Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has broken her silence following the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw criminal defamation charges earlier filed against her. Reacting after the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) struck out the case on Wednesday, the senator said the development vindicated her position and reaffirmed her confidence in the […]
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday unveiled a renegotiated agreement aimed at resolving long-standing disputes in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, resulting in incessant strikes and closure of universities. The 2025 agreement is the conclusion of a renegotiation process that began in 2017 to review the 2009 FG-ASUU pact, which […]
Nigeria’s power generation capacity remained significantly underutilised in December 2025, with grid-connected plants operating at just 38 per cent availability. The development, which shows persistent structural weaknesses in the country’s electricity value chain after years of reform, comes at a time when the country is implementing a service-based tariff, which bills customers on a promised […]
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has ordered the release of what he called authentic students of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, who were remanded at Ubiaja prison on the order of a state High Court, sitting in Benin City, following their arraignment by the police. The students allegedly took part in the Ekpoma anti-kidnapping […]
Full-time Professors in Nigerian universities will henceforth receive an additional annual allowance of N1.8 million, even as full-time Readers are now to receive an additional N870,000 annual salary increase, the Nigerian Government has announced. This comes as the Federal Government has announced a new allowance for Nigerian lecturers. Tagged ‘professorial cadre allowance’, it applies to […]
Two more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday gave vivid and harrowing accounts of the June 5, 2022 terror attack on St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, as the Federal High Court in Abuja admitted additional exhibits from the Department of State Services. The DSS is prosecuting five suspects — Idris Omeiza (25), Al […]
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has revealed that he faces threats to his life over his role in implementing Nigeria’s sweeping tax reforms. Oyedele made this known in Abuja during a governance colloquium organised to mark the 50th birthday of the Special Adviser to the President […]
The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria has eliminated tariffs on 6,243 products imported from the United Arab Emirates, and the UAE has removed tariffs on 7,315 products imported from Nigeria, as part of a new trade pact aimed at expanding market access for Nigerian goods, businesses, and professionals. The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, […]
The Katsina State Government has explained the rationale behind its move to facilitate the release of 70 suspected bandits currently undergoing criminal trials over their alleged involvement in banditry-related activities. The measure is, according to the state government, aimed at consolidating and broadening the existing peace deal between communities affected by insecurity in 15 local […]
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the abandonment of Nigerian students under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) abroad. The former vice president said about 1,600 young Nigerians are stranded abroad with empty pockets and fading hope. Atiku, in a statement, recalled that the BEA is a scholarship scheme that began in 1993 […]
