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President Bola Tinubu has expressed disappointment with university lecturers for criticizing the student loan scheme instead of offering advice on how it could be better managed at their respective institutions. However, he promised that the government would not be deterred...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 7,345.209 kilograms of drugs and illicit substances worth N125.71 million in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NDLEA Commander in the territory, Kabir Tsakuwa, stated in an interview with the News...

Police officers clashed with suspected armed kidnappers in a shootout in Nigeria's capital Abuja, killing many of them, an official announced. The leader of the armed group, Musa Wada, was one of those killed in Friday's shooting, police spokesman Olumuyiwa...

Chairman of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft, Alhassan Doguwa, has announced that the House is set to introduce legislation aimed at strengthening the role of private security companies in safeguarding the country's oil and gas...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Margaret Emefiele wanted for alleged fraud. The anti-graft agency is also searching for Ms Omoile's cousin, Jonathan Omoile, and his wife,...

Nigerian authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Adisa-Jaji Azeez, Salihu Ayatullahi, Salihu Shola Taofeek and Abdulrahman Taye Damilola, and allow them to work without fear of arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. On Tuesday, police...

Image credit: GolfMagic.There are several explanations or attempts to explain why Trump cheats. Says Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes, co-author of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: “He exaggerates his golf scores and his handicap for the same...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, will today appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to discuss the state of the country's economy. The meeting between the CBN governor and lawmakers...

Court resumes Nnamdi Kanu trial The Federal High Court in Abuja has set February 26 for hearing on the resumption of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to the IPOB...

After 30 days of Christmas and New Year holidays, Nigerian lawmakers are back in Abuja amid rising insecurity and inflation, but the main issue for many of them is the controversial NGO bill that lawmakers appear to be giving...