The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called for an urgent and comprehensive national review of the qualification and background verification process for all public office holders. In a statement titled “Certificate Integrity and the Future of Nigerian Leadership,” Obi commended the recent resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, …
Over 3,000 members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Thursday, protested the recent deregistration of the council by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Addressing the press during the protest at CAC headquarters, Secretary General of NYCN, Barrister Abubakar Suleiman, said, as a senior lawyer, the Registrar General of CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), …
Former gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has formally declared his intention to contest in the 2027 election, expressing confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) can be defeated in the state. Doherty, who ran under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, made the announcement during an interview on Silverbird Television on Thursday. …
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), on Thursday, staged protest in Abuja to demand the immediate implementation of several long-standing agreements reached with the Federal Government. The protest, which took place at the Yakubu Gowon University …
FIFA makes history as its global Volunteer Community surpasses two million members, following a record-breaking surge in applications for the FIFA World Cup 2026. More than one million people from around the world have applied for 65,000 volunteer roles, demonstrating the growing excitement and global participation ahead of next year’s biggest sporting event. FIFA President …
National president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Titus Amba, has called on the federal and state governments to implement all the approved teacher welfare packages. The union described them as essential to repositioning the education sector for quality learning outcomes. Amba, who stated this in Abuja recently, urged government at all …
Nigeria must take the lead in driving Africa’s economic integration, regional resilience, and cross-border investment if the continent is to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. This was the position of Mr. Niyi Yusuf, Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), during a high-level regional dialogue at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES31) held in …
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has strengthened its collaboration with the judiciary to advance pension reforms and improve retirement benefits administration across Nigeria. At a sensitisation workshop on the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja, PenCom Director-General Omolola Oloworaran, represented by Mr. Bello Malabu, said …
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of lying about never seeking a third term in office, insisting that the former president personally discussed the plan with him while in power. Obasanjo, speaking at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, last month, dismissed long-standing claims that …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a retired Director of Finance and Administration with the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr. Garuba Mohammed Duku, to 24 years in prison for diverting N318 million belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment after finding Duku guilty on six …
