Nigerian Law School Gets First Woman Director-General under Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, making her the first woman to head the institution since its establishment in 1962. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday. The appointment, which takes effect from 10 January 2026, is for a four-year term. Dr Odusote, 54,...

Support For Tinubu Doesn’t Make You Automatic APC Member, Basiru Tells Wike

…Warns Him Not To Import PDP Spirit Into APC Ajibola Basiru, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike not to bring the spirit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into APC and should resign his appointment as Minister. According to Basiru, Wike’s support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu doesn’t make him an automatic member of the ruling party. Recall that Wike had,...

Steer Clear Rivers Politics, Wike Warns APC National Secretary

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has warned the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, to steer clear of Rivers State politics, cautioning against what he described as “careless and provocative remarks”. Wike issued the warning on Monday during a visit to Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, warning that inflammatory statements by political actors would not be tolerated. He appealed for respect for Rivers State’s political...

APC National  Chairman Describes Niger Attacks As Barbaric, Inhuman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has condemned in the strongest terms the gruesome and senseless terrorist attacks on communities in Agwara and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger State, which claimed the lives of at least 42 innocent Nigerians and led to the abduction of several others, including women and children. Professor Yilwatda, in a statement on Monday, signed by Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National...

House of Reps Releases Certified Copies of Tax Acts After Alteration Claims

To ensure uniformity, the Clerk to the National Assembly has concluded the process of aligning the Acts — duly passed, assented to, and certified —  with the Federal Government Printing Press to ensure accuracy, conformity, and uniformity. “Hard copies of the certified tax Acts have also been produced and are being circulated to all Honourable Members and Distinguished Senators, and made available to the public, to ensure institutional clarity, uniform reference, and legislative certainty,” said...

‘Prosperity Cannot Come by Taxing Poverty,’ Obi Tells FG

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has criticised Nigeria’s current taxation approach, warning that prosperity cannot be achieved by placing heavier tax burdens on an already impoverished population. In a statement issued on 2 January 2026, Obi argued that meaningful economic and social progress can only be built on honest leadership, transparency and national consensus, stressing that taxation must operate as a genuine social contract between government and citizens. “As I travel the world and...

Governor Bago Approves Phased Reopening of Schools Across Niger State

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has directed the phased reopening of public and private schools across the state from Monday, 12 January 2026, following comprehensive security assessments and extensive consultations with relevant security agencies. In a press statement issued jointly by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the Governor’s Office in Minna, the state capital, the government said the decision strikes a balance between safeguarding lives and restoring uninterrupted access to education...

Canada steps up immigration enforcement, deports 366 Nigerians in ten months 

No fewer than 366 Nigerians have been deported from Canada between January and October 2025 as the country stepped up immigration enforcement at its fastest pace in more than a decade, official figures have revealed. Data obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) removals programme, last updated on November 25, 2025, placed Nigeria ninth among the top 10 countries whose nationals were removed from Canada during the period under review. The data also showed...

Nigeria Salutes Haiti, Sudan On Independence Celebrations 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to peace, Pan-African solidarity, and stronger diplomatic relations with the Republic of Haiti and the Republic of Sudan. Nigerian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stated this in a congratulatory message to Haiti on its 221st Independence Anniversary and Sudan on its 70th Independence. Tuggar described Haiti’s independence as a defining moment in global history, noting that the country was the first Black republic to attain...

Political Parties Holds Nationwide Rally on 10 January to Support New Tax Policy

Political parties under the umbrella of the Forum of National Chairmen of Political Parties (NCPP) have announced plans to hold a nationwide rally on January 10, 2026, in support of the federal government’s new tax regime. In a joint communique issued after an extensive consultative meeting on Thursday, leaders of the NCPP described the tax reforms as a “far-reaching economic policy” that transcends partisan politics and advances the national interest. The initiative comes as the...

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