•Oil theft Leaders and activists in the South-South region said the massive networks of the “big players”, who steal the nation’s crude oil in politics, and the oil industry have made the government, which lacked political will, powerless in halting their activities over the years. The stakeholders, speaking to our correspondents, on the backd...
•National Youth Service Corps members Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yushau Ahmed, has warned corps members to stop posting camp activities on social media. The D-G said posting happenings in camp on social media is a violation of the scheme’s standing rules and policies, reports Daily Trust. Ahmed, wh...
The National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) has pleaded with the federal government to stop the importation of the China made ‘adire’ fabric, describing it as an economic sabotage. This followed the lamentation of local traders and producers of the fabric that its importation was pushing the indigenous trade to the brink, reports D...
•Alison and Diezani Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke has petitioned the court for an injunction restraining his ex-wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) following the dissolution of their marriage. He prayed the court grants an order directing the respondent (Diezani) to adopt and revert to...
•Audu Ogbe Former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has urged the federal government to stop the payment of monthly allocations to states whose governors set up caretaker committees for Local Government (LG) administrations. “Any governor who sets up a caretaker committee should not receive any funds because a caretaker is illegal, by the S...
Bayelsa state government has warned that consumption of dead whales could result in mercury poisoning. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Toyin Azebi, gave the warning yesterday while addressing journalists after a meeting of the Bayelsa Taskforce on Immunisation and Health Services in Yenagoa. This comes as residents of Okpoama in B...
•Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa Members of the Progressive Forum under the platform of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), South West zone, has warned Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa to desist from parading himself as president of the NURTW. In the warning contained in a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Raufu Kolawole and Femi Ajanaku, ...
•Education Minister Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said the Tertiary Education Trust Fund will defund any non-performing Centre of Excellence it established eight years ago. Mamman said the government will not continue to reward indolence by giving free money to institutions that are not doing what they are...
•Tinubu Northern groups under the aegis of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) over the weekend expressed concerns over plots by self-seeking politicians to weaken President Bola Tinubu’s support base and his re-election bid in 2027 through interference in his cabinet. AYCF President, Yerima Shett...
The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday stepped up its fight to boost foreign exchange liquidity in the economy with a new circular mandating Deposit Money Banks to stop the use of foreign currencies as collateral for naira loans within 90 days. The development happened as the naira rose against the greenback at both the official […]

