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The federal government is set to amend a list of persons nominated for national honours, TheCable understands. A source told TheCable that an adjustment of the list will be done following concerns over inconsistencies, errors, and the absence of notable names for the awards. Over the weekend, TheCable reported that a total […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has kicked against the national honour expected to be conferred on Adamu Adamu, minister of education. TheCable had reported that President Muhammadu Buhari listed 437 Nigerians to be honoured on October 11 — and Adamu was included. The minister is to be honoured with Commander […]

The government of Somalia says its armed forces have killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The country’s information ministry confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. Al-Shabab, an Arabic word which means ‘youth movement’, is an Islamic fundamentalist insurgent group based in […]

Umaru Al-Makura, senator representing Nasarawa south, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), can be likened to leaders of the First Republic. The First Republic was the republican government of Nigeria which spanned three years from 1963 to 1966 when the country had its first military coup. The […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered 13 million tramadol pills in a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the building, which is situated in Victoria Garden City (VGC), was raided on Monday. He said the “massive and beautiful” building was used to […]

Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the country may consider buying the newly-certified C919 passenger jet in China as an additional aircraft for the national carrier, Nigeria Air. Sirika disclosed this to Reuters on Saturday on the sidelines of the United Nations aviation agency’s triennial assembly in Montreal, Canada. According to Reuters, […]

Here are the seven top business news you need to track this week — October 3 to October 7. OPEC+ MEETING ON OUTPUT POLICY The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, is to hold its 33rd ministerial virtual meeting on October 5 to discuss its oil output […]

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP),  is more competent than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election. She spoke on Sunday during a Channels TV interview where she attributed Nigeria’s current situation to leadership failure. Ezekwesili said the former Anambra governor […]

The federal government has warned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against ignoring the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order to call off its industrial action. Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, said the union is misleading Nigerians with its claim of filing an appeal against the order. […]