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LASU Gate The management of Lagos State University has debunked claims that the institution’s Senate Building was gutted by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The varsity’s Coordinator, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations, Ademola Adekoya, made the clarification in a statement titled, ‘Disregard Video Showing LASU Senate Building on Fire’. …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained why leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, appeared in court in the same suit he’s been wearing since June last year. The DSS told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday that Kanu wanted to wear a …

​ Academic activities have been paralysed at the University of Ibadan, Ladoke Akintola University and University of Ilorin campuses as lecturers executive the one-month strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to pressure government to sign renegotiated conditions of service for lecturers among other demands. The universities which …

A group under the aegis of Lagosians Advocacy Group (LAG) has dragged the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and 18 others before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged continuous and deliberate violation of constitutional rights of Lagos State indigenes regarding appointments into public offices and career positions. …

Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the acting leader of pan-yoruba socio political group, Afenifere has described the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele as the leading prophet in Nigeria. Chief Ayo Adebanjo made a surprise appearance at Primate Ayodele’s annual thanksgiving ceremony that was held yesterday Monday, February 14, …

NITDA DG, Kashifu Abdullahi Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that feasible strategies have been put in place to ensure attainment of 95 per cent literacy rate by 2030. The NITDA DG represented by the Director of NITDA zonal offices, Ajayi …

Mohammed Bello Koko, NPA MD Mohammed Bello-Koko has been appointed as the substantive managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). A substantive appointment means an appointment made in a permanent capacity on a vacant position or a position that another person holds a suspended lien. Bello-Koko has been the acting …

Abba Kyari The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it has no reason to shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing investigation of a 25kg cocaine deal involving a gang headed by the suspended Head of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence …

Segun Ogunsanya Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Airtel Africa Plc and Karl Toriola, CEO MTN Customers of MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa spent the sum of N986bn on data subscription in the 2021 fiscal period. Data usage has increased over the years in Nigeria, as network service providers …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike The controversy over zoning of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket has deepened the chasm between the Governor of Sokoto State, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike. This was highlighted on Monday night when Tambuwal avoided his colleague governors at …