Archive for November 5th, 2022

Abubakar Rasheed, the executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), says federal universities spend between N60 million and N80 million monthly on electricity.  Speaking on Friday at the pre-convocation lecture of Bingham University in Nasarawa, titled ‘Issues in the Nigerian Tertiary Education System’, Rasheed said the federal government should increase financial investment […]

The Kaduna government says over 400 people were killed, while almost 1,800 others were abducted within six months in the state. This was contained in the security report presented to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, on Friday, by Samuel Aruwan, the state’s commissioner for internal security. The report was on the security […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned Nigerians against using some Toyota Lexus vehicles over “faulty programming”.  The agency said this on Friday in a statement by Bisi Kazeem, FRSC’s public education officer.  The FRSC is issuing the warning following Toyota’s recall of 14,799 “defective” Lexus vehicles. “The Federal Road […]

Dana Air has announced that it will resume flight operations from November 9, 2022. The airline disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The development comes four months after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended Dana Air for multiple regulatory infractions. The authority said it suspended the operating licences of […]

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 40 properties belonging to Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, gave the order on Friday following an ex-parte motion marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/1242/2022 filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The motion was moved by […]

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has taken punitive action against 26 personnel for engaging in corrupt practices. In a statement released on Friday by Kenneth Kure, NIS spokesperson, eight personnel were said to be dismissed while 18 were sanctioned.  Isah Idris, the comptroller general of immigration, said the personnel were sacked following […]

Rotimi Olulana, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says Peter Obi is the person to take Nigeria to the promised land. The former Lagos LP governorship candidate said this on Thursday at a book launch organised by Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF). Olulana said the LP presidential candidate is blessed and anointed. […]

Legacy Logistics has accused Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of refusing to pay $5.9million which was allegedly used to process a United States visa for him. In a letter addressed to the presidential candidate, the company through its law firm, Jurispetus Associates, said the agreement was entered into […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 100 children under the age of five die of malnutrition in Nigeria every hour. Nemat Hajeebhoy, UNICEF’s chief nutrition officer, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting organised by the National Council on Nutrition (NCN). Hajeebhoy said if urgent action is not taken, […]

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, says Atiku Abubakar has secured the commitment of the United States on issues concerning the 2023 elections. Omokri spoke on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television. TheCable had reported that Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, travelled to the US for meetings tied to his presidential campaign. […]