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The union of the universities of academic staff (Asuu) has urged the federal government to honor the 2009 FG/Asuu agreement or face an industrial action at national level. The president of Asuu, Chris Piwuna, published this warning during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He underlined the importance of the government that satisfies his promises and faces the conditions …

Safety operative has arrested 20 people suspected of regulating large -scale hacking from 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), increasing new concerns about the integrity of the Nigerian computer -based testing system. The suspects were arrested in Abuja by operations of the State Service Department (DSS) and the Nigerian Police (NPF), according to a report by by by Television channel …

A defense group based in Zamfara greeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of State for Defense, dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for the appointment of the Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as CEO of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (Naic). The praise came through a declaration signed by the president of the group, Mr. Imran Usman Bore, who described the …

Salihu Lukman, a former Deputy Chairperson of the National (northwestern) of the Congress of All Progressive (APC), has increased concerns about what he described as a worrying shift from the party from the progressive ideals of his establishment of autocracy, warning that internal democracy has collapsed. Speaking to Brief Morning, the television program channel, on Friday, Lukman said the ruling …

The federal government has issued a stern warning to the international airline operating in Nigeria, reminding that operators carrying passengers without legal entered visas, landing, and outgoing cards will face sentences. Speaking at a sensitization program held in Lagos on Friday, the Minister of Home Affairs Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said Nigeria’s commitment to facilitate trips through the new e-visa platform should …

The Supreme Court expressed a case from the governments of the 36 States and from the Nigeria Governors forum (NGF) who challenge the application by the federal government of the recovered funds. Cronging the judgment, a panel of seven members unanimously declared that the case had been erroneously established before the apical court. In the main judgment, prepared by the …

Fidelity Bank PLC firmly rejected the accusations of internal trafficking and financial irregularities involving the Director of Executive and Chief Executive Officer, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe. The bank described the claim, which circulated earlier this week, as “baseless, evil, and deliberately misleading.” The accusation, which was accused of onyeali-Ikpe, bought 18 million bank shares using special information and misused funds, was widely …

The ancient city of Ilesa, in the state of Osun, was Friday Aglow with the color and culture as eminent Nigeriani, including the former president OlusaGun Obasanjo and the former presidents of Vice Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, gathered for the official crown of Oba Adhesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, as New Owa Obokun Di Paramate of paramagle of paramate of …

The Nigerian equity market yelled at a few weeks of profit because investors experienced trading Sunday losing N201 billion in five days. The market recorded losses in three trading sessions, getting in two trading sessions. Market capitalization declined to N68,752 trillion from N68,953 trillion recorded in the previous week. Likewise, the all-share index (ASI) depreciated 0.62% to close the week …

The central bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently decided to maintain its reference rate, the monetary policy rate (MPR), at 27.5 percent, marking the second consecutive time in 2025. The Apex bank cited different macroeconomic trends such as reasons to hold rates. David Agba reports. At the 295th meeting of the Central Bank of the Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), held …