archiveFebruary 16, 2025

Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has urged the Federal Government to investigate US Congressman Scott Perry’s allegation that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)funded Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering...

The Federal Government has called on the United States to ensure a humane deportation process for Nigerians, highlighting concerns over the emotional and financial impact on deportees and their families. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, raised the issue during a meeting with US Ambassador Richard...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 284 suspects for drug trafficking and related offences within one year. NDLEA Commander in Ekiti State, Sunday Aina, who said that within the period, the agency secured the conviction of 57 drug dealers with the cases of others pending in...

“The art of business reporting is as serious as business itself,” emphasized Friday Ekeoba, General Editor of National Wire, as he urged campus journalists to hone their skills in this specialized field. Speaking at the award presentation for the maiden edition of the Campus Business Journalism Awards, Ekeoba highlighted the...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, to use his “leadership position to immediately withdraw the patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.” SERAP urged him to “ensure that the exercise...

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has kicked against the proposed conversion of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos State, into a university. The announcement, made by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Friday, revealed that President Bola Tinubu had approved the conversion of the 77-year-old institution...

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos announced on February 17 that they would be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. The announcement, made via a post on X (formerly Twitter), informed the public that normal operations would resume on Tuesday,...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed its support for Bishop Wale Oke’s re-election as the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) during its 18th Biennial Conference in Abuja. According to the apex Christian body, this re-election reflects the trust that PFN members have in his...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, receives the report from the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set up to investigate the financial dealings of the impeached 18 Local Government Chairmen in the state. Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set up on the...

Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has described recent defections of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), as driven by ‘stomach infrastructure’ Tambuwal argued that no politician with a conscience would join the APC, given the country’s current economic challenges. Speaking...