Education
BREAKING: Protests hit FUTA over death of final-year student
Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) protested on Friday the sudden death of a 500-level student of the institution, Ayomide Akeredolu. The grieving…
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Education
13 students reportedly dead as strange illness hit Enugu State University
Some officials of the Enugu State Government on Friday visited the state’s University of Science and Technology as a strange illness reportedly killed 13 students in…
Security
BREAKING: Bandits demand N4m ransom for abducted NYSC member
Yet-to-be-identified bandits have demanded N4 million as a ransom for the release of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member kidnapped in Zamfara State. Armed gunmen…
Politics
‘President Tinubu appointed a corper as minister of culture’ HURIWA Alleges
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while still…
’46 million poor Nigerians not on social register’ FG slam Buhari’s minister as verification begins
The Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (FMHADMSD) Sadiya Farouq has been indicted by the National Executive Council (NEC) of robbing the poor through…
Security
Niger Ambush: ‘Death of our men will not go in vain, we will avenge’ – Military
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, says Nigerian Military will avenge killing of its personnel who were ambushed at Zungeru-Tegina road in Niger State…
Security
BREAKING: Tears as Nigerian military buries 22 officers killed in Niger
No fewer than 22 military personnel who died in combat in Niger State are being laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal…
Abuja/FCT
Wike vows to speed up completion of Abuja metro rail systems
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has vowed that required funding would be provided to ensure the speedy completion of the Abuja…
Politics
Again Appeal Court Affirms Apapa As Labour Party Chairman
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State capital, has ruled that Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the substantial National Chairman of the…
92% Nigerians informally employed — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that 92.6 per cent of employed Nigerians are in informal sector. Noting that this persons were informally employed in…