The National Youth Service Corps resumed payments for arrears on Wednesday, marking the first disbursement since the last payment on June 3, following a two-month break. This payment relates to the new N77,000 monthly allowance recently approved by the Federal Government. Recall that on April 5th, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, assured…
The United States Government has provided $32.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support food and nutrition programmes in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Aishah Gambari of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. It explained that the donation was aimed at ensuring the provision of food and nutrition…
29 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday in Niger State. The incident happened in a community called Gausawa in Borgu LGA. at about 11:30am. The boat was loaded with 90 people including women and children who were going for a condolence visit in another community. The cause of…
Military-led Burkina Faso has passed a law criminalising and banning homosexuality, imposing jail sentences for whoever violates the law. The country’s unelected transitional parliament on Monday passed the law, imposing up to five years’ jail term and fines as punishment for homosexual acts. In a broadcast on state-owned media, Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said,…
The National Examinations Council has announced a reduction in the number of objective questions for the English Language Paper III in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Internal. It will take effect from the 2026 SSCE Internal exams, the total number of questions will be reduced from 100 to 80. In an official notification made available…
Popular TikToker Garibay Esmeralda, her husband and two kids were found dead inside an abandoned pick-up truck in Mexico. According to report by Tuko, Garibay’s body was found along with her husband, Roberto Carlos Gil Licea (36), son Gael Santiago (13), and daughter Regina (7). The 32-year-old Garibay had gained attention for flaunting her luxurious…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has backtracked on his controversial description of Lagos as a “no-man’s land,” a comment that triggered widespread outrage after his Wednesday appearance on Arise Television. Bwala, who addressed the backlash on his official X handle, admitted that Lagos State is historically and constitutionally…
Northern elders under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the north following the protracted insecurity that has devastated the socio-economic life and development of the region. In a communique signed by the Spokesperson, NEF Prof Abubakar Jiddere, expressed deep concern over…
The former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 16, 2024, gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye, is dead. Mr Akingboye died in the early hours of Wednesday at his residence in Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos. The deceased contested with incumbent governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives…
A Pro-Tinubu’s 2027 re-election group, Tinubu Media Force (TMF) has lashed out former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Marafa over his plan to reduce President Bola Tinubu votes by one million. Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, made the declaration on Monday during an appearance…