2020 common entrance exams hold Oct 17

The Federal Government on Wednesday says this year’s National Common Entrance Examination organised by the National Examination Council will hold on October 17. This was contained in a statement signed…

No amount of kneeling will save Oshiomhole, says Shaibu

The Deputy Governor of Edo State and the running mate to Governor Godwin Obaseki in the September 19 election, Philip Shaibu, has said no amount of kneeling stunt would save…

I was repeatedly raped, forced to have sex with my brother – Ebonyi kidnap victim

A 20-year-old girl, Chioma (surname withheld) on Tuesday narrated her ordeal in the hands of some youths of Onunwafor, Ezzagu community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,…

Netherlands, Switzerland to repatriate $200m Malabu deal cash –AGF

Nigeria is awaiting the return of $200m from the Netherlands and Switzerland from the Oil Prospecting Licence 245 deal, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…

FG pays N9.2bn premium to 13 insurance firms

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has paid N9.2bn as group life insurance premium spanning between April 17 2020 to April 16, 2021…

Alleged car diversion: Court orders arrest of ex-NASS clerk, Omolori

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of the immediate-past Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori. Justice Suleman Belgore issued…

Senator to sue Akpabio over NDDC contract scam

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions in the 8th Senate, Senator Sam Anyanwu, said on Tuesday that he had directed his lawyers to file…

Nigerian students now beggars in UK, Dabiri-Erewa tells NDDC

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme…

Lawmakers raise the alarm over Chinese loans

The House of Representatives has raised the alarm over loan agreements being entered into by the Federal Government with China. According to the lawmakers, Nigeria will concede some of its…

Dogara is too small for me to fight – Bala Mohammed

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has described the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, as a “pandemic” in politics.…