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The federal government may be considering a mandatory extra year of studies for Nigerian students before entering the labour market. Anthony Anwukah, minister of state for education, made this known at a two-day retreat for governing…

The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh, says according to a recent study, 85% of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38. The psychiatrist in a recent interview…

Following the recent ban on the importation of cough syrups with codeine, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) on Tuesday call on the Federal Government to enact laws that back its action. The Secretary General, JNI, Khalid Aliyu, made…

Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the economy faces inflation and financial stability risks over the short-to medium-term if expected huge election spending is not checked. CBN Deputy Governor (Corporate Services)…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted a temporary forfeiture of N9.2 billion and $8.4 million allegedly linked to former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan. Trial judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, gave the order…

The UK government has announced the approval of a £12 million new funding as support to Nigeria to help deepen its implementation of open government reform commitments.The UK Ambassador to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, disclosed this in…

Some police personnel have lamented the reduction in their salaries for the past few months saying the situation has worsened their economic plight.The police officcers, cutting across states, said they have had portions from their…

Benue State Nigerian Police Force led by Abba Kyari, have paraded some dealers of AK47 who supply arms to killers in the State. The Nigeria Police Force has on Tuesday, May 8th, paraded many AK47 riffle dealers selling arms…

Ebola deadly virus, that raged in some African countries several years ago, has staged a return in northwest part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing 17 people. Congo’s health ministry on Tuesday described the fresh…

Former Education minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has criticized the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara for revealing that the 2018 budget will be passed this week Parrot…

Kayode Fayemi, minister of mines and steel, walked out of the meeting which Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and some party leaders held with the governorship aspirants of the APC in Ekiti state, on…

Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara Tuesday led other leaders and members of the House to visit Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital Abuja. Hon. Dogara accompanied by his deputy Yusuff Lasun, Deputy…

The much expected governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party came to an end on a peaceful note on Tuesday with the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola, emerging the candidate of the party.He defeated his closest…

A billionaire Kano businessman and Islamic scholar, Isyaku Rabiu, is dead. According to reliable sources who spoke to the News Digest, the cleric passed away after a brief illness in the United Kingdom. He was aged 90 years. A…

The atmosphere at the Greater Eagle Hall, Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, is tensed up at the moment as Dayo Adeyeye and Kolapo Olusola, the two aspirants seeking the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14…

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba and a select group of APC leaders from the South West are locked in a secret meeting at the Lagos State…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled another governorship primary election in Ekiti state for Friday. Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the party, disclosed this to reporters in Abuja on Tuesday. The primary election…

The Senate may have concluded arrangements to impose fresh sanctions on suspended Delta Central senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, over his alleged role in the invasion of the Senate chamber by thugs. This is coming as the upper chamber…

The house of representatives has adjourned Tuesday’s plenary without laying the 2018 appropriation bill for passage as earlier promised. Last week, Abdulrazaak Namdas, spokesman of the lower legislative chamber, said the 2018 budget…

Jude Okeke, a judge of the federal high court, Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pay N180 million to Samuel Okutepa, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), being his professional fee. Okeke, who delivered…

A batch of 218 Nigerians has voluntarily returned from Libya where they had been stranded en route Europe. The returnees, which included seven pregnant women, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 3.44 a.m.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), and six others as members of the board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. Keyamo is to represent Delta State on the board. President of the Senate,…

The abuse of drugs among youth has become a disturbing trend in Nigeria. This recently led to the federal government’s ban on codeine as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for making cough syrup.There is little information on how many…