Category: News

  FG terminates contract for smart school project in Kebbi By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja  The Federal Government has terminated the contract of the firm handling the construction of a smart school project in Kebbi State, accusing the contractors of delaying the execution. The contract has been re-awarded to a different contractor to ensure timely […]

  FG tasks SUBEBs, stakeholders on quality school buildings  By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Federal Government has vowed that it will crack down on substandard school building constructed across the country, urging the State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) and other stakeholders to ensure quality in the delivery of building materials for all school plants. […]

 How Tinubu’s administration secured $3.3bn crude-for-cash loan  By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja Apparently a landmark economic decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Federal Government,  on 16 Aug. 2023, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, secured a $3.3bn emergency crude repayment loan, which according to the […]

  JAMB issues 30-day ultimatum to varsities, polytechnics, colleges  on illegal admissions By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has mandated that universities and other tertiary institutions must reveal all admissions conducted outside its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) before 2017 within the next month. JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian […]

  BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians,   1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent […]

  Alleged deliberate omission of scholars’ names in presidential bailout spurious  –TETFund By Uji A ILIYASU Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said the claim by scholars that the Fund deliberately omitted names of a some Nigerian lecturers studying under the sponsorship of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) programme,  from the bailout […]

 86  lawyers, 1 academic, promoted to Senior Advocates of Nigeria By Uji A. ILIYASU  The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC), under the chairmanship of His Lordship, the Chief Justice of  Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at its 164th plenary session held on Thursday, has promoted 86 lawyers and one academic in Nigeria to the rank of Senior […]

  Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletes’ wedding ring, credit card, wristwatch, valuables pilfered at  games village Edited by Uji A ILIYASU  There have been several reports of theft at the Paris Olympics games village. The items  stolen include a wedding ring of a Japanese rugby player;  a credit card of an Australian hockey coach;  a watch and jewels worth at […]

                            Hassan Kazemi Qomi  Blood of Martyr Haniyeh promises early victory in Palestine — Iranian envoy Iran’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi said the blood of Hamas leader,  Ismail Haniyeh, promises early victory for people of Palestine and Gaza. Qomi pointed to […]

  WhatsApp likely to exit Nigeria over $220m fine One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission( FCCPC) imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, Meta said it may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, […]