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Education
Barely a week to the Christmas celebration, the Federal Government has reopened the 47 Federal Unity Secondary Schools that were closed due to insecurity threats in the country. In a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Boriowo Folashade, on Thursday, she stressed that the government reaffirmed ...
News
Fuel prices at several filling stations across Nigeria have started to drop following a recent price review announced by Dangote Refinery. The reduction comes just days after the refinery lowered its gantry price, leading to visible changes at retail outlets, especially in Abuja. A visit to various fuel stations in the Federal Capital Territory showed ...
CRIME
Operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies on Wednesday evening cordoned off the residence of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in what sources describe as a major escalation in an ongoing high-profile corruption investigation. Authoritative sources told Newsdirect that several enforcement vehicles of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ...
Crime
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of a five-member syndicate arrested for allegedly ...
News
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ensuring a more efficient process for reimbursing depositors in the event of bank failure. This was contained in a statement signed by Hawwau Gambo, Head, Communication and Public Affairs Department, ...
Economy
The President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Chief Dr. Emeka Obegolu, has urged the government to prioritize economic expansion over increasing taxes as the most sustainable way to raise revenue. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Dr. Obegolu highlighted ACCI’s ongoing advocacy for a fair, transparent, and efficient ...
News
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has rallied key stakeholders including the Nigerian Government to fast-track the implementation and operationalisation of the National Research and Innovation Fund(NRIF). The call was made at a three-day consultation workshop—the first of its kind in Nigeria—focused on operationalising the NRIF. The fund is to be implemented ...
Education
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced a nationwide prohibition on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three (SS3) in all public and private secondary schools. This is contained in a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade Director, Press and Public Relations on Sunday The directive follows growing ...
News
Olam Agri, in partnership with Sustainable Collective Advocacy for Africa Development (SCAAD) Initiative, will this week launch the CROWY Project, aiming to create lasting positive change for women and youth across Nigeria’s North-Central region. The Community Resilience Opportunities for Women and Youth (CROWY) Project ground-breaking initiative is designed to empower grassroots women and youth farmers, ...
Politics
President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister for Interior to work with the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to replace the affected police personnel with NSCDC officers. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his order that police officers currently attached to prominent individuals be withdrawn and redeployed to areas ...
News
The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have approved a landmark measure to slash air transport taxes and charges across the sub-region, beginning 1st January 2026. At the December 2024 ECOWAS Summit in Abuja, the leaders endorsed a Supplementary Act on Aviation Charges, Taxes and Fees, which ...
Entertainment
Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba or 2Face, has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his relationship with Natasha, accusing members of his family of worsening the situation under the guise of trying to “save” him. The matter, which has dominated social media conversations for days, reportedly began in the United ...
Oil & Gas
The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Festus Osifo briefed journalists on the resolutions of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) which centres on tackling salary wage He made at the NEC-in-Session conducted a thorough review of developments in the oil and gas industry, assessing both the ...
security
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops intercepted stolen petroleum products valued at N217,664,618 and shut down 16 illegal refining sites during operations carried out in November 2025. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, noting that the breakthroughs were recorded across military ...
News
The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged Corps Members to appreciate the cultural values of their host communities. This is contained in a statement signed by Caroline Embu, Director of Information and Public Relations on Wednesday. The statement captured the DG enjoining corpers to use the ...
News
All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria on Wednesday deployed casket, canopies to barricade the main gate to the Federal Ministry of Finance stressing that they have lost their members as a result of Non payment of contracts by the federal government. The contractors had also deployed vehicles, cooking utensils and chairs insisting they will not ...
Business
The Deputy National Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE), Engr. Dr. Bola Mudasiru disclosed that smart infrastructures effects revolutionizing urban development through leveraging technology to achieve sustainability and efficiency. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers International Conference held recently. Dr. Bola while speaking on ...
News
The Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria on Tuesday picketed the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja, protesting over unpaid project dues running into billions of naira. The contractors were seen with placards bearing various inscriptions and chanting songs at the main entrance gate of the ministry. Details soon…
security
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the reported border incident involving Nigerian local vigilante members and Nigerien troops at Mazanya village, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, the DHQ explained that the ...
News
Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga,Special Adviser to the President,(Information and Strategy) On Monday night. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has ...
