archiveMarch 26, 2025

Governors of states governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have instituted a suit before the Supreme Court, challenging the six-month suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers House of Assembly members were suspended for six months by President Bola Tinubu...

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the N77,000 new monthly allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps.. This follows the promise made by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, that the new monthly allowance will be implemented starting in...

Over 1,500 residents have benefited from a Fidelity Food Bank outreach in Kabuga community, Dala Local Government Area of Kano state. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, executed in partnership with Misnoory Foundation, saw staff of the bank distribute essential food items to support people during the holy month of...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ola Olukoyode has admonished youths in the country to choose the path of integrity in all their endeavours. He gave the charge when students of Shehu Giwa Academy, Al Bidayatul Jameela International School and Butterfly Academy, all in...

Industry leaders have identified important measures to secure telecommunications infrastructures in the country and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected. They argued that as much as the effective implementation of the Executive Order on the Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) is important, the...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun implementing a two-year exemption on import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for key pharmaceutical raw materials. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the NCS National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada. Maiwada, an Assistant Comptroller of Customs, said the policy...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully raised N1.092 trillion from six series of Sukuk, a Sharia-compliant financial instrument designed to attract ethical investment. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO) Ms. Patience Oniha disclosed this during the All Parties Meeting for the Series VII Sovereign Sukuk held in...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Wednesday took a critical look into the practice of law in the country and lamented the downturn in adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession. She noted with regrets that strict adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N45.1 billion in student loans across the country since its inception on May 2024 to March 2025. This was disclosed in the latest Student Loan Dashboard Update as of March 26, 2025, shared by NELFUND on its official X...

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and three others have been re-arraigned before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dasuki was arraigned alongside...