Nigeria
Only 16 states accessed 2023 matching grant: UBEC
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said only 16 states have accessed the 2023 matching grant, representing 41 per...
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Abia’s IGR: Otti’s government generated N15.5 billion in six months, says commissioner
The Abia government says it recorded about N15.5 billion in internally generated revenue (IGR) between January and June 2024. The...
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FUDMA: Katsina university says its workers act as informants for bandits
The vice-chancellor of Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina, Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff serve...
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Oil-producing states collaborating with NDDC for sustainable development: Gov. Uzodimma
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo says that governors of the nine oil-producing states are partnering with the Niger Development Commission...
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Kwara university expels 175 students over fake results, fraud, cultism
The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, says it has expelled 175 students for various offences. This was announced...
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Nigeria’s capital city Abuja’s main sewage line collapses; health authorities warn of public health disaster
The Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN), FCT Chapter, has urgently called for immediate action following the collapse of...
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Stop admitting underage candidates, JAMB registrar tells VCs
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has warned tertiary institutions especially universities to stop admitting...
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Wanted drug trafficking kingpin Mbonu captured inside his village mansion: NDLEA
Amajor drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’ has been taken...
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Nigerian parents preventing children’s immunisation should be treated as criminals: Church leader
Bishop Charles Ighele, the general superintendent of Holy Spirit Mission Lagos, known as the Happy Family, says denying a child...
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Tinubu’s removal of tariffs on rice, other food items still under consideration, not yet official: Bayo Onanuga
The Tinubu administration is considering suspending tariffs on rice and other food commodities’ imports for 150 days to rein in...
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