The Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers, following the suspension of democratic government in the state. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement at the resumption of sitting on Tuesday after the Easter recess. Akpabio stressed the need for having a committee like…
Some parents in Lagos on Tuesday expressed disappointment and concerns over the low performance of candidates in the recently-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Some parents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the low performance could be attributed to a number of issues. NAN reports that the UTME, organised…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested 62,595 drug suspects and convicted 11,628 offenders between January 2021 to March 2025 across the 36 states and the FCT. The NDLEA Chairman, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa said this during the opening ceremony of a conference for Nigeria Governors Spouses on Tuesday in Abuja. The…
Africa’s leading airline, Ethiopian Airlines, says it will increase its Lagos service to twice daily (14 weekly) from July 1. The airline’s Area Manager in Nigeria, Mrs Firiehiwot Mekonnen, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. She stated that the extra flights would provide faster connections to several African and Asian destinations. She said the…
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N20 million to Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Enugu for their ongoing hospital project. Obi said his support to nursing schools was for the fact that Nigeria needed more than 1.2 million nurses to addresses shortage of profession in the country’s…
The 1.5 million candidates who scored below 200 out of the 1.9 million who sat for the 2025 UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have ignited national concern. The concerns are in relation to the quality of education and students preparedness in the examination. Reacting to the development, Ike Onyechere, Founder,…
Six Delta People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the defected lawmakers include Reps. Nnamdi Ezechi, Jonathan Ukodiko, Nicholas Mutu, Thomas Ereyitomi, Julius Pondi and Victor Nwokolo. Announcing their defection, the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas…
The Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) has paid a courtesy visit to former Head of State, Retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Retired Brig.-Gen. S.K. Usman, Chairman of the Publicity Committee, the visit symbolised the bridging of generations between national leaders…
Benin, the Edo capital will between May 12 and 16, host Captains in the Nigerian Army writing the the 2025 Captain to Major written promotion examination. Lt. Samson Akindutire, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport (NASST) announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin. Akindutire said that…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday announced the arrival of its 36-member advance team, comprising staff and medical personnel, at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina. The team is in Saudi Arabia ahead of the first set of Nigerian pilgrims scheduled to depart on May 9, 2025. NAHCON’s Information officer, Suwaiba Ahmed,…
