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The House of Representatives said it would ensure that federal universities were removed from the Band A electricity rate plan to reduce their massive electricity bills. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, said...

Former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has described local government autonomy as a misnomer and an aberration in a federal system of government. Mr. Fayemi, a former Minister of Mines...

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu who passed away on Thursday. Mr Iwuanyanwu was the Chairman General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. He was an accomplished businessman and a prominent politician.President Tinubu, in...

Jide Iwuanyanwu, the first son of the late Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu who passed away on Thursday morning, has described his father as a man of many facets. Jide disclosed this in a statement containing a brief biography of the President General...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met separately with APC governors, traditional rulers from across the country and Islamic clerics. The meetings are believed to be part of efforts to prevent the breakdown of law and order as Nigerian youths...

The stage is set for another epic showdown between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Brazil when they meet in their opening match of the 2024 Olympic women's football tournament on Thursday. The match, which will kick off at 6pm,...

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of a Medical Residency Training Fund of N1 million to each resident doctor in the state civil service. Ekerete Udoh, the governor's spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued...

Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State have petitioned the state government and other security agencies over recurring violent attacks by criminals within the institution. The call came shortly after the murder of a student earlier...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, saying it is politically motivated. Speaking after an inspection of the Apo-Karshi highway project on Tuesday, Mr Wike called for patience...

The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a man who allegedly raped a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state. The suspect, Paul Edu, raped the NYSC member at Ukana Iba community in Essien...