No fewer than 50 medical doctors and a hundred nurses have been approved for recruitment for the country’s Correctional Centres (formerly Nigerian Prisons) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the Minister of Ministry of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji- Ojo has disclosed. This disclosure was made by the Minister in Abuja during the courtesy visit paid […]
Tech expert launches AI app to support FG’s fight against fake news, misinformation
Tech expert launches AI app to support FG’s fight against fake news, misinformation A Nigerian technology expert, Gunu Usman, has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) application (app) called, “BAT-BOT AI” to assist the Federal Government in combating fake news and misinformation. He said the app is also designed to fight fake news that may surround […]
Court adjourns El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against ICPC, others until March 25
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State against Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and four others until March 25 for hearing. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case to allow parties in the suit regularise their […]
Yahaya Bello: I wasn’t with Access Bank when Kogi transactions were done, EFCC witness tells court
A prosecution witness in the alleged money laundering trial of the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said that the transactions between January 1, 2016 and April 2023, linked to the Kogi State Government in Exhibit AH1, were done before he joined Access Bank Plc. The witness, Olomotane Egoro, also noted, during the […]
Broken Promises, Fading Influence: Why Ondo North May Reject Ipinsagba in 2027
By Akindele Orimolade As the next election cycle approaches, political conversations across Ondo North Senatorial District are steadily intensifying. At the center of the debate is a fundamental democratic question: has Senator Olajide Ipinsagba done enough to deserve a second term in the National Assembly?While incumbency often provides an advantage in Nigerian politics, re-election is […]
PDP Crisis Deepens as Appeal Court Halts Case, Orders Factions to Seek Peace
By Oladele Ogunsola The lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dramatic turn on Wednesday as the Court of Appeal of Nigeria sitting in Ibadan granted all factions leave to pursue an out-of-court settlement and adjourned the case indefinitely.A three-man panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Biobele Goergewill, urged the […]
CJN: FCCPC Key to Protecting Nigeria’s Market, Business Climate
By Sunday Stephen The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, has declared the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) a crucial institution for safeguarding Nigeria’s business environment and preserving the integrity of the marketplace.Justice Kekere-Ekun made the declaration in Abuja while delivering the keynote address at the opening of a three-day Competition […]
Debt Storm in Space: China Gives Nigeria 30 Days to Pay $11.44m or Lose NigComSat Satellite
By Sunday StephenNigeria’s satellite communications system is under serious threat as China has issued a 30-day ultimatum demanding the payment of a $11.44 million debt or risk the shutdown of the country’s communications satellite.China’s China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) has warned that it may deactivate services supporting Nigeria’s satellite if Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited […]