The Edo Government on Wednesday banned prohibited unions from collecting dues at haulage fee points across the state. The Executive Chairman, Edo Inland Revenue Service (EIRS), Mr Oladele Bankole-Balogun said in Benin that the practice was unacceptable. “Only authorized revenue collectors are permitted to collect haulage fees through the issuance of revenue scratch cards. “Haulage […]
The Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Soyele, has advised troops preparing for deployment to ensure their families are enrolled in health insurance schemes to avoid distractions while on the frontline. A statement issued on Thursday by the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Lt. Col. Abubakar […]
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has calmed the frayed nerves of its customers in Abuja and neighboring franchise areas, assuring them of adequate power supply within the next 11 days. Speaking on its X handle, the company revealed that efforts are in top gear to ensure that the underground transmission line, damaged by vandals […]
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. Bugaje said […]
The Nigeria Police has debunked claims that over 3,000 arms were missing from its inventory. The police hinted that the report, done in 2019 by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, stated that the arms were “unaccounted for” and not “missing” as speculated by the media. Though the auditing was not done during […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) abruptly closed its defence at the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, despite earlier pledges to present 24 additional witnesses. This unexpected decision followed damaging admissions from APC’s own witnesses under cross-examination, who confessed to over-voting and widespread non-compliance with the Electoral Act by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in […]
The federal government and the Kwara State government have signed a technological Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize the growth and expansion of the existing Technology Incubation Centres (TIC) in Ilorin/Offa Extension. The Director General (DG) of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Dr. Kazeem Kolawole Raji, at the State Business, Innovation, and Technology […]
Libya’s minister for cabinet affairs, Adel Juma, was wounded in an attempted assassination in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, the Government of National Unity said in a statement. The UN-recognised GNU, which is based in Tripoli, condemned the attack and said Juma was “in stable condition” after “shots were fired at his car” by an […]
The diplomatic missions of Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom have expressed concern about the increase in incidents of grave violations against children in Northeast Nigeria in 2023, as reported in the UN Secretary-General’s fourth report on children and armed conflict in Nigeria. The missions called for an end to the recruitment […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Wednesday condemned a reported incident of assault at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where a student physically attacked a lecturer over a TikTok recording. In a statement issued in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, reaffirmed the association’s commitment to advocating for students’ rights while upholding […]
Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024. Presenting its annual violent conflict report 2025, Nextier – a non-governmental organization – said its Violent Conflicts Database revealed that Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of terrorism and 1,306 bandit attacks in 2024. Nextier Managing Partner, Dr […]
Nigeria spends about $10 billion annually on raw material imports despite having many of these resources in abundance, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, has revealed. The minister also disclosed that the country loses an estimated $25 billion annually due to the underutilisation of its manufacturing sector, primarily […]