FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BANS ADMISSION, TRANSFER OF SS3 STUDENTS OVER EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE

The Federal Ministry of Education has banned the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three (SS3) in all public and private secondary schools nationwide. In light of this development, Admissions and transfers will be restricted strictly to Senior Secondary School One (SS1) and Senior Secondary School Two (SS2). The ministry in a […]

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DANGOTE ACCUSES NMDPRA CEO FAROUK OF CORRUPTION, SEEKS CCB PROBE

Founder and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, of corruption, alleging that he spent $5 million on secondary school education for his children in Switzerland. Dangote made the allegation on Sunday during a media briefing […]

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FIRS ASSURES THAT MOU WITH FRANCE WON’T COMPROMISE NIGERIAN TAXPAYER DATA

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) does not give France access to Nigerian taxpayers’ data or systems. The DGFiP (Directorate General of Public Finances) is an agency of the French government that plays a key role in public finance […]

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SUPREME COURT OVERRIDES TINUBU, AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MARYAM SANDA

The Supreme Court has overturned the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based housewife, Maryam Sanda. Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 over the death of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. However, President Tinubu recently reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds, according to […]

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ADC SAYS GOVERNORS DEFECTING TO APC LACK CHARACTER

The African Democratic Congress has accused governors joining the All Progressives Congress of lacking character, saying their moves are driven by personal convenience rather than conviction. His remarks come against the backdrop of a spate of high‑profile defections to the APC over the past year, significantly reshaping Nigeria’s political map. Speaking on a televised interview […]

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PDP WITHDRAWS FROM BORNO LG POLL

The Peoples Democratic Party in Borno State has announced it will not participate in the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13, citing lack of trust in the electoral body and the high cost of expression of interest and nomination forms. In a Friday statement released by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Amos […]

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