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NANS Passes Vote Of No-confidence On WAEC Boss
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) National Secretariat has passed a vote of no confidence in the Head of National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Amos Dangut and called for the immediate removal of the management of the examination body. This resolution was reached during the just concluded 87th NANS National Senate Sitting/Congress held at...
Faith Leaders Urge Tinubu To Curb Insecurity by Fixing Hardship
The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, IDFP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to confront Nigeria’s deepening socio-economic crisis as a vital step toward curbing rising insecurity. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, yesterday, leaders of the IDFP, a coalition of 120 Christian and Muslim religious leaders, warned that poverty, unemployment, and inequality were driving violence, extremism, and youth restiveness. Rev. Abainitus Hamman, the...
MTN Nigeria Compensate Customer’s Loyalty In Mega Billion Promo
MTN Nigeria has launched its Mega Billion Promo, it’s usually a nationwide customer reward campaign designed to offer value, engagements, and appreciation to subscribers in the face of rising costs of living . The event took place at the MTN Headquarters Rooftop Lounge in Lagos, bringing together company executives, media representatives, and loyal customers for an evening of celebration. This...
2027: PDP Crisis Looms Over Zoning Formula
The crisis of confidence in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, appears far from over as discussions surrounding the party’s zoning formula for the 2027 general elections seem to be creating another gulf among southern leaders of the party. Yesterday, some Southern stakeholders of the PDP described as illegal a consultative meeting of the party’s zoning committee in Lagos State. The stakeholders...
Police Restrained From Arresting Nedu Wazobia Over Business Dispute
The Federal High Court in Lagos, has restrained the Inspector-General of Police and other senior officers from arresting, detaining, or interrogating popular on-air personality and comedian, Chinedu Emmanuel Ani, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, in connection with a contractual dispute with a business partner. Justice D. Dipeolu granted the interim order following an ex-parte application filed by Nedu and five...
EFCC, Immigration Clamps Down On 51 Convicted Foreign Fraudsters
Nigeria has intensified its crackdown on transnational cybercrime syndicates, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday deporting 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The latest deportees include 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian, raising the total number of foreign convicts repatriated to 102 since the operation began on...
FG Launches New Initiative To Reduce Overhead Cost Of Air Travels
The Federal Government has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing overhead expenditure by cutting down the cost of air travel across its Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Mr. Raymond Omenka Omachi, tasked the BisonFly...
“Insecurity Worsening Northerner’s Pain” — ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has lamented that the scourge of banditry, kidnappings and other criminalities have worsened the pains of the North, leaving families bereaved and communities devastated. Speaking at the 78th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the Forum on Wednesday at its secretariat in Kaduna, ACF Chairman, Chief Mamman Osuman, SAN, said the North continues to lose...
Tinubu Departs Japan To Brazil For State Visit
President Bola Tinubu departed Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday night for Brazil, where he will begin a state visit on Sunday, Aug. 24. Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement that the President would make a stopover in Los Angeles before proceeding to Brasília, the Brazilian capital. The trip to Brazil marks the second leg of Tinubu’s two-nation tour, which...
NIMASA Uses MARPOL Enforcement To Curb Maritime Air Pollution
MARITIME operators within Nigerian territorial waters are under increasing pressure to comply with international environmental standards, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) intensifies enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), particularly Annex VI, a section of the convention initiated by International Maritime Association, IMO. Reaffirming this stance, the Director General of...
