•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to rescue Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia affected by the recent labour and immigration reforms introduced by the Saudi authorities. The call followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by Rep. Muhammad Bello Shehu (NNPP, Kano) ...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has apologised to Nigerians over the recent human error that marred the conduct of the April/May 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Addressing journalis...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, today revealed that the commission has discovered an account opened by a foreigner to receive payments from Nigerians seeking a six-week degree abroad. The ICPC boss made this disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholders’ advocacy...
•JAPA Canada has introduced stricter rules in its Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), raising concerns among skilled foreign workers, including many Nigerians, who now face greater risks of deportation due to tighter hiring conditions. Under the new regulations, employers must raise wages for high-skilled foreign hires to at least 20% abo...
•Dr. Abdullahi Bello The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Dr. Abdullahi Bello has urged Nigerians to report public servants living above their means to the Bureau for investigation and possible prosecution at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) if the need arises. The CCB boss made the call today, when he led […]
A cross section of Nigerians, including lawyers and civil society organisations have opposed a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022, to make voting in all national, state and local council elections compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The bill, jointly sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Daniel As...
•House of Representatives A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago, reports The PUNCH. Leading the debate during plenary today, Ago said the bill [&...
•Chidoka, Sowore and Adeyanju Reactions have begun pouring in after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admitted today that system errors were responsible for the mass failure experienced during the recently held Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, said candidates from the Sout...
•Delta Airlines flight Six Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America, having been charged with various crimes in the country. Sources connected to the matter said their deportation was in connection with a decision by the US government to deport at least 3,000 Nigerians, who had been involved in various crimes in […...
•Bank Verification Number (BVN) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform for Nigerians in diaspora. Launched yesterday, the innovative digital gateway, which is projected to actualise the CBN’s $1 billion mo...

