No fewer than 17,606 teachers across the country are to sit for the 2020 qualifying examinations billed for Nov.12 -14, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has said Ajiboye, who announced this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Osun state tops …

Gboyega Oyetola By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the disruption of peace recently. This, according to the Governor, was due to the compliance by residents with government’s effort to restore peace in the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians “to be just and fair-minded in their assessment of public figures” such as his close ally, Mamman Daura. In his 81st birthday message issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari said that “Daura’s contributions to …

Nigeria has joined China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the only countries operating the WingLoong II Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). In addition to the two inducted into the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), six other UCAVs are expected by early 2021. The two WingLoong II can remain airborne for 31 hours in internal security …

Aminu Tambuwal The Governor of Sokoto State,  Aminu  Tambuwal, has urged African lawyers to stand up against arbitrary exercise of power by elected leaders in the continent. Tambuwal, who is also the Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, gave the advice in his keynote address at the 2020 Virtual Conference organised by the African Bar …

The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Affairs on Tuesday in Abuja queried the allocation of N15 billion to the East West Road project. The members of the committee at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs 2021 budget defence frowned at the allocation of N4 billion to all other human developmental projects in the region. …

…As banks guarantee 26,830 agric loans worth N3.6bn Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor. By Elizabeth Adegbesan Banks have guaranteed 26,830 loans worth N3.6 billion to farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) in ten months (January to October) 2020. Meanwhile, the  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  has just rolled out guidelines for private sector in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged agencies involved in agriculture to include youths in driving modern methods of farming. The president stated this in Abuja on Tuesday when he inaugurated the National Young Farmers Scheme designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to elicit more youth interest in farming. He assured all those interested …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Three persons have been arrested over fake news of impending attack in some communities in Southern Kaduna. The suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura village, Zangon Kataf local government of Kaduna State by military intelligence and troops attached to the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). The Sector 7 Commander of OPSH, Col. David …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Kaduna State Government will relocate all mechanics from the state capital to four designated mechanic villages on the outskirts, in order to reduce the incidence of repairing of broken down vehicles on major roads. The Corps Marshall of Kaduna   State Traffic Law Enforcement Authority (KASTLEA), Major Garba Yahaya Rimi(rtd) who disclosed this at …

Restructuring By Harris Emanuel Leaders under Akwa Ibom Leaders Vanguard (AKLV), have applauded the chieftain of All Progressives Congres, APC and governor of Kaduna Nasir El Rufai for coming out boldly on the vexed issue of restructuring, but stated that his party was not sincere about it. National Coordinator, AKLV, Senator Anietie Okon who gave the …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. …SERAP, CACOL, CPRA, others hail move, call for refund …How states spent N37.367bn on 47 ex-govs, deputies By Clifford Ndujihe, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Henry Ojelu & Rosemary Onuoha FORMER  Governors and deputy governors of Lagos including Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, and Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will …

…institution will meet the international standard – Gov Bello Arogbonlo Israel The National Universities Commission (NUC), has granted approval and recognition for the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology, (CUSTECH) Osara, Kogi State as the new addition to the list of State-owned Universities in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement released to our …

…Security situation normalizes in Ebonyi By Vincent Ujumadu & Peter Okutu Justin Nwankwo, the former manager of Upper Class Hotel, Onitsha, demolished in 2013 over alleged use of the hotel for kidnapping activities, relived his harrowing experience in the hands of the operatives of the dreaded Awkuzu SARS yesterday, saying that he was detained for 81days …

DSS …How Police deceived me to arrest my brother, Eromosele Adene, in Lagos – Sister …Says brother has liver problems, begs for his release …My client moved to Abuja, denied bail, police playing hide-and-seek, says Lawyer …Police deny arresting protesters •We will meet in court- Dr Pam Pam …Stop harassing innocent youths, CAN, CSOs tell FG …

*As oil & gas audit agency begs reps for improved funding in 2021 budget By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, on Tuesday, revealed that the oil sector audit agency, has only 49 staff nationwide, does not have an office of its own and is inadequately funded for its operations. The …

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden By: Abayomi Adeshida, ABUJA The possibility of Nigeria to reap the full benefits of the in-coming Joe Biden Presidency in the United States of America would be based on the ability of the Nigerian Government to always interface with the American leadership on all-inclusive policies that would not discriminate against …

Only 5,000 anti-venom doses available By Chioma Obinna No fewer than 10,000 victims of snakebites in Nigeria have no access to treatment even as Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs, continue to struggle for attention in the country.   Every year, a total of 15,000 snakebite cases are reported in Nigeria but only 5,000 victims have access to treatment …

Senate Senate on Tuesday decried the yearly poor budgetary ceiling to Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAGF) by the Budget Office, saying the allocations over the years were grossly inadequate. Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Sen. Matthew Urhohghide (PDP Edo) with other members of the committee expressed their displeasure when officials of OAGF …

By: Abayomi Adeshida, ABUJA The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) unit of the National Union of Petroleum and National Gas NUPENG, has assured Nigerians that Tanker Drivers would not participate in the proposed strike action by a unit of the petroleum industry. The key players in Nigeria’s very important distribution chain of the nation’s oil industry …