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The Senate has commenced the screening of the newly nominated Service Chiefs forwarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for confirmation. The nominees arrived at the Senate chamber on Wednesday, accompanied by their family members and senior officers of the Armed Forces. They were led into the chamber by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Basheer Lado. The exercise began after the Senate Leader, Senator […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to strengthen intelligence sharing and coordination with the Department of State Services (DSS) to tackle rising security threats, violent extremism, and inter-communal tensions across the country. This resolution was reached during the Forum’s fifth meeting held in Abuja from Thursday night to early Friday, chaired by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In a communiqué read by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the NGF […]

Nothing has been heard from the Nigerian government following the widely reported cancellation of visas granted the country’s citizens by the United States Embassy. Olufemi Soneye, former spokesperson for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, raised concerns in a recent article published by Premium Times. He highlighted what he termed the “quiet revocation” of visas issued to Nigerians by the U.S. Embassy. In his publication titled, ‘The quiet revocation: Why […]

The alleged plot by some members of the House of representatives to move against Speaker Abbas Tajudeen over alleged denial of some privileges is causing disquiet in the Green Chamber. Some lawmakers accused House leadership of exploiting their loyalty to the Speaker, threatening to raise the issues openly when plenary resumes. Others expressed concern that the continued non-payment of constituency project contractors could jeopardize their re-election prospects in 2027. Also, […]

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, over the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund, a Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund-funded programme. In a statement issued by its National President, Ibeji Nwokoma, the union said it had thoroughly examined the framework of the TISSF loan scheme. Following its review, NAAT described the initiative as a distraction and firmly rejected it. The union made it clear that its members do not require a […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters. The judgment stems from a suit filed by individuals who took part in the fourth anniversary memorial procession of the #EndSARS movement. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice M. Kakaki held that the applicants […]

The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr  Tunji Alausa,  made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at Sascon International School, Maitama, on Tuesday in Abuja. Alausa, who hailed NECO for the seamless […]