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Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says the cost of tertiary education in Nigeria has been reduced to the extent that quality has been compromised. Speaking on Thursday at the launch of Edfin,…

Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, says that Gbenga Daniel, his predecessor, handed over ‘a failed state’ to him in 2011. He alleged that Gbenga Daniel, his predecessor, handed over a state that…

Amos Paul Gabriel, a 47-year-old Nigerian man who was involved in a scheme to swindle Citibank in New York City has been jailed and fined by a Singapore court for money laundering and other offences.…

Counsel to Linus Opara, the third defendant in the trial of a suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, wants the medical director of Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons to issue a medical report on Opara’s…

A Plateau State High Court on Thursday issued an interim injunction stopping Governor Simon Lalong from tampering with the composition of the Gbong Gwom Jos Traditional Council. The injunction was issued…

Aviation regulators from over 30 countries and regions met with officials of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over the safety of Boeing 737 Max jets in Fort Worth in the state of Texas.…

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill seeking to convert the Yaba College of Technology to City University of Technology. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa, was read the first time on…

The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has denied a report accusing some foreign airlines of running drug cartels in the country. Dabiri-Erewa said in a…

ODUA People’s Congress (OPC) on Thursday kicked against the establishment of a Fulani Radio station, describing the motive behind such establishment for a section of the country as questionable and not acceptable.OPC…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has doled out the sum of N125 million to five tertiary institutions which were outstanding in their performances in terms of processes admission of candidates.The awards…

Each senator in the 8th assembly got a monthly running cost of N13.5 million. This was aside the basic salary and other allowances that they received. Since there are 109 senators, their running cost amounted…

Nigerians are worried as US Immigration officers allegedly stamps No AOS No EOS on Nigerian passport. Following the news about the United States of America government’s ban on Drop Box, an Instagram user has called on…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has raised an alarm on alleged plans by “unscrupulous and anti-democratic elements to contrive skirmishes in the coming weeks aimed…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, lamented the closure of the state accounts in some banks by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the past three months.Okorocha cried out during the…

PARADE figures Lagos 159 Kogi 24 Jigawa 27 Edo 10 The police had bountiful harvests –  of suspected criminals – yesterday. In Lagos, Commissioner Zubairu Muazu paraded 159…

A DELEGATION of military chiefs led by Maj.-Gen. B.I. Ahanotu yesterday arrived in Katsina to assess the escalation of killings by bandits and to map out strategies aimed at putting a stop to banditry and…

Textile Workers Union (NUTGWN) General Secretary  Comrade Issa Aremu has praised President Muhammadu Buhari and the outgoing Eighth National Assembly for okaying Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has commenced electronic (online) auction of contraband, including exotic cars of different brands, seized from smugglers in Imo/Abia and Edo/Delta commands.…

The National Film and Video Censors Board has set up three panels to analyse and classify a film titled, ‘Bob Risky in Love’ starring Idris Okunneye aka Bob Risky. The movie was produced by…

Lifestyle choices such as your daily diet play a significant role in your overall health, hence, it could either increase or drastically reduce your cancer risks.  Excessive consumption of…

Outgoing Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Thursday said she never expected that she would be considered for the office. Adebule spoke during the farewell ceremony organised for her by…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disowned the activities of some unscrupulous elements, who mount road blocks on some highbrow areas of Lagos. According to the…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has congratulated Governor Kayode Fayemi over his election as the chairman of Nigeria’s Governor’s Forum. Fayose, via a post on his verified Twitter handle…

The National Council of State and National Police Council has approved the appointment of the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Adamu Mohammed as the new IG of the Nigeria Police Force. Adamu was…