FG sacks NSIP boss, suspends certificates from Benin, Togo varsities

The Federal Government has suspended evaluation and accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo Republics. In a statement yesterday by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a degree with the objective of getting graduate […]

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Remuneration of Judges

Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to evolve ways to improve remuneration of judges. The Chairman of RMAFC, Muhammed Shehu, had earlier announced that the salaries of elected politicians, judicial and public officers would be increased by 114 per cent. Although President Tinubu supports this stance, however, […]

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Akeredolu was an exceptional leader – Olugbenga Ale

By Banji Ayoola The Chief of Staff to the departed Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Chief Olugbenga Ale, has paid a glowing tribute to his former boss whom he described as an exceptional example of rectitude and moral uprightness. According to him, Akeredolu’s passage was “a great blow, not just to me as a person, […]

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N585m scandal: Stop insulting Nigerians, Falana tells Betta Edu

Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday, urged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, to stop insulting Nigerians following her claims that the allegations of a N585 million fraud were baseless. The embattled minister came under heavy criticism on Friday after a memo surfaced where she directed the Accountant-General of the […]

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Plateau killings: Take justice to perpetrators, Dogara tells Tinubu

Nigeria Must Act Fast To Avoid Becoming Like Somalia – Mutfwang Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rise up to the occasion and end persistent killings in different parts of the country. The former lawmaker charged the President to bring the killers to justice if he […]

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Tinubu’s call for collaboration on governance splits opposition parties

• FG Can’t Get Support Through Anti-People Policies, Says PDP • President’s Call A Welcome Development But Role Of Opposition Must Be Preserved – CUPP Opposition parties have expressed divergent views regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s call for a united front among political parties to move the country forward. The President in his New Year […]

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Fake degrees: NUC lists universities under investigation

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, last week Tuesday, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry noted that its decision followed the undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper which exposed the activity of a degree mill in Cotonou, a […]

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How political expediency beclouds overhaul of refineries, downstream operations

• Port Harcourt Refinery May Not Process PMS Till March • Petrol Importation May Persist In 2024 • Why FG Should Concession Refineries – Stakeholders Nigeria’s long wait for local refining of petroleum products and overhaul of the downstream segment of the oil and gas industry is faltering on political points fueled by President Bola […]

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NNPCL gifts N200,000 petrol voucher to lady slammed for waking up at 4.50am to cook for husband

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has offered a free PMS voucher worth N200,000 to an X user, #_Debbie_OA, who was knocked for disclosing that she wakes up at 4.50a.m. daily to prepare food for her husband. NNPCL disclosed this in a tweet shared on its official X handle on Saturday. The tweet read, “Hello […]

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