The Federal Capital Territory Administration has confirmed the shutdown of Lead British International School, in Gwarimpa, Abuja, following widespread outrage over viral videos showing students being bullied within the school premises. Online earlier reported that a staff member of the school had announced the shutdown of the school for three days, after the Minister for Women…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is determined to improve the quality of life of the average Nigerian. This resolve is evident in some of the administration’s policies and programmes designed to harness the potential of the country’s vast population. “There is beauty in numbers but it also…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed concerns over the alarming rate of dropouts among Nigerians, specifically girls. She further noted that the result motivated her to develop ideas that could cater for the educational needs of that category of people. Speaking on Tuesday at the Alternative High School for Girls’ turning-of-the-sod ceremony in…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has finally opened up on his purported suspension by his ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. Ganduje said his suspension resembled a flick from the popular entertainment channel, Africa Magic. He spoke when he received official reports of Saturday’s…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at The Hague, the administrative capital city of the Netherlands, for his official visit. The NAF 001 conveying Tinubu and his entourage arrived at the Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, at 10:10 p.m. (9:10 pm Nigerian time) on Tuesday. His visit is on the invitation of the…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that endemic corruption in the Nigerian public sector is systemic. He also noted that saints would be contaminated if brought into the Nigerian public sector. Olukoyede made the development known on Tuesday while fielding questions from journalists at the EFCC headquarters, Jabi,…
The Director, Justice, Development and Peace Initiative of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Rev. Fr Emmanuel Akingbade, has urged the federal and state governments to hearken to the needs of persons with disabilities with a view to respecting their constitutional rights and promoting inclusivity. Akingbade said that the needs of the PWDs, as shown in…
•EFCC gets order to freeze 300 accounts, says one account transacted $15bn illegally •Naira would have crashed massively if 300 accounts were not frozen – Chairman The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may prosecute 300 forex racketeers trading on a peer-to-peer platform outside the financial regulations. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who gave this indication…
The Oyo West Local Government Area of Oyo State has named the defunct Western Nigeria Tobacco Company Road in Oyo town after the late Prince Akee Obayanritan Ladigbolu, father of a cleric and chairman, Oyo Metropolitan Development Association, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu. The naming of the road after the cleric’s father, according to the LG, was…
As primary and secondary schools in the country resume for the third term, the Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, Hammed Abodunrin, says the centre aims to register 50,000 schools for the Safe Schools Initiative. Abodunrin, who spoke to , said the centre would be deploying desk officers to 50,000 schools to…
The Bauchi State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring adequate welfare of intending pilgrims. The Secretary to the State Government Barrister Ibrahim Mohammed Kashim made this known at a two-day workshop organised for local government Hajj officers, facilitators of Bita centers, religious organisations, and other Hajj stakeholders in the state. Kashim assured that pilgrims…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has appealed for the support of the Federal Government to revive irrigation farming in the state as life gradually gets back to normal following years of insurgency. The governor implored the Federal Government to explore the possibility of recharging Lake Chad with internal water bodies to enhance irrigation farming….
