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President Muhammadu Buhari has said state governors are stealing from local government councils’ federal allocations. Buhari spoke at the presidential parley for members of the Senior Executive Course 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at the State House on Thursday, according to the Vanguard. The president noted that personal integrity is fundamental in the …

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, is billed to testify against a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, who criticized her on Twitter, the PUNCH has gathered. The PUNCH reported on Wednesday (yesterday) that the said student was remanded in prison after being arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber …

A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State Capital, has ordered that the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, be arrested for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who issued the warrant and presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court in pursuant of order forty two rule ten of the Niger State High …

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students has declared a nationwide protest to demand the release of a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed. Mohammed was arrested and sent to prison over a tweet on Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). NANS President, Usman Barambu, in a statement obtained …

…Says 4-bedroom flat not recognized as a school …JSS Exams to be written at designated centers …To shut down schools on small land size Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday directed the immediate enforcement of a series of educational policies designed to ramp up the attendant gains the State has recorded in the sector. The State Commissioner for …

…Evboumwan moved to Ministry of Environment and Sustainability Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved the redeployment of Engr. Jonathan Lawani as Commissioner for Special Duties with immediate effect. Official said is part of the restructuring of the State Executive Council for greater efficiency,  In a statement today, Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq. noted that Engr. …

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a new National Language Policy which makes the mother tongue a compulsory medium of instruction from Primary one to six. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, …

In many states, petrol is sold for as high as N270 at filling stations, while the product is barely available in Abuja and Lagos. The Nigerian government and fuel marketers have offered varying explanations for the ongoing fuel scarcity that has affected states across the country for weeks without reprieve. While the NNPC said the queues in Lagos and Abuja …

A student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, has been sent to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after tweeting about the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari. The student was arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber stalking where he was denied bail despite pleading not guilty to the …

ASF France said human rights violations, especially extrajudicial and arbitrary killings in Nigeria are well documented. A French organisation, Avocats Sans Frontieres France (ASF France), has called for clear and effective regulations to protect Nigerian citizens from human rights abuses related to torture by security agencies, arbitrary detention, and extrajudicial killings. The group made the call on Tuesday at a conference marking …