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A Civil Society Group, Volunteer Media Advocacy For Accountable Leadership has warned those it described as blackmailer to stay clear of the leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), under Dr. Abubakar Audi or it will be forced to expose those sponsoring various Petition against the Corps...

In a significant development, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has taken a decisive step in the fight against nepotism within the Nigerian judiciary. Amina Yahaya Bello, the wife of fugitive figure Yahaya Bello has been omitted from the list of nominees for the prestigious position of judges in the High...

In a significant blow to illegal mining operations, the Federal Government has impounded 10 trucks and charged suspects to court for illegal possession and movement of minerals. This crackdown is part of the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals’ 7-point agenda to sanitize the mining sector. According to reports, the Mining...

The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has announced its collaboration with the National Emergency Medical Services Ambulance System (NEMSAS) to enhance emergency services in Nigeria, particularly in maternal health. This partnership aims to reduce maternal deaths caused by obstetrics hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal mortality in the country. Prof....

Federal Government has introduced helicopter landing levy, which it says is a cost recovery measure and an “aeronautical revenue from the lower airspace”. The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development made the announcement late Monday, adding that it has subsequently granted “NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited exclusive rights to collect helicopter...

National leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an end to the strike action by a section of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch. A statement on Monday by Comrade Lucky Emonefe, National President of NANS urged the striking lecturers...

The Rivers State Government has reacted to the allegations made by former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Zaccheus Adangor, SAN, that he resigned from his position as Commissioner for Special Duties due to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s interference. Adangor claimed in an interview on Channels TV programme, Politics Today, that he...

…says he is in contempt of a subsisting court order A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has lambasted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of attempting to truncate the criminal case that was initiated against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC....