Council and the Nigerian Bar Association have described as illegal Tuesday’s resolution of the Benue State House of Assembly recommending the removal of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambase, following a petition by Governor Hyacinth Alia.The NBA, both national and the Markurdi branch, said the action of the Benue lawmakers was an usurpation of the power of the NJC, which reser...

The certification ceremony, held on Tuesday, marked the official commissioning of 99 newly trained professionals including 25 new marketing agents and 74 sales agents tasked with expanding health insurance enrolment across the state.Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary of LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, emphasised the crucial role of the agents in bridging the gap between Lagosians and accessible healthcare services....

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has stated that trucks with capacity to carry over 60,000 litres of hydrocarbon products will not be allowed to load at depots as from March 1.It announced that as from the fourth quarter of this year, no truck carrying more than 45,000 litres of petroleum products would be allowed to load from depots.The agency’s Executive...

 Nigeria’s transport sector is set for a revolution as the Lagos-Abuja High-Speed Bullet Train gains momentum, reducing travel time between both cities from 12 hours to just 2–3 hours.The Director of Operations at Geofocus Consortium, Engineer Yinka Idris, in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, described the project as a milestone in Nigeria’s development.Idris laud...

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that it has established a seven-member committee to address bullying in all Nigerian schools, reinforcing its commitment to student welfare and a safe learning environment.The committee will also be mandated to review reported cases and ensure swift action, complementing the 21-member team working on a National Policy on Anti-Bullying.Minister of Education, D...