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President Muhammadu Buhari (right) in a handshake with the National President, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr. Muhammad Nasir Idris, during a meeting with NUT’s leadership at the State House in Abuja yesterday President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the Federal Government would engage more qualified teachers to increase the teacher-to-pupil …

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to halt the planned increase in electricity tariff. The directive was given at a public hearing involving relevant stakeholders conducted by the House Committee on Power on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Committee, Magaji Da’u Aliyu, faulted the …

Ihedioha, Uzodinma The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the election of Emeka Ihedioha’s as the governor of Imo State. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, unanimously declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election and …

Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop members of his family from using aircraft in the presidential fleet. Falana said the use of aircraft in the presidential fleet by members of the first family for private events is not backed by law. Hanan Buhari, the …

The senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), Tunde Bakare, has denied asking President Muhammadu Buhari to impose his choice candidate or to jettison democratic process in selecting his successor in 2023.In his message entitled ‘Much Ado About Succession’ Sunday, the cleric said he was quoted out of context in …

Tunde Odesola It’s one of the most amazing creatures in nature, though fear, cunning and deathliness rule its world. The weak don’t call its name in vain, especially at night. It runs, swims and even jumps when extremely necessary. The exquisite embroidery on its skin is the product of painstaking …

In this interview with ADELANI ADEPEGBA, a former Director of Trade and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rasheed Akinkuolie, examines the issues around the closure of Nigeria’s borders What is your assessment of the border closure? Border closure is not something you do casually. You may close it, in case …

Some bandits, on Friday, attacked some personnel of the Delta State Police Command, who were on a stop-and-search duty in Asaba. The incident occurred around 9pm at the popular Abraka Market area of Asaba and left about three policemen with varying degrees of injury. The injured cops are currently battling …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, has questions to answer. The anti-graft agency said this in a statement on Friday. The former senator was arrested two weeks ago for alleged extortion and he has been in custody since then. The EFCC had accused …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has suspended the use of the National Identification Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This was announced by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, at a news briefing on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede said the decision followed the difficulties …