A leading aspirant for the Speakership of the House of Representatives, Aminu Jaji has denied reports that he has stepped down from the race. The lawmaker-elect from Zamfara State stated that consultations are still ongoing with his colleagues to drum support for his ambition. In a statement by his media office on Monday, he said […]

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has advised the newly inducted medical doctors of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo against running away from the country to practice abroad. The council also told the doctors that medical practice was a service to humanity, hence the need for them to think of how to contribute […]

The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, said that the immediate past administration led by Simon Lalong left a debt burden to the tune of N11 billion as unpaid salaries of workers. Mutfwang disclosed this on Monday in Jos while addressing the citizens during an event organised by the state-owned media in conjunction […]

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfil the dreams of a prosperous country to Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s Democracy Day celebration. Adams added that the democracy icon, the late Moshood Abiola, on whose name the day is commemorated, stood for ‘justice, freedom, equity, […]

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, a group, Youth Alliance for Renewed Hope, on Monday urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives to ensure the emergence of Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House. The spokesperson for the group, Dami Adeyi said this during a rally held in Abuja and noted that […]

  Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Monday called for productive partnership while inaugurating and issuing the proclamation of the functionality of the 8th State House of Assembly. Speaking at the Proclamation/Inauguration ceremony at the Assembly Chamber in Awka, Soludo said the legislature was a crucial partner in the quest for good governance. He […]

Participants of Army War College Nigeria Course 7/2023, have embarked on a Geo-Strategic Study Tour to Uganda, Morocco, Togo, and Algeria. The College Public Relations Officer, Maj. Hashimu Abdullahi, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Abdullahi said the focus of the tour was on ‘Protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure […]

A pan-African organisation, Connected Development, has submitted a Freedom of Information request on the Nigeria Air scandal to the Federal Ministry of Aviation. In a letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary of the ministry and signed by the Chief Executive of CODE, Hamzat Lawal, the social accountability organisation demanded specific details on the utilisation of […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will decide the cut-off for 2023 admissions into universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions on June 24, 2023, The PUNCH reports. The event which will hold at the National Judicial Institute will have in attendance all heads of tertiary institutions and regulatory bodies such as the National Universities Commission, […]