The recently suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, is expected to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, January 9th, following her suspension over an alleged N585 million cash transfer scandal. President Bola Tinubu suspended Edu on Monday morning pending the conclusion of an investigation into the…
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, unveiled an automated passport application process for Nigerians on Monday, ushering in a new era where applicants can apply for passports online without engaging with personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). In his remarks at the launch of the online passport application portal, Tunji-Ojo credited President Bola…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given approval to MTN Nigeria to partially disconnect Globacom (Glo) from its network due to non-payment of interconnect charges. In a document titled “Pre-Disconnection Notice” dated Monday, the NCC informed the public and Glo subscribers about the decision. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, signed the document,…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has taken decisive actions within the traditional leadership in the state, deposing several traditional rulers and appointing replacements. One of the major changes is the removal and banishment of Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa Koto, the Ohimege Igu of Konto-Nkarfe, who has been replaced by Alhaji Salihu Akawu Seidu, known as…
Nigeria’s electricity regulator is preparing to auction off Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (Kaduna Electric), the country’s sixth-largest power distribution utility, due to its increasing debt burden. This decision comes less than two years after lenders took over the company in an attempt to improve its financial situation and profitability, which ultimately proved unsuccessful. According to…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, should be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Ndifon, a professor of law, was suspended from his role as dean after female students of the faculty staged a protest…
President Bola Tinubu has made significant changes in the leadership of key federal agencies as part of a broader effort to restructure and revitalize critical institutions for the benefit of Nigerian consumers and the nation’s economy. The affected agencies include the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE),…
The Federal Government has been ordered by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja to pay N100 million to Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for violating his right to personal liberty. The judgement was delivered in a human rights suit filed by Emefiele…
Reports emerged on Monday suggesting that Dr. Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, was denied access to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This comes as the Civil Society Organisation, Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative in Nigeria (CSCHEI), has praised President Tinubu for swiftly suspending the…
Commercial motorcyclists and residents of Byazhin, Kubwa, a town in the Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have reportedly contributed nearly N10 million for road repairs between July and September 2023 due to alleged government neglect, according to a report by IJEOMA OPARA. Every morning, a group of about 12 women, known…