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The Federal Government of Nigeria has begun implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a directive issued to Vice-Chancellors of federal universities on Monday, announced a 40 per cent increase in the Consolidated…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday ruled that the Senate acted within its constitutional and procedural powers in suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, affirming that the disciplinary action did not violate her parliamentary privilege or fundamental rights. Akpoti- Uduaghan represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Delivering judgment in an appeal…

Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the Colonial masters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the massacre took place at…

Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has disclosed that the Federal Government disbursed N2.45 trillion to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between March 2024 and August 2025 for infrastructure development and security intervention. He made this known on Tuesday,…

The Ogun State Police Command has invited prominent members of the Awujale of Ijebuland Interregnum Committee, including senior Olori-Ebis and Afobajes, for questioning over allegations of bribery and financial inducement linked to the ongoing Awujale succession crisis. According to official invitation letters issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal…

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja has fixed April 30, 2026 for ruling on the application  filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for final forfeiture of a property owned by the former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2,  on Friday, January 30, 2026, arraigned  an alleged serial fraudster, Titilayo Funmilayo Eboh, for an alleged N247,500,000( Two Hundred and Forty-seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) before Justice Justice Ramon Oshodi  of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja…

Activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State is continuing, with an interfaith thanksgiving and prayer session held at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The event drew a distinguished audience, including former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor Chief Olusegun Osoba, past military administrators, traditional…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly intervened in the deepening political crisis in Rivers State, brokering a truce between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike. The move, according to reports, comes as tensions have paralyzed governance in Nigeria’s oil-rich state, threatening both political stability and…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Dr. Bashir Jamoh, former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Kaduna State. The arrest occurred last Thursday and was confirmed by a family representative, Kazeem Olajide. According to Olajide, Jamoh was intercepted by…