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TikTok has never been my thing. I avoid that platform not because some of the viral videos have no cultural value but because the fleeting nature of most of them, somehow reminds me of the generally annoying dumbed-down standard of social media content. Notwithstanding, there are times when I am …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Femi Thomas, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), for breaching the N5 million cash transaction limit stipulated by law for individuals. Presiding over the case, Justice Ayokunle Faji on Thursday delivered judgment on charges involving $2,198,900 filed against …

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State, has convicted and sentenced a TikToker, Abubakar Ibrahim, (a.k.a ‘G-Fresh) and Musician, Hamisu Saíd (a.k.a Hamisu Breaker) for abusing the Naira. They were jailed upon their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial …

The Federal Ministry of Education has officially set 12 years as the minimum age for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) in non-state schools across Nigeria. The development follows the mandatory completion of six years of primary education. The new guideline is outlined in a policy document …

“We believe the president will listen to the cry of Ndigbo and release Kanu.” A pressure group known as the All Igbo Youth Forum has warned that Igbo youths would boycott the 2027 general elections in Nigeria unless the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, …

The Borno government stated that the process for implementing the new minimum wage stalled because of the unusually high number of local governments staff Borno State says its local governments cannot implement the ₦70,000 minimum wage because they are overstaffed. Therefore, the state government said it has directed the chairpersons …

The Federal Government has finally released the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS1) across 80 Federal Unity Colleges. Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday, describing the moment as “a step forward for basic …

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets have eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists intercepted on their way from Zamfara State to Niger State on Tuesday. The airstrikes against the terrorists were launched by the Air Component of Operation Fasan Yamma around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area …

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a fresh flood alert for 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory, warning of a high risk of flooding in over 739 communities and 162 Local Government Areas between Tuesday and August 5, 2025. This was contained in a statement issued to …

Former Group Managing Director of FirstBank Nigeria, Dr Olabisi Onasanya, has said he is now vindicated after the Federal High Court in Lagos struck out the controversial loan-related case involving his name. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 struck out the case …