Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has tendered his educational certificates at the Federal High Court, Abuja where he is facing a certificate forgery case. The case was instituted against him by the All Progressives Congress and its chieftain Williams Edobor,…
A 35-year-old man, Bolu Ojo, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged house breaking and stealing. Ojo, whose address was not given, is facing two-counts of house breaking and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale,…
Zamfara State government says it has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools over their inability to meet required operational guidelines. Commissioner for Education in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, told newsmen on Tuesday in Zamfara that…
The Oyo State government has given road side traders across the state seven days to vacate. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr Idowu Oyeleke, gave the order while sensitising roadside traders at Molete under-bridge, Challenge, Ringroad and Eleyele…
Ekiti state government, on Tuesday, said that its payment of N7.3bn Universal Basic Education (UBEC) counterpart fund was part of its intervention to reposition the education sector. Prof. Femi Akinwumi, Chairman, Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this…
Officials of some airlines on Tuesday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, received surge of in-bound passengers since Jan. 2. The officials made this known in separate interviews with newsmen in Abuja. Reports state that more travellers are observed…
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Oyo state has urged government not to allow the second wave of the COVID-19 to reverse the little gains made with the re-opening of schools. The association’s President, Mr Kayode…
Some university students have expressed mixed feelings about the suspension of the strike embarked upon for nine months by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Some of the students told the Newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday raised concerns over alleged plans by certain individuals to set up a strange office in Osogbo, Osun state, and purport such to be the state secretariat. In a statement by its National Publicity…
Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says the Badagry Deep Seaport project in Lagos State is a strategic to the development of Nigeria as a global maritime hub. Jamoh said this in Lagos…
