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An art exhibition tagged Nigeria 1914, which promises to communicate the story of Nigeria’s birth, history, milestones and icons, is set to debut on Oct. 1 in Abuja. Mr Akin Laniyi, Project Director “Nigeria 1914″ , told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja the exhibition is expected to showcase historical portraits, artifacts and paintings that chronicle the history of the nation from the 1914 amalgamation, through the 1960 independence. ”Presenting Nigeria’s Diverse Opportunities, Potential and Heritage on the Global Stage will hold from Oct. 1 to Oct. 14 at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja,” he said.…

A fire incident occurred at a portion of the Supreme Court complex located in the Three Arms Zone of Abuja on Monday morning. Reports indicate that the offices of three Justices of the apex court were engulfed by the blaze. The incident, captured in viral videos circulating on social media, showed flames and smoke billowing from the affected section of the Supreme Court complex. READ ALSO: RTEAN: Lagos Gov’t Warns TUC Against Planned Protest The cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing the report. Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have long…

The Lagos State Government has cautioned members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) against their planned protest, describing it as a breach of law and order. TUC, over the weekend has directed its members to mobilise for a one-day protest on Monday, over the suspension of the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Lagos Chapter by the state government in 2022. A statement by Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso Monday morning, described the protest as a potential breach of the law and an attempt to intimidate and pressure the government, despite ongoing efforts…

Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicates a significant surge in currency in circulation (CIC) in Nigeria, with a notable increase of N1.7 trillion due to a rise in cash transactions. The CIC report reveals that as of the end of August, the total currency in circulation reached N2.7 trillion. The currency in circulation had declined to N982.1 billion by the end of February 2023. This drop was attributed to the naira redesign policy implemented by the CBN. READ ALSO: How FCT, States Lose Trillions Due to Unpaid Ground Rents It, however, maintained a steady rise when…

By Dr. Abdulaziz T. Bako, MBBS, MPH, PhD. The sacking of the governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has caught several Nigerians by surprise. The tribunal held that about 165,663 votes belonging to Governor Yusuf and his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), were invalid because they were not signed, stamped, and/or dated. The tribunal, therefore, deducted these votes from the 1,019,602 votes awarded to the governor in the February 2023 gubernatorial elections. This deduction brought down the total number of valid votes secured by the NNPP to 853,939 votes.…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged cloudy skies on Monday with spells of sunshine over the Northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba and Kaduna States in the morning hours. According to it, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Gombe, Bauchi and Kaduna States later in the day. “Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are anticipated over the North Central region with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory in…

By Sule Ya’u Tariwa I am highly disappointed—in and utterly discombobulated to say a word again, about the judiciary of Nigeria. What is happening through the judicial system, constitutionalism and rule of law itself in Nigeria is bogglingly appalling. Many have been saying that the judiciary is the last and only hope for the common man. But in Nigeria, that is not the case, the judiciary which ought to be the independent body for the protection of the will of the citizens, has become an instrument of oppression used by the higher class citizens. People have completely become reluctant, and…

Over a 117 days period in office, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has told at least 10 embarrassing lies, the Special Assistant on Public Communications to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, said on Sunday, urging Nigerians to be weary of a deliberate ploy by the President to use propaganda to deceive citizens. Shaibu said this in the wake of a recent story published the presidential media team that Bola Tinubu was the first African President to ring the NASDAQ bell, a story that turned out to be false, which the Presidency later retracted and apologized. However, Shaibu said Nigerians…

Hajiya Binta Zubairu, Justice of the Court of Appeal (JCA) on Sunday in Zaria said judges are not the cause of delay in the dispensation of justice as erroneously believed by some Nigerians. Zubairu made this known on the sidelines of a reception organised in her honour in Zaria on recent elevation as a Justice of the Court. Judges are being wrongly accused of delay in dispensing justice by the public. “Judges work as a team with the prosecution, lawyers and others. Speedy dispensation of justice requires the prompt efforts of the police, prosecution, assembling of exhibits by lawyers and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted four tons of illicit and controlled drugs in seven states within one week, its Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, has said. The drugs include nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol, he added in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the seizures were carried out during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. He explained that 1,194 cylinders of laughing gas with a total weight of 2,547.2 kilograms was intercepted in Toyota Sienna buses on Sept. 22, along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja…

A panel established by Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State (UNIZIK), has recommended the dismissal, suspension, and expulsion of more than 14 individuals, including staff members and students, following an inquiry into various offenses within the institution. Among the implicated persons include a priest and three lecturers, while some students facing expulsion for their involvement in offenses such as aiding and abetting exam malpractice and fraud. A statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the Vice Chancellor for Public Relations and Special Duties, Dr.Emmanuel Ojukwu, stated that the university has been grappling with a major challenge related to…

The House of Representatives says it is working on a project that will ensure that over 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to schools. The project, which is tagged ‘Nigeria Mass Reduction of Out-of-School children and Youth Project’ (NiMPROP), is proposed to last for a period of four years, as stated in a statement issued through the House official X (formerly) handle. It will involve the Reps working together with various government agencies to ensure an estimated 16.5 million Nigerians are lifted out of poverty and the return of 14 million out-of-school children to schools. The statement reads in…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to establish a presidential panel of inquiry to investigate allegations of missing oil revenues and unaccounted-for funds budgeted for refinery repairs. These allegations, amounting to over US$15 billion of oil revenues and N200 billion for refinery repairs between 2020 and 2021, were documented by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). SERAP urged him to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the missing and unaccounted for public funds and to ensure their effective prosecution as well as the full recovery of any proceeds of…

Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to those who have the disease, and licensing at least one new vaccine. TB is the second leading infectious killer disease worldwide after COVID-19, with some 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Also, the only available vaccine of TB…

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal is set to deliver its judgment on Monday regarding the petitions filed by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, and Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal, led by Justice Arum Ashom, conveyed this announcement to the concerned parties on Saturday. READ ALSO: TUC warned against proposed Monday protest Rhodes-Vivour and Jandor have lodged petitions challenging the outcome of the March 18 governorship elections in Lagos State, where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

The Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators (LASPAGA) has advised the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve its protest scheduled for Monday. LASPAGA Secretary, Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, charged TUC to get its facts right before holding a “needless protest” . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that TUC had, on Friday, threatened to shut down economic activities in Lagos State on Monday . The union said that the planned protest was due to the state government’s ban on the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). It alleged that…

Private medical practitioners in Lagos, have raised concerns over the recent report from a panel established by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate the case of the missing intestine of the late 12-year-old Adebola Akin-Bright. The doctors, represented by the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP), Lagos State chapter, said the absence of a medical doctor in the panel made the job difficult as it was clear evidence that members of the panel were genuinely ignorant of some of the workings of the medical profession, which became obvious from some of the questions posed during their sitting.…

Loyalists of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, marking an end to a prolonged political conflict. This comes after five years of political rivalry between Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Amosun camp, as reported by Daily Trust. The returning politicians were led by Derin Adebiyi, a former Chairman of the APC in the state. Adebiyi’s tenure as chairman was dissolved in 2019 by the then APC National Working Committee led by Adams Oshiomhole, citing alleged anti-party activities. The paper stated that the politicians have Amosun’s blessing to return to the ruling…

The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a groundbreaking project: the digitalisation of the Central Motor Vehicle Registry (CMR), in a move to to revolutionise the fight against vehicle-related offences and theft, enhancing national security This was announced by the Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Lagos. The digitalisation of CMR signifies a leap into the future, enabling law enforcement agencies to combat vehicle theft, kidnapping, hit-and-run, use of unregistered vehicles, and tinted windows with unprecedented efficiency and effectiveness. The streamlined processes and instant access to crucial vehicle data, along with real-time retrieval and response to vehicle-related crimes in the country, promise…

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed that over 4000 inmates are currently held in custodial centres across the country due to their inability to pay fines imposed on them by judges and magistrates. The minister further expressed concern that more than 70% of the total population in the nation’s custodial centres are awaiting trial, as stated in a statement on Saturday by the minister’s Media Adviser, Alao Babatunde. He suggested that the number of inmates in correctional facilities could be reduced by 40% if non-custodial alternatives, as provided for in the Correctional Service Act, were utilized. The minister’s…