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‘Collect Illegal Fees? Lose Your Job’ — Abia Govt Warns Principals
The Abia State Government has issued a stern warning to principals and heads of public schools in the state, threatening to dismiss anyone found sabotaging its free education policy through illegal collection of fees and levies. The warning was handed down by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State...
NAMA Set To Deploy Advanced HF Transceivers To Improve Airspace Communication
The plans to switch to the Rohde & Schwarz High-Frequency, or HF, transceiver have been finalized by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency . This development, NAMA stated, was part of an ongoing effort to modernise the Nigerian airspace infrastructure. A statement by the agency’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, Dr. Abdullahi Musa, said the HF transceiver, equipped with advanced...
Telecom Operators Suggest New Rules For Unclaimed Recharges
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) held a forum on Tuesday to discuss the growing issue of unclaimed and unused subscriber recharges with interested parties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was a major regulatory step towards protecting telecom consumers while ensuring operational clarity for service providers. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, emphasised the importance...
Ohanaeze Urges Southeast Govs To Act On Insecurity, Threatens State Of Emergency
South-East governors' silence in the face of ongoing killings in the region has been denounced by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, which warns that the carnage portends a catastrophic breakdown of governance. The group decried the brutal killings of over 300 Igbos in just the first quarter of 2025, allegedly perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen, and described the absence...
22-Year-Old Hairdresser Jailed 5 Years Over Nigerian Women Trafficking
Nicky Isabella, a hairdresser who is 22 years old, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Achimota Circuit Court for smuggling two young Nigerian women into Ghana under false pretences of employment. Isabella, popularly known as Bella, lured the victims to Ghana under the pretext of offering them jobs, but upon arrival, she forced them into prostitution. Isabella, widely...
Abia Govt Warns School Heads Against Collecting Illegal Fees
The Abia State Government has threatened to fire any principal or head of school who raises unlawful fees or levies in order to undermine its free education policy. This is as the state government is set to unveil a new economic and business policy framework that will promote Made in Abia products. Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu, who read the...
U.S. Hits Back At Nigeria’s Import Ban, Warns Of Impact On American Exports
The United States has condemned Nigeria's ban on 25 product categories, arguing that it restricts American exports and intensifies trade tensions. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) listed the restrictions—covering beef, poultry, fruit juice, pharmaceuticals, and spirits—among the top 10 unfair trade practices by foreign nations. “These policies create significant trade barriers that lead to lost revenue for U.S. businesses looking to...
FG Set To Audit Ajaokuta Steel Complex, Opens Door For Private Investment
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, has announced that the government is about to launch a comprehensive technical and financial audit of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex and other key equipment owned by the company. He said this audit process is to allow for private investment from potential suitors as directed by President Bola Tinubu. Audu gave the hint when...
Troops Eliminate Scores Of Terrorists In Zamfara Forest
As part of ongoing operations to dislodge marauding terrorists in the Northwest, troops from the 8th Division of the Nigerian Army raided a notorious terrorist enclave in Mati Forest, Zamfara State, on Monday night and in the early hours of Tuesday. During the operation, scores of the terrorists were neutralised, several of their arms and ammunition were recovered, and one...
Adeleke Eases Curfew To 12 Hours Daily Amid Communal Crisis
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has immediately reduced the 17-hour curfew imposed on the Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas to 12 hours. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Tuesday stated that the decision followed the gradual return of peace in the three communities ravaged by...
