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The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the planned increment of school fees by tertiary institutions in the country. In a statement signed by the National PRO, Giwa Temitope and released on Saturday, NANS declared that the government’s action is “insensitive” and “embarrassing”. The association also stressed that the...

The Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, has lost his father, Alhaji Muhammad Koko. “This morning, my dear father, Alh. Muhammad Koko, passed away after a protracted illness,” he tweeted on Friday. He said his late father will be buried in accordance with Islamic rites on Friday. “May Allah have...

A Civil Society group, Stand Up Nigeria has expressed optimism that once the monies freed from subsidy removal are appropriated and ploughed back into the economy, all sectors of the economy will  begin to witness quantum growth. National Coordinator of the group, Sunday Attah who briefed journalists on Thursday in...

Ejikeme Mmesoma has apologised to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the alleged forgery of her unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma spoke on Wednesday when she appeared before an ad hoc committee of the house of representatives investigating the alleged forgery of result. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB...

The Department of State Services on Tuesday described the lawyers who filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele as “charge and bail lawyers”. The service in a series of tweets posted via its...

A book dedicated to the values of education, entrepreneurship, patriotism and community service as portrayed by notable Nigerian women such as Esther Agbomhere, Dora Akunyili, Stella Adadevoh, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, including young women in the country is set for public launch. The book titled...

For its ability to help check and secure the illegalities going on in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, Rotary Club of Abuja Elites has bestowed Tantita Security Service Company the prestigious Oil and Gas Unity award. The Rotary Club chapter President, Barrister Mathew Omosun presented the award to the security...

The Amalgamated Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (ACN), a non-profit, non-governmental, anti-corruption organization, has called for the inclusion of the youthful Nigerian population into governance. ACN which has over a million civil society groups (both CSOs and NGOs), has called for inclusion of the youthful Nigerian population into governance. This...

Some northern leaders have said the only way there can be a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in the country is to clear the forests of bandits. They argued that it will be foolish for the government to think of negotiating with the bandits as suggested by the...