The Kogi State Government, in line with its free education policy under the outgoing Governor Yahaya Bello, has released the sum of one hundred and fifteen million Naira (N115,000,000) to cover the cost of JAMB Registration fees for 15,033 students ...
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Feed SubscriptionMiyetti Allah’s President Not With Us – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, who was reported to have been arrested over the creation of a vigilance group, Nomad’s Vigilante Group, is not with them. Reacting to ...
Read More »Nigeria Needs 500,000 Data Protection Officers, Says NDPC
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said no fewer than 500,000 data protection officers are needed to counter the existing manpower deficit in the country. NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, who revealed this in a press briefing on Monday, ...
Read More »Dangote Still Africa’s Richest Man As Forbes Unveils 2024 List
… Otedola returns to ranking, named among continent’s wealthiest The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion in the 2024 Forbes list of ...
Read More »Northern Senators To Engage Tinubu Over Relocation Of Offices
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has called for calm among Northerners against the backdrop of misgivings over the alleged unequal allocation and distribution of funds in the 2024 budget, and the planned relocation of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) ...
Read More »3,478 Repentant Terrorists Reintegrated In 7 Years – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that no fewer than 3,478 repentant terrorists have been reintegrated to the society between 2016 and 2022. He also said the military had up-scaled the use of hard and ...
Read More »Largest-ever Container Vessel To Visit Nigeria Berths At Lekki Port
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Sunday, stated that the largest vessel to ever visit Nigeria territorial waters has berthed at Lekki deep seaport. LEADERSHIP reports that Lekki deep seaport is the first deep seaport ever developed in Nigeria. The ...
Read More »Shippers’ Council Act Obsolete, Needs Review – NIMASA
The director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh has told the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to work towards reviewing its enabling law, which he says is not in tandem with modern reality. Speaking when the executive ...
Read More »45 Visa-free Countries Nigerian Passport Covers In 2024
The Henley Passport Index has listed the most powerful passports in the world, saying Nigerians now have about 45 visa-free countries enabled with their passports. HPI is a global passport-ranking website with an original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s ...
Read More »Sovereign Trust Insurance Lists New 2.86bn Shares On NGX
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has admitted Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, additional 2.864 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each per share on its daily official list. This was stated on the Exchange’s weekly report, the additional shares arose from ...
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