The Federal Government has unveiled a Teacher Ethics and Criminal Record Verification Framework, making it mandatory for all teachers in public and private schools to undergo ethics screening and criminal background checks before employment. Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa announced the initiative on Monday in Abuja at the official launch of the Teachers’ Registration…
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu is not currently focused on the 2027 election but is instead prioritising his economic policies aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, stated that the president is more concerned with the long-term impact of his policies than…
Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has suspended two community heads, otherwise known as Mogaji, over alleged land grabbing offence. Also, the offence has attracted the removal of their traditional beads. The suspended Mogaji are: Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke-Ofa, Baba Isale in Ibadan North East Local Government and Mogaji…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, Former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met in Abuja during a colloquium in honour of former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha on his 60th birthday. The event, held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Abuja Continental Hotel, was chaired…
The Labour Party presidential candidate during the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has replied Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other critics who accused him of demarketing Nigeria, insisting that he is only telling the truth about the country’s situation. Obi, who had his recent engagement at Johns Hopkins University in the United States of…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, as the military said they were looking into the attack. The agency’s spokesman, Mahmud Bassal told AFP the strike resulted in “20 martyrs and more than 40 injured” and…
Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has attributed the silence of Northern Nigerians during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to a culture of nepotism and favoritism. He stated this during Channels Television’s “Politics Today” programme. Sani revealed that many key appointments were given to individuals from Katsina (Buhari’s state), including the Director-General of the State…
A family member of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has revealed that his death may have been the result of diabolical forces linked to a land dispute in their hometown of Ilobu, Osun State. According to The Nation, Madam Toyin, who spoke on behalf of the family, disclosed that the…
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, on Sunday applauded President Bola Tinubu for making it possible for Christian pilgrims to embark on pilgrimage this year. Adegbite said Tinubu is not a religious bigot, adding that whatever he has done for the Muslims has also been extended to Christians. The NCPC…
The National Cash Transfer Office under the National Social Investment Agency (NSIPA) said it has released N24,781,525,000 for the payment of 991,261 household beneficiaries across the 36 States and the FCT Abuja. The Agency explained that the payment was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aimed at alleviating poverty…