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ASUU declares indefinite strike at IBB University By Famrah Bagudu

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Lapai branch of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) in Niger State have begun an indefinite strike ov... Read More


Africa largest beneficiary of GEF funding - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The Global Environment Facility (GEF), a family of funds supporting environmental action globally, says African countries are the largest beneficiaries of its funding for sustainab... Read More


NFIU uncovers how terrorist financiers use women's bank accounts, crowdfunding in operations

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Terrorist financiers are opening bank accounts in women's names and secretly using them to move illicit funds, according to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). NFIU, ... Read More


How man allegedly defrauded BDC operators of $12,000 - EFCC

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and interrogated a 38-year-old man, Raheem Wasiu, accused of defrauding Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the Sou... Read More


Police rescue three kidnap victims, recover their SUV, abductors' weapons

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The police in Enugu State say they have rescued three kidnap victims within the Independence Layout Area of the state. Daniel Ndukwe, the police spokesman in the state, disclosed ... Read More


Oyo govt accuses FG of intentionally excluding Makinde from federal road project launch

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The Oyo State Government has accused the federal government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the launching of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Ibadan-I... Read More


Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar III at 70: The authority of restraint, By Samuel Aruwan

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- There are leaders who enter a room determined to be heard, and there are leaders whose presence settles the room before they have spoken. His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji... Read More


Shina Philips backs Nigerian football to bounce back from recent setbacks

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips, has expressed confidence that Nigerian football will recover from its recent setbacks and regain its place among Africa's lead... Read More


Osun gets new police commissioner

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The Nigeria Police Force has redeployed Osun State's Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Gotan from the state Command and appointed Ibrahim Zungura to replace him. The development come... Read More


Adeleke tasks new Osun CP on impartial policing, seeks action over Ikire killings

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has tasked the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, with restoring public confidence in the police and ensuring impartial pol... Read More