Loyalists of Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, under the aegis of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), have vowed to appeal the six-year prison sentence handed down to him by a Finnish court. Acting Prime Minister of BRGIE, Ogechukwu Nkere, in a statement on Friday, alleged that the judgment was influenced by pressure from […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has undergone a significant management reshuffle, barely 10 days after a train accident on the Kaduna-Abuja route injured 20 people. NRC’s Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, announced a sweeping reorganisation that includes the appointment, redeployment, and retention of district managers and senior officers across the corporation’s operational corridors, according to an […]
The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD Nigeria) has described the Federal Government’s proposed five percent surcharge on petrol and diesel as anti-people and economically insensitive. In a statement on Friday, FENRAD’s Executive Director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, urged the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to rescind the decision, warning […]
Senator Ali Ndume, former Senate Leader and representative of Borno South, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to initiate Special Presidential Priority Projects for the North-East, aimed at addressing decades of infrastructural neglect and social challenges in the region. Ndume made the call in a statement personally signed and released to journalists in Abuja […]
The West African Examinations Council has outlined key facilities schools must provide ahead of the full migration of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to computer-based testing by 2026. Head of Examinations, WAEC, Mr Lucky Njoagwuani, disclosed this on Thursday during a sensitisation programme in Port Harcourt. According to him, schools must put in […]
Opposition voices, from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to African Renaissance Movement (ARM) convener Aliyu Audu and former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, have accused President Tinubu’s government of celebrating revenue milestones while Nigerians endure hunger, inflation, and new taxes, branding its fiscal triumphs as cruelty over compassion. The ADC knocked Tinubu’s administration for deceiving […]
Security analyst, Kabiru Adamu, has cautioned that poor welfare and salary conditions within the Nigeria Police Force remain a major obstacle to the successful integration of technology into policing, despite President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda prioritising reforms in the sector. Speaking on Friday in an interview with Channels Television, Adamu commended the President’s commitment […]
Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to partner with UNESCO and the Republic of Korea on technical and vocational education under the Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR III) project. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, gave the assurance on Wednesday during a meeting with the project’s technical team at his office […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved eTranzact International Plc as a certified provider for its nationwide e-invoicing rollout, expanding a collaboration that began with VAT automation under Tax Administration 2.0. A statement on Thursday by Adeyemi Opene, Head Corporate Communications, FIRS, said that the approval strengthens eTranzact’s position as a trusted partner in […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday commenced a 10-day vacation as part of his 2025 annual leave, the Presidency announced. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the 10-working-day vacation between France and the United Kingdom, after which he will return to Nigeria. Onanuga […]
