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Leaders of thought, elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Leaders Forum, SMBLF, have written President Bola Tinubu, asking him to nip in the bud the incessant killings and wanton destruction of lives and property in the Middle Belt. The leaders also described the killings as a threat …

NSIPA CEO suspended over suspicious movement of cash Ex-Humanitarian Affairs minister for interrogation today A few hours after her suspension, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu. She was still being detained as at press time last night. Halima Shehu was picked …

The Federal Government has banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,’’ warning Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions. The directive affected five universities from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three Ghanaian tertiary institutions. Also, the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the temporary suspension of evaluation and accreditation of …

In a recent development, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, had during a live television programme on ChannelsTV on Sunday, explained that fuel subsidy was not removed …

The chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, has met with undercover reporter, Umar Audu, after the latter uncovered fake degrees given by mushroom universities in Benin and Togo. While meeting the reporter, the ICPC sought information from him to help the anti-graft agency look into the academic fraud. Recall that DAILY NIGERIAN in an article released on December 30, …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. This came against the backdrop of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar at both the official Investors & Exporters Window and the parallel market.  On …

Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning, Housing, Urban and Regional Development has sealed the construction site of new stalls at the Nigeria Police Officers’ Mess on Ikpokpan Road, Benin City, for failing to provide approval for the project. Director of Physical Planning and Development Control, Mr. Enabulele Henry, who led the enforcement team to the site, said that the building …

Cambridge, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign in the past month following the congressional …

…Residents demand prosecution of alarmist BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Tragedy struck last Christmas as 21-year-old man was killed by a trigger-happy vigilante after a woman raised an alarm, alleging that the deceased was a thief. The killer vigilante, his victim and the woman alarmist are said to be neighbors at Erhunmwunsee area of Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. The victim, …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the Federal Government has not demonstrated sufficient commitment towards complying with its agreements with its members. The NLC, in its end-of-year message, lamented that the N35,000 wage award has not been faithfully implemented just as the Port Harcourt Refinery has not come on stream as projected. It added that the National Minimum Wage Negotiation …