The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, grants and aids has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation as well as the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture over what it described as serious accountability lapses in funds allocated to the sector between 2015 and 2025. The summons came after the committee expressed…
Police officers on Monday fired tear gas to disperse #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters around Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The protesters, who gathered to demand the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra boss Nnamdi Kanu, were met with heavy police and military presence shortly after assembling opposite the Transcorp Hilton hotel. Security operatives fired multiple tear…
The Minister of Education, Mr. Tunji Alausa, has announced that tertiary institutions with fewer than 2,000 students will no longer be eligible for funding from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Speaking on Friday at a one-day engagement with heads of institutions, bursars, and procurement directors in Lagos, Alausa said the Federal Government was repositioning the…
President Bola Tinubu will soon depart Nigeria for Brazil to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in the South American country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement on Sunday. The trip comes five days after Tinubu returned to Abuja after…
Elisha Abbo, former Adamawa north senator, says he has fasted and prayed for 31 days to seek God’s guidance on his next political move. In a post via X on Friday, Abbo, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2020, said at the time, he made the…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing his defection on Tuesday evening, Fubara said the move was in reciprocity for the overwhelming support the state has received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The defection ends months of speculation about whether…
A soldier of the Nigerian Army has been shot dead by a mobile police inspector while intercepting a truck suspected to be conveying solid minerals from an illegal mining site in Futuk, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Aug. 25 at about…
The Delta State Police Command has warned that indecent dressing in Delta is now a punishable offence under the state’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, attracting a fine of N50,000 or community service. The warning on indecent dressing in Delta was issued in a post shared via the Command’s official X handle on Saturday….
The Pacesetter Transport Services wins the Mobility Company of the Year Award at the just concluded Ibadan Tech Expo, 24 Awards. The award ceremony which is regarded as the biggest tech event in the Capital City of Oyo State, Ibadan was held on Saturday, 28th September, 2024 at the International Conference Centre(ICC), University of Ibadan,…
An Abuja-bound Ibom Air passenger has been arrested after he allegedly stole a huge amount of money from the luggage of another passenger who happened to be a foreigner. The passenger who boarded the Ibom Air flight from Uyo was caught by crew members. A video shared on social media on Thursday showed the moment…
