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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...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has instituted a probe into alleged civilian casualty over the February 15 airstrike in Katsina State.NAF’s spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.The statement said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, had ordered “a thorough investigation to verify the alleged civilian casualty to ensur...

Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has intercepted and returned 114 persons found wandering inside forests.The suspects were said to have not been able to explain what they were doing inside the forests.after they were dropped off by two trucks.Ondo Amotekun Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, who spoke in Akure, the state capital, said the suspects dispersed in the forests....

The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday approved the appointment of Olohundare Moshood Jimoh as the Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Lagos State Command.With the appointment, Jimoh becomes the eighth commissioner to occupy the seat within seven years.He would be taking over from Olarenwaju Ishola, who was appointed last September following the elevation of his predecessor, Adegoke Fayoade, to the ...