In what education stakeholders are describing as one of Nigeria’s most ambitious attempts to reposition scholarship, innovation and research as national priorities, the Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee. The Committee will set in motion a new annual award programme that will reward outstanding...
Tom Chiahemen
Six kidnap victims, including four women and two children, have been rescued by troops of the 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, after escaping from their abductors in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Captain Abayomi Adisa, disclosed this in a...
The legal battle over the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a political party has moved to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, after Dr. Umar Ardo challenged the June 29 judgment delivered by Justice Peter O. Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The appeal, filed against...
Federal Government has on Tuesday inaugurated the National Laureate Prize Committee, a landmark initiative designed to promote excellence in research, innovation and academic scholarship across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, described the initiative as a strategic investment in...
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono, has challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine. Echono stated this in Abuja on Tuesday,during the official presentation of the outcomes of the TETFund-sponsored Mega Research Project on Lassa...
Ibom Air has successfully operated its first scheduled international flight from Uyo to Accra and back, marking a significant milestone in the airline’s growth and firmly positioning the Victor Attah International Airport as a bona fide international gateway into and out of Nigeria. The historic flight, which took place...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has reserved judgment until October 15, 2026, in the alleged N6 billion money laundering case involving social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. The EFCC arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on January 12, 2022, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds allegedly obtained through unlawful activities, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, failure to disclose assets, and possession of documents containing false pretences, among other offences. Details later…..
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has paid N51.04 billion in insured deposits to customers of Heritage Bank following the revocation of the bank’s operating licence. The Executive Director, Operations, NDIC, Mr. Mustapha Sunday, disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement session organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja....
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Aside a N200 million bail with two sureties, one of them must be a traditional ruler in Sowore’s community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State. The...
Federal Government has inaugurated the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee for Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools and Alternative Schools as part of renewed efforts to ensure that educational investments across the country deliver tangible benefits to Nigerian children. Speaking at the inauguration, the Minister of...
A 6-year investigation by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) has revealed that 79,323 people were killed in terrorism-related violence across Nigeria between 2020 and 2025, while 34,773 civilians were abducted during the period. The findings are contained in ORFA’s 2026 report titled, _Four Times Boko Haram?...
Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday June 29 approved a comprehensive financing package totaling approximately $2.96 billion, €200 million, and ₦215 billion to support critical sectors of Nigeria’s economy, including transportation, agriculture, power, infrastructure, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The announcement was made by the Minister of...
Marcus Rashford has moved a step closer to rejoining Manchester United’s first-team plans after positive talks between the club and the forward’s representatives ahead of pre-season. Sources close to the discussions say the meeting was cordial, with both sides keen to lower the temperature after weeks of uncertainty over...
2026 FIFA World Cup produced one of its most unforgettable nights on Monday as Germany and the Netherlands crashed out in stunning fashion, leaving Paraguay and Morocco to celebrate famous victories that few had predicted. Within the space of a few hours, two of Europe’s biggest football nations were...
Nigerian contingent serving under the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) has a new commander following the formal handover of leadership from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Agada to Lieutenant Colonel Yahaya Mohammed Abdullahi. The change of command ceremony, held on Monday, June 29, marked the end of Lt Col Agada’s...
Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Institute of Education, Singapore, has commenced a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the country through the training of instructors and educators. The initiative, tagged the “Train the Trainers (Pedagogy &...
Nigeria has been identified as the site of what the United States describes as one of its most significant counterterrorism operations in recent years, with US Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Sebastian Gorka, revealing that 199 jihadists were killed...
WhatsApp is set to introduce a major privacy update that will allow users to communicate without revealing their phone numbers, marking one of the platform’s most significant changes in recent years. The Meta-owned messaging platform announced on Monday that users will soon be able to create and use unique...
Oyo State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing campaign against violent crime, rescuing two children abducted by armed kidnappers and arresting four suspects linked to the crime, while also recovering a cache of sophisticated firearms in a separate intelligence-led operation. The operations, carried out in different...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, administered the Oath of Office to eight Federal Commissioners, two for the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and six for the National Population Commission (NPC). The two RMAFC Commissioners are Hajiya Amina Ibrahim Gamawa and Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad. The six National...