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FCC Drags Customs to Court Over 2025/2026 Recruitment Violations

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has dragged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and its Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged violations of the Federal Character Commission Act during the Service’s 2025/2026 recruitment exercise. The commission accused the Customs Service of failing to provide requested recruitment documents, including nominal rolls, despite receiving a formal request on March 25, 2026. It also alleged that the NCS failed to present key stages of the recruitment process […]

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Nembe Clarifies Role in EFCC Recovery of Outstanding Pipeline Fees

Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited has clarified that funds recently recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from oil companies were outstanding pipeline transportation fees owed to its joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), not money recovered from the company. The company, formerly known as Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited, said media reports linking it to the EFCC recovery had created a misleading impression about its involvement. In a statement issued […]

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FG Considers Assessment Tests for Foreign Degree Holders Before NYSC

The Federal Government is considering introducing mandatory assessment tests for Nigerians with foreign university degrees before they can be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The proposed measure is aimed at tackling fake certificates and questionable foreign qualifications by ensuring that graduates genuinely attended the institutions that awarded their degrees and acquired the required academic knowledge and skills. The proposal was presented by the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education, […]

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Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Murder of Motorcycle Rider in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists over the alleged murder of a motorcycle rider, whose remains were recovered from a forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, identifying the suspects as Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, both natives of Kano State. According to the police, the suspects were arrested following intelligence that they were allegedly dismantling a […]

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Police Arrest Driver Over Alleged Theft of Employer’s N45m Lexus SUV in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old driver, Jeremiah Jacob Emmanuel, over the alleged theft of his employer’s Lexus 460 SUV valued at N45 million. The police also recovered the vehicle within hours of the incident, following an alleged plan by the suspects to sell it in Cotonou, Benin Republic, for N10 million. The incident was reported at the Agbado Police Division on Thursday at about 7pm. According to the police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, preliminary investigations revealed […]

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MURIC Urges Police to Arrest, Prosecute Attackers of Pantami in Gombe

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Gombe State Police Command to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the attack on the convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Professor Isa Pantami. MURIC made the call in a statement signed by its Gombe State Chairman, Dr Garba Abubakar Bajoga, who condemned the attack that occurred in the Jekadafari area of Gombe metropolis. The group said the incident involved the burning of bonfires, barricading of vehicles and […]

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Kaduna Varsity Insists Lectures Will Continue Despite Strike

The management of Kaduna State University has insisted that academic activities will continue despite an industrial action embarked upon by some affiliate unions, urging students to attend lectures as scheduled. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Musa, gave the assurance in a statement on Friday, stressing that the labour dispute did not amount to the closure of the institution. He encouraged students to remain calm and focused on their studies, assuring them that lectures and other academic engagements would proceed as planned. […]

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FG REVIEWS 932 LAWS, SCRAPS 268

The Federal Government has reviewed 932 federal enactments and 731 subsidiary legislations, identifying 268 laws as obsolete, spent or repealed and recommending their removal from the proposed 2025 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the presentation of the final report of the Committee on the Review, Update and Consolidation of the Laws of the Federation. Fagbemi said 664 of the 932 […]

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2027: INEC HOLDS MOCK PRESIDENTIAL POLL NOV 28

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections. The exercise is designed to test upgrades to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission of election results ahead of the presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2027. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, announced the exercise on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House in London. He said the mock poll would […]

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