News

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 19, 20 and 21st as the trial dates for the Deputy Commissioner of Police, ABBA KYARI and four others in the alleged drug case leveled by the NDLEA. Justice EMEKA NWITE fixed the trial dates in his ruling today in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Justice EMEKA also declined to grant bail to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police,...

Executive Director of a civil Society group, YIAGA Africa, SAMSON ITODO, has raised an alarm that there is an attempt by the political class to capture the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, noting that this will undermine the integrity of the upcoming election. SAMSON ITODO made the statement on a monitored television program while faulting President MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S nomination of Residential Electoral Commiss...

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said six out of 10 doctors in the country plan to leave the country for greener pastures. This is just as it disclosed that there are only 12,297 resident doctors in both the Federal and state tertiary health institutions in the country. The NARD President Dr DARE ISHAYA, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, added ...

The Federal Government has reiterated petrol subsidy will remain in place until mid-2023. According to the Minister of Finance, budget and national planning ZAINAB AHMED, the government is proposing to spend only 3.36 trillion naira for petrol subsidy in 2023. She said this in a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on the details of the 2023-2025...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again, today extended its six-month-old strike.  The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja this morning. A member of the union, confirmed the development newsmen following the meeting of the striking varsity teachers at the University....

Human rights lawyer, FEMI FALANA, has called on the Federal Government to sign the renegotiated agreement with the striking members of the Academic Union of University (ASUU). The Senior Advocate of Nigeria in a statement, urged both ASUU leadership and the current administration to resume negotiations in order to end the prolonged strike for the overall good of Nigerian students. ...

Nigeria's  former president Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has said he has no preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election but a national agenda for the country. OBASANJO made the declaration when he paid a visit to former Head of State, General ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR at the Uphill in Minna, Niger State. He added that his visit to general ABDULSALAMI was to see his broth...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with some Israeli and Japanese companies to commence the assembling and manufacturing of electric and smart motorcycle by the year 2023. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, MICHAEL FREEMAN, says the partnership would combine Israeli, Japanese and Nigerian technologies, and would help in address the many challenges affecting...

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has urged Nigerians not to travel to Northern Cyprus, saying that the territory is not recognized in the international community except by Turkey. Chairman of the Commission, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA said this at the weekly State House Ministerial briefing. While admitting that the country’s insecurity challenge is a source of concern...

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, ATIKU ABUBAKAR has met with the Rivers state governor NYESOM WIKE in London, the United Kingdom. ATIKU ABUBAKAR was accompanied by Adamawa state governor AHMADU FINTIRI, while Governor WIKE had his allies, Governors SEYI MAKINDE, OKEZIE IKPEAZU, and SAMUEL ORTOM in attendance as well. Although no official statement has...