Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has vowed to pursue and recapture all inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, on Friday night during a vicious attack on the facility by yet to be identified gunmen. The Minister gave the assurance whilst making...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case involving Binance Holdings Limited and its executives, citing ongoing legal proceedings. The case, marked as FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, has garnered significant attention as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) accuses Binance of tax evasion. The FIRS, in its lawsuit, alleges...
asks Governor to account for over N280b revenues that have accrued to the State since May, 2019 The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has warned Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq against mortgaging the future of the State by incurring additional loans, running into billions of naira. The party gave the...
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday said that his administration would continue to fulfil all promises made to the public service by ensuring the provision of adequate working tools for the workforce. Governor Abiodun stated this during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde...
President Bola Tinubu declared a strategic shift in national education policy, focusing on skills, technology, and vocational training to bolster employment opportunities across Nigeria. Speaking at the 38th to 41st convocation ceremonies at Usman DanFodio University, Sokoto, Tinubu, represented by Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman, emphasized a comprehensive approach...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commissioned the Edo Tech Park, an elite software engineering and leadership training institute, noting that the park will produce at least 15,000 world-class software engineers in the state within the next five years. Obaseki, who spoke during the commissioning of the take-off...
The Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board has revealed that more than 100 intending pilgrims from the state are at risk of missing out on this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Alhaji AbdulSalam Abdulkadir, the executive secretary of the agency, disclosed this alarming situation during a sensitization program aimed at preparing the...
Laughs off PDP’s comeback bid after wrecking state Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said the criminal diversion of funds meant for development of basic education amounted to reckless looting of the future of Kwara child. Speaking at the official signing of MoU for the KwaraLEARN programme, the...
Arrests 75-year-old grandpa in Ekiti, 70-year-old grandma in Benue for illicit drugs dealing destroys 11, 636.185kg cannabis in Edo forest Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand (3,450,000) pills and three hundred...
Committee to submit Report in Two weeks Okuwobi: Panel treated 235 petitions, awarded a total of N410 million to 70 victims Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday set up a four-member committee led by Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) to raise...