The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, last week Tuesday, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry noted that its decision followed the undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper which exposed the activity of a degree mill in Cotonou, a major city of Benin Republic. According to the investigation, the investigative reporter bagged a degree from Cotonou University within six weeks and also participated in the mandatory one-year scheme organised by the National Youth Service Corps. The National Universities Commission, the regulatory…
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Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday, urged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, to stop insulting Nigerians following her claims that the allegations of a N585 million fraud were baseless. The embattled minister came under heavy criticism on Friday after a memo surfaced where she directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585 million to a private account owned by one Oniyelu Bridget, who the ministry claimed currently serves as the Project Accountant, Grants for Vulnerable Groups. The instructions for the payment are contained in a leaked memo dated December…
A new report has revealed vast differences in gasoline costs across the world, with Nigeria ranked 22nd in the cheapest petrol price category globally. The report titled ‘Global Petrol Prices, Octane-95, January 1, 2024’, as posted on their website, also revealed some countries paying over 100 times more for petrol. “The average price of gasoline around the world is 1.29 US Dollars per litre. However, there is a substantial difference in these prices among countries. “As a general rule, richer countries have higher prices while poorer countries and the countries that produce and export oil have significantly lower prices. One notable exception…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says he came, saw and will be leaving the state better than he met it. Bello stated this on Saturday at the 4th Convocation ceremony of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, for 10 sets of graduating students from 2013 to 2022. Bello said part of his achievements were evident in the repositioning of Kogi Polytechnic and other state tertiary institutions. ”My achievements can be attested to, by where the State Polytechnic was before I assumed office, where it is now and how we have repositioned it for the future. ”We have taken time to look into…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said when it’s time for politics “we will know who is who”. Wike said this when he visited Chief Victor Giadom, his old political ally and the South-South Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday. According to the minister, who was apparently referring to the political issues with Governor Sim Fubara: “This is not time for politics. When the time comes, we will know who is who. “If you like abuse me as you want (sic). If you like employ everybody on social media. I have…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspects identified as Abdullateef Yakubu and Yakubu Olanrewaju of Shao Garage area, Ilorin, for allegedly slitting the throat of a neighbour over a disagreement. It was learnt that the incident occurred around past 12:00 am on Monday at Shao Garage area, Ilorin, in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. A source familiar with the matter told our correspondent that a brother of the victim, AbdulRazaq Babatunde, who was attracted by the shout of a resident, came out during the hour only to find his younger brother, Abubakar Babatunde, in the…
The National Association of Nigerian Students President for Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, has called for the arrest of the reporter, Umar Audu, who went undercover to expose corruption in the issuance of certificates in the country. Speaking in an interview on Thursday on the Channels TV programme Sunrise Daily, Favour slammed the reporter for having his passport stamped and obtaining certificates without being physically present. “Your passport was stamped while you were not available there. Now, and that aside, this guy served in 2019. And he still served again in 2023,” he said. Favour claimed the reporter was implicating the…
The equity market yesterday continued its positive trends with investors’ net worth appreciating by N265 billion on bargain hunting. The positive performance was due to investors’ buy interest in the stocks of Tier-one banks The market capitalisation rose by N265 billion or 0.62 per cent, to close at N42.694 trillion, as against N42.429 trillion recorded on Wednesday. Consequently, the benchmark of the All-Share Index rose by 0.62 per cent or 482.97 points to close at 78,020.54 as against 77,537.57 recorded previous session. The Year-to-Date (YTD) return rose to 4.34 per cent. Meanwhile, a total of 984.19 million shares valued at…
The Federal Government has vowed to complete and deliver the remaining section of Abuja-Kaduna road before the end of 2024. This is not the first time such promises had been made since contract for the road was awarded on December 20, 2018. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made the latest promise at a meeting with directors of his ministry in Abuja yesterday. Umahi said the ministry under his watch, was prepared to remove all contractual obstacles and ensure delivery of the project for the benefit of Nigerians before the end of 2024. He said: “We have about 1.7…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Ltd will complete test runs at the Port Harcourt refinery this month, in a major step towards resuming operations five years after the plant was shut, the company said yesterday. “Testing will conclude shortly, ensuring the refinery’s efficient operation. That phase will be completed this month,” NNPC spokesperson Femi Soneye said to Reuters. The refinery, which is undergoing an upgrade, will begin by processing 60,000 barrels per day, and NNPC expects to operate at the full capacity of 210,000 barrels per day later this year. Port Harcourt is among Nigerian state-owned refineries that have…