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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Badagry Area Command, has uncovered an alleged fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of ​​Lagos State. This allegedly fake higher education institution allegedly had 106 youths recruited into the scheme. The commandos also arrested the owner of the institution, who was accused of luring young …

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has congratulated Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election as the 33rd and first female President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). The union described her rise as a defining moment in the history of Nigeria’s legal profession and a significant milestone for women in leadership. In a statement from the …

The trial of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons over alleged N1.35 billion fraud suffered another setback on Tuesday after the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned the trial due to the absence of lead defense counsel, Joe Agi (SAN). Lamido, along with his sons, Aminu and Mustapha, face 37 charges filed by the Economic and …

The Minister of Defense, General Christopher Musa (retired), denied reports that he was resigning from his post, describing the speculation as lies and announcing plans to initiate legal proceedings against those responsible for spreading the news. Musa made the statement on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, and emphasized that he …

The Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Workbridge Empowerment Foundation to train, certify and facilitate employment opportunities for women as professional drivers across Nigeria. The partnership, signed at the institute’s headquarters in Zaria, will be implemented under the Women Drive Nigeria Initiative (WDNI), with more than 100 women already registered …

More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa in the past two months amid escalating anti-migrant protests and violence targeting undocumented immigrants, according to figures compiled from governments coordinating the repatriation of their citizens. The exodus comes after weeks of demonstrations in several regions of the country, with some protests turning deadly when anti-immigration groups intensified calls for undocumented …

The member representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Professor Oby Lilian Orogbu, has been awarded the Legislator of the Year award at the 5th edition of the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) awards. The award was presented to the lawmaker at a gathering that brought together distinguished personalities and prominent voices from across …

The Federal Government has announced that 13 oil and gas blocks offered during the 2025 Licensing Round will be withdrawn from the current bidding process because they failed to attract investor interest. The disclosure was made on Tuesday in Abuja by the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, during the 2025 Commercial Offering Conference. …

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) maintained its benchmark interest rate at 26.5 percent for the second time. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced the decision on Tuesday at the end of the 306th meeting of the committee in Abuja. Cardoso said, “The committee decided as follows: maintain the monetary policy rate at 26.5 percent.” …

A former deputy director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said Nigeria’s late head of state, General Sani Abacha, died of cardiac arrest during an intimate gathering at the presidential villa in Abuja, dismissing years of conspiracy theories about the military ruler’s death. Amachree made the revelation in her newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind …