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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied that it increased school fees payable by students. It described stories that went viral on social media about fee…

Babagana Mohammed, president of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has cancelled a recent election of the organisation over an alleged “criminal cyber breach”. The election was held on…

Katsina Police Command says it has arrested a 45-year-old man, Sani Mamuda, for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in Katsina and Zamfara States. The Katsina Police Public…

The House of Representatives has begun the process of establishing a National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund to allow funding of the scheme from various sources. The National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021 is…

The Military High Command on Thursday declared that the nation’s Armed Forces is now winning the war against insurgency and other forms of criminality across the country based on the…

Ile Oodua elders are making a last-minute move to reconcile the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his estranged wife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola. Sources in the palace informed The PUNCH that some of the elders have…

AstraZeneca on Thursday said the company’s Vaxzevria significantly boosts the levels of antibodies against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant following a third dose booster. This is according to a study performed independently by…

There is panic at Baruwa axis of Ayobo Ipaja, Lagos State over a gas explosion that occurred in the area on Friday. The Press Nigeria gathered that the gas explosion happened around 1…

Governor Yahaya Bello said Kogi Education Law 2020 has made it a crime for any child of school age to be found roaming the streets during official school hours in the state. Bello said this while reiterating his commitment to…

The Manager of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba, has raised the alarm over how passengers with COVID-19 positive PCR test results have been…

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Thursday matriculated 72 inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja to study various courses. The Vice-Chancellor, NOUN,…

The United Arab Emirates agencies, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have suspended entry…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has told media practitioners not to be a mouthpiece for any interest group or groups in the country. The Director-General of the NBC,…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested 11 criminal suspects for different offences, including murder, kidnapping, child trafficking, armed robbery and stealing. Parading the…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the appointment of seven new General Managers, including Ibrahim Nasiru, who was the Assistant General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications. The Acting Managing…

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn-Umar Elkenemi, has said that the security situation in the state has improved tremendously since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. The Shehu…

The Defense Headquarters has said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji have eliminated no fewer than 84 terrorists and bandits in North East and North West in the last two weeks. The Acting Director, Defence Media…

The Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Babaji Sunday, has ordered full enforcement of the prohibition of all kinds of car and speed races in the territory. The order was conveyed in a statement…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May 2023, reiterating that he…

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of 60 buildings illegally acquired by a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Adenike Bintu, to the Federal…

The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) is set to implement a policy that will regulate foreign-based medical doctors in Nigeria. This, it said, will ensure that Foreign-Based Transient Medical…

The palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says it is probing possible hacking of Olori Naomi’s Instragam page. It denied knowledge of the report that the marriage between the monarch and…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, first saw the divorce notice by his estranged wife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, on social media, one of his aides told our correspondent. According to the aide, Ooni slept with the…

Six power plants under the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company have stopped operations due to a breach in the supply of gas to the facilities. A letter from the NDPHC to the…