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The Federal Government has kicked against the bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). It assured that it had begun moves to reform the scheme. The Nation reports that the scheme recently came under heavy criticisms following the deteriorating security situation in the country. The Bill, sponsored presented last week by a lawmaker from Rivers State, Awaji Abiante, …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s views on the May 11 resolutions of the Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State on open grazing ban were misconstrued, the Presidency has said. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said it was wrong to misinterpret his remarks as an endorsement of open grazing by the President. The Presidency’s reaction to the Asaba declaration ruffled feathers. The governors, through …

South governors’ resolution to ban open grazing by herders in their domains gained more support yesterday.  The support came from Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari. Throwing his weight behind the governors’ stand on open grazing, Masari described the practice that encourages herders to move from one location to another as ‘“un-Islamic”. Masari shared his views with reporters at the Government …

“For now, no money has been returned to Delta State,” he said. The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the 4.2 million pounds Ibori loot has not been returned to Delta State, contrary to his earlier claim. Mr Idris had on Tuesday told federal lawmakers in Abuja that the money, returned to the Nigerian government by …

Governor El-Rufai says the restructuring of Nigeria has become a pragmatic imperative. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has restated his support for the restructuring of Nigeria through the amendment of the 1999 Constitution. He said he supports moves to devolve powers from the federal government to the states and allow the states to control their mineral resources and run …

The court described one of the cases as an attempt at “squeezing the rock for water”. The Court of Appeal in Benin on Wednesday upheld the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the 2020 governorship election. The judgement was delivered barely two months after the Elections Petitions Tribunal struck out the petition by the Action Democratic Party (ADP) …

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, have decried the rising spate of insecurity in Nigeria, warning that the existence of the country is under threat. Both Lawan and Gbajabiamila spoke on Wednesday during a summit organised by the House’ Special Committee on Security chaired by the speaker. Also at  the …

No fewer than 100 students of the Ekiti State Government-owned College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, were hospitalised on Wednesday following fumigation of the school by men suspected to be from the Federal Fire Service. The students, who were furious about the smell of the chemical and the instant effect on over 100 female students who collapsed after …

As Nigeria grapples with the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund has called for reinforcement on efforts geared towards protecting the rights of children in the country. Making the call on Thursday in a statement to commemorate the 2021 Children’s Day, the UNICEF’s Country Director in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, lamented the outbreak of the pandemic, …

The Delta State Government says it has yet to receive the $4.2 million Ibori loot from the federal government. The money, stolen by former Delta governor James Ibori, was recently returned to the Nigerian government by the UK government which seized it from the former governor. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said Tuesday that the …