A former Governor of Osun State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Adebisi Akande, has called for holistic migration from traditional ways of doing things in the country’s educational institutions. The APC chieftain also advised universities to avoid producing graduates that cannot add value to the economy. Akande said such was necessary…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, described the restoration of the Warri Refinery as a significant breakthrough for the nation’s petroleum industry and a New Year gift to Nigerians. Okpebholo also congratulated President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for the successful restart of the 125,000 barrels per day (bpd)…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said its much anticipated 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, would take place in January but did not give date the exact date exercise will take place. Ahead of the exercise, JAMB said it was prepared for what it described as “unprecedented registration and examination experience.” The…
Kinsmen of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, have pleaded with the former governor of the Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, to forgive their brother over his recent statement against him (Odili).This came as Chief Anabs Sarah-Igbe, spokesman of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum, PANDEF, described the Minister as a “drowning man…
National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, National Leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of lying at the age of 80 years. Kwankwaso accused Atiku of lying to some Northern clerics and political leaders about reaching an agreement on the presidency. In an interview with…
A former presidential Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has said President Bola Tinubu is not the right man to rule Nigeria at this point in time. Ojudu said having worked closely with Tinubu in the past, he feels his philosophy does not put him in the best position to be Nigeria’s current president….
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says continued over-dependence on oil by Nigeria will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians and mass unemployment. Abbas made this statement at the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, adding that Nigeria should harness its abundant resources and human capital…
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said on Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule on December 3, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. He was stripped of his presidential duties by…
The Zamfara State government has approved the payment of a 13th-month salary to all civil and public servants in the state. The approval was announced in a circular issued on December 28, 2024, by the Zamfara State Head of Service. This marks the second time in the state’s history that a 13th month salary will…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered a 23-year-old man, Rabiu Gambo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a wallet.The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gambo after he pleaded guilty to theft. Emmanuel held that the court was lenient on the convict because he did not waste the judge’s time by…
