expect more radical reforms By Bashir Bello KANO – Kano State Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru has on Monday insisted that there is no going back on the government directive calling on private school owners to reduce 25% of school fees for the third term in the state. This was also as he said the …

The new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly is proposing the revocation of licenses for oil and gas companies who neglect their obligations to the host communities. The bill revealed that the power to revoke the licenses is vested on the Minister of Petroleum Resources in the new bill. According to the bill, …

File: The Domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday. Photos Lamidi Bamidele …Senate says amount too meagre …. Airlines owning N19.3 billion naira non- remitted TSC By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika Monday said the federal government has approved N4 billion Naira bailout fund for domestic airlines to mitigate …

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City As the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry begins sitting today, the family of Ibrahim Momodu, an undergraduate of the University of Benin who was killed by the police on May 27th, 2013 has petitioned the panel asking for compensation from the authorities. A letter through their lawyer, Jefferson …

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA- Abia State Government has vowed to recover health care equipment looted from the State Dental Center, Aba, and the Primary Health Authority office in Aba South council. Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu,  explained that hoodlums who hijacked the EndSARS protests in Aba, looted vaccines, X-ray machines, sterilizers, air conditioners, fans …

Com Ben Ukpebi, NLC Chairman, Cross River State Council on Jeans shirt By Ike Uchechukwu The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Cross River Council, Com. Ben Ukpebi has asserted that it will be difficult for the state to recover from the devastating destruction that was carried out by hoodlums in the state capital and beyond. Ukpebi …

Traditional rulers in the north led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar, are currently meeting with governors of the the 19 northern states and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and prominent Nigerians in Kaduna. The closed door meeting, holding at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, is also being attended by Senate President …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 158,000 people were affected by flood in 18 local government areas of Kebbi State. The Team Leader of NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre in Sokoto, Alhaji Tukur Abubakar, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday shortly after meeting with the state …

Hands them over to Police Dayo Johnson – Akure Six suspected # EndSARS looters have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps. They were subsequently handed over to the state police command for further interrogation and prosecution. The suspects include Femi Ibine, Oyewole Olayeye, Omotubora Iyanuoluwa, and Olamiju …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says results of 215,149 candidates are being withheld over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Areghan also said that results of candidates from the Chibok Local Government Area …

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Nnewi – Hoodlums who cashed in on the #EndSARS, protest to burn Police Stations and loot their guns in Anambra State and other parts of Southeast in order to use them for armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent criminal activities in the State and beyond, may have entered into a voyage of death …

By Ike Uchechukwu The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed that they cannot go back to the classrooms on an empty stomach insisting that the Federal Government should adopt its recently invented payment system for Universities, “University Transparency and Accountability Solution”, UTAS as an alternative to IPPIS. ASUU also maintained that the Federal government …

PPIS is a cesspol of corruption,insinst on UTAS   By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Academic Staff Union of Universities ,ASUU,has disclosed that they cannot go back to the classroom on an empty stomach insisting that the Federal Government should adopt its recently invented payment system for Universities, “University Transparency and Accountability Solution”, UTAS as an alternative …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has implored newly appointed judges of High Courts and Kadis of Sharia Courts, to shun all forms of gratification in the discharge of their legal duties. The CJN, who gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, also admonished the judges to be proactive and device personal means …

National Emergency Management Agency The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 158,000 people were affected by flood in 18 local government areas of Kebbi State. The Team Leader of NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre in Sokoto, Alhaji Tukur Abubakar, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday shortly after meeting …

By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and the Nigerian Navy have been commended for curtailing the nefarious activities of sea pirates and ensuring the safety of the people on the waterways. Fishermen and travellers have had gory experiences in the hands of sea pirates in recent times on the waterways. …

Judges urges them to shun gratification, delay in justice delivery By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA-The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, gave judges across the federation the nod to adjudicate on cases through online platforms. The CJN, who spoke at the virtual opening ceremony of the Induction Course for newly appointed judges and Kadis, …

…insists on fine …NIPR appeals for review of sanctions Prof Armstrong Idachaba, acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, By Michael Eboh The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, yesterday, insisted that the three broadcast stations recently sanctioned acted irresponsibly in their coverage of the #ENDSARS protests and is not going back on the sanctions. Director-General of the …

Babatunde Fowler The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Monday invited a former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. The former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara, had accused the firm of …

… Disappointed that health workers, facilities were not  secured Nigerian Medical Association, NMA By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed worry over massive destruction of health facilities and looting of medical supplies, consumables and vaccines by hoodlums, saying the attack would further worsen health services nationwide. In a press statement made available to Vanguard, the …