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Group laments Nigeria's rising debt burden, calls for preventive mechanism

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Amidst concerns over Nigeria's rising debts, the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has criticised the National Assembly for not sufficiently checking the... Read More


Professor J Isawa Elaigwu: The exit of a mentor, By Jideofor Adibe

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- I met Professor Elaigwu through his former teacher and mentor, the late Professor Ali Mazrui, who transited to glory on 12 October, 2014. My meeting with Mr Mazrui was fortuitous. ... Read More


Experts fault Nigeria's forest economy plan for sidelining charcoal, urge policy reform

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Nigeria's plan to unlock $2 billion from its forest economy is facing criticism from industry experts. At a roundtable in Lagos over the weekend, stakeholders said the government ... Read More


Police arrest 30 suspects, recover weapons during Maulud procession in Minna

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Niger State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected thugs during the Maulud procession in Minna on 6 September. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public... Read More


NASS insists Akpoti-Uduaghan can't resume despite exhausting suspension period

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The National Assembly has insisted that Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, cannot resume legislative activities despite the expiration of her six-month suspension from ... Read More


Ebonyi man gets N10m from Gov Nwifuru after trekking from Lagos to Abakaliki

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has rewarded Jeremiah Obaji with N10 million for trekking 633 km from Lagos to Abakaliki. The 37-year-old businessman undertook the journey... Read More


Bandits ambush bus in Kogi, abduct three passengers, kill one

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Armed men have attacked a passenger bus in Kogi State, killing a bystander and abducting three travellers in the latest incident of highway violence to hit the state. The incident... Read More


Sokoto sets up recruitment committee

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has inaugurated a committee to oversee recruitments into the state civil service, in what he described as a strategic step to tackle unemplo... Read More


UTME 2025: JAMB uncovers 6,319 cases of 'tech-driven' cheating

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- A Special Committee set up to investigate examination infractions in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has recommended the cancellation of results belongin... Read More


19 killed in Nepal as police open fire on protesters

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- At least 19 people were killed, and over a 100 injured in Nepal's capital on Monday after the state police opened fire on thousands of young citizens protesting a government ban on... Read More