Reps Push for Suspension of Telecom Price Hike

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Push for Suspension of Telecom Price Hike

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 11, 2025

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to suspend the recent 50 per cent hike in telecommunication tariffs, citing the current economic hardship in the country. This decision followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oboku Oforji, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Bayelsa State, during plenary on Tuesday. In his motion, titled “Need for the Nigerian Communications Commission Not to Approve the Impending Hike in Telecommunications...

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Hoodlums Beat NYSC Member to Death in Plateau

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHoodlums Beat NYSC Member to Death in Plateau

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 11, 2025

A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Safwan Fade, has been beaten to death by hoodlums in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. Fade, who was serving at the Federal University of Education, Pankshin, was reportedly attacked at a local stadium by a group of assailants. Confirming the development on Tuesday at the Plateau State Police Command headquarters in Jos, the Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed that two suspects—Samuel Dang...

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Police Confirm Arrest of Ohanaeze Youth Leader Igboayaka Amid Abduction Claims

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Confirm Arrest of Ohanaeze Youth Leader Igboayaka Amid Abduction Claims

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 11, 2025

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka Igboayaka, dismissing earlier reports that he was abducted by gunmen. Igboayaka was reportedly taken from his residence at Works Layout in Owerri, Imo State, at about 7:00 p.m. on Saturday by seven armed men dressed in black. Witnesses said the assailants arrived in a Sienna and a Lexus SUV, forcefully taking him away. The incident...

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Ramadan: Sokoto State To Feed Destitute At Designated Centres

LifestyleNewsNigeriaRamadan: Sokoto State To Feed Destitute At Designated Centres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2025

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu says the government is set to create additional Ramadan feeding centres for the destitute across the state during the forthcoming Ramadan fast. Governor Aliyu disclosed this while commissioning the remodeled Ruggar Wauru Jumu’at Mosque in the state, explaining that his administration had so far renovated and constructed several mosques and Islamiyya schools. He said: “Preparations are in top gear for the commencement of the 2025 Ramadan feeding program in the state....

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UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Increasing Cases of Polio

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF Raises Alarm Over Increasing Cases of Polio

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2025

Kano State governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has declared that his administration is determined to eradicate polio by June 2025. Abba stated this while opening an orientation training organized by the state Ministry of Health for health personnel, 44 local government chairmen, and Kano Emirate in Kaduna. The governor, represented by his deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, noted that the challenge of tackling the health issues is a task the government of Kano will pursue to its...

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Mass wedding: Kebbi State Government Pays Dowry for 300 Couples

LifestyleNewsNigeriaMass wedding: Kebbi State Government Pays Dowry for 300 Couples

PilotnewsFebruary 11, 2025

The Kebbi State Government is to sponsor a mass wedding for 300 couples across the state scheduled for Feb. 27 and approved N54m for the 300 beneficiaries. Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, Chairman of the Organizing Committee told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that the wedding is organized in collaboration with Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation, an NGO. Argungu disclosed that various committees had been set up with specific tasks such as pregnancy test, genotype test, HIV/AIDS test...

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FG Raises Private University Processing Fees to ₦25 Million

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Raises Private University Processing Fees to ₦25 Million

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 10, 2025

The Federal Government has raised the processing fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million. In a memo issued on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the increment, stating that the decision was part of efforts to reposition private universities and enhance their capacity to meet the needs of Nigerians. The NUC also disclosed that it has reviewed the guidelines for establishing...

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Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 10, 2025

 …“Stop Begging for My Release, I Committed No Crime” – Nnamdi Kanu The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been put on hold indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja made the ruling on Monday after Kanu and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, insisted that she no longer had the authority to hear the case. They argued that her previous decision to step down...

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Senator Awards Scholarships to 5 Kidnap Survivors

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsSenator Awards Scholarships to 5 Kidnap Survivors

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 10, 2025

The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has awarded full scholarships to five students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, who were victims of the 2021 bandit attack and kidnapping. The students were among the 121 pupils abducted by armed bandits on 5 July 2021 in one of the deadliest school attacks in Kaduna State. While most of the kidnapped students have completed their studies, five remain in school and will now receive...

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NAFDAC DG Pushes for Harsher Penalties for Drug Peddlers

Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsNAFDAC DG Pushes for Harsher Penalties for Drug Peddlers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 10, 2025

…Laments Understaffing, Underfunding The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has advocated for the introduction of the death penalty for drug peddlers, particularly those whose activities lead to the death of children. Speaking at the weekend, Adeyeye emphasised the need for stricter penalties to curb the circulation of harmful and substandard medications. She described such drug dealers as “merchants of death” who prioritise illegal profits...

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