Senate Approves 14 Years Imprisonment For Lecturers Who Sleep With Students
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators convicted of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions. The move comes amid recurring reports of lecturers coercing students for grades, admission advantages and other academic…
Kaduna Gov’t Offers Education, Healthcare, to Bandits to End Killings
The Kaduna State Government has said it offered bandits access to education, healthcare, and livelihood opportunities rather than cash incentives as part of efforts to end years of killings and kidnappings in the state. This was disclosed by the state…
UNIJOS Dental Students Protest Over 10 Years Without Graduation
Dozens of University of Jos dental students have taken to the streets to protest the non-accreditation of their courses, which has resulted in them spending over ten years in school without graduating. According to punch, the students, on Wednesday, blocked…
Nepal’s Election Commission Registers 125 Parties For Upcoming Poll
Nepal’s Election Commission said on Wednesday that 125 political parties had registered to contest the first parliamentary polls since a mass uprising in September ousted the government. Many are established parties, but some of the movements vying for seats in…
Over 100 APC Members Defect to NNPP
Over 100 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano state have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP). They were warmly welcomed by the Kano State Commissioner, Ministry of Humanitarian…
Nigeria an Economic Powerhouse, We Bet on Its Potentials – French Gov’t
The French government has pledged confidence in Nigeria’s economic reforms. It also pledged to invest deeper across key sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and technology. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday ahead of the 40th anniversary of…
Tinubu Declares State of Emergency On Security Training Institutions
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency over Nigeria’s security training facilities. According to him, the move was due to their outdated conditions which he cited as a threat to the effectiveness of Nigeria’s internal security agencies. The…
Tinubu Begs Senate For Fresh N1.15trn Domestic Loan to Fund 2025 Budget Deficit
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking approval for a fresh ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to finance the deficit in the 2025 budget. The request was contained in a letter read on Tuesday by…
Sokoto Administrator Unveils N4.1b Rural Road
The former Military Administrator of Sokoto State, Navy Captain Abdulrasheed Raji (rtd), has unveiled N4.1billion 14-kilometre Buzulega–Lukuyawa–Yar Gada–Tabanni–Malikawa–Shalla–Kware road project jointly funded by the Sokoto State Government, the World Bank, and the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was disclosed in…
BREAKING!!! President Tinubu Appoints New Minister
Barely a month after the resignation of Mr Uche Nnaji as Minister of Science , Innovation and Technology on alleged certificate forgery, President Bola Tinubu has appointed a replacement in the person of Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh (SAN). Appointment of…