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…Mum gets three months of free flights Dana Air has announced its support for the world record-breaking chef, Hilda Baci, with one year of free tickets for all her domestic travels. Hilda surpassed the current world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. This is as the airline also gifted Baci’s mother three

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board have released names of successful candidates for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment exercises. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Board, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the Computer-Based Test for successful applicants will hold

The Federal Government on Monday gave conditions for fresh evacuation of Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan. This was made known by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission spokesperson, AbdulRahman Balogun. A total of 2,518 Nigerian evacuees arrived in Nigeria in 15 flights from Sudan. The PUNCH reports that the 15th flight on Saturday with 147 Nigerian

The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Monday, unveiled an e-learning platform, SabiMONI, to promote financial literacy and deepen financial inclusion. Speaking at the ceremony, the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said that the platform was a fully digital national e-learning platform that provided a knowledge base for financial literacy. According to him, SabiMONI is aimed

As the battle for the leadership of the 10th Senate gathers momentum, the All Progressives Congress’ zoning formula for the National Assembly Presiding offices by the National Working Committee still seems to be brewing problems as members of the National Assembly continue to reject it.  One of the major contenders for the lead seat in

The Senate has beamed its light on the vehicle allowances scandal rocking the Securities and Exchange Commission and its commissioners. The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission and commissioners were fingered to have been a part of the N594 million vehicle allowances scandal. The Senate, has, however, ordered affected officials to refund the

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has urged  the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) not to allow the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from embarking on a foreign trip. This followed speculations that the president had approved the request of the CBN governor to proceed on study leave. Matawalle, who stated this in a statement on Monday

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, May 15, 2023, has adjourned till July 3, 2023, further hearing in the alleged N6bn fraud trial involving Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, due to the absence of his lawyer. The spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wilson

The Federal Government, on Monday, in Abuja, approved the establishment 37 new private universities nationwide. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this to journalists after an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja. Monday’s approval brings the total number of universities approved

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci has surpassed the 96-hour target and has now achieved a 100-hour record time. Supporters at the cook-a-thon competition, taking place at the Amore Gardens, Lekki, are at the moment sharing videos of themselves cheering the young chef as well as celebrating her for achieving the

The University of Ibadan, the University of Nigeria, the University of Lagos and the Ahmadu Bello University have been ranked among the best universities in the world according to the Centre for World University Rankings, The PUNCH reports. A total of 20,531 universities were ranked with 2,000 making the global list according to the list

An articulated truck conveying a 40ft container on Monday fell on a Toyota car along the Cement bus stop inward Dopemu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 4 pm on Monday. There was, however, no casualty as no one was in the car when the accident happened.  The

The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been listed among other panelists to discuss corruption in Nigeria’s 2023 elections. The panel is put together by The Conversation Africa which has over the last two years been hosting science policy dialogues that bring scientists and policymakers together to discuss issues.

The Senate public accounts committee has indicted the Abubakar Malami-led Ministry of Justice for awarding a sum of N10.4 billion earmarked as judgement debts without due process. This followed a report by the office of the auditor-general of the federation and adopted by the committee chaired by the senator representing Edo South, Mathew Uhroghide. The

A female House of Representatives member, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has shown her support for Hilda Bassey, a Nigerian chef who aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. The chef, who targets a 93 hours cooking marathon, has spent over 83 hours showcasing her culinary skills before a live audience. Mrs. Akande-Sadipe,

A Federal High Court in Warri has restrained the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie, from executing her executive functions as well as daily administration of the agency. In a judgment delivered on May 9, Okon Abang, the presiding judge, voided all executive actions taken by Onochie since she assumed office on

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared “null and void” the suspension of a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi. Recall that on Sunday, the PDP Tudun-Wada ward in Kaduna State suspended Makarfi for alleged anti-party activities. In the suspension notice signed by the chairman, Tudun-Wada ward, Saidu Aliyu and

Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised governors of the 36 states of the federation to be wary of incurring debts that could derail their quest for providing democracy dividends for their people. Okonjo-Iweala gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the induction programme for re-elected and elected governors, organized

The Nigerian Army has rescued another Chibok school girl, Saratu Dauda, who escaped from the captivity of Ukuba terrorists in the Sambisa forest, Borno State. The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj-Gen Ibrahim Ali, said the ground troops took custody of the 25-year-old Dauda on May 6, 2023. While handing her over to the state

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has hit her initial 96-hour target and is headed to achieving a 100-hour record time. Supporters at the cook-a-thon competition, taking place at the Amore Gardens, Lekki, are at the moment sharing videos of themselves cheering the young chef as well as celebrating her wins. Hilda was initially scheduled to stop

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has declared a five-day warning strike following the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands. The resident doctors said the strike will commence at 8 am on Wednesday, May 17, and will end Monday, May 22, at 8 am. This was the decision reached after its six

The Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the National Youth Service Corps from further publishing a disclaimer, denying the issuance of a certificate dated January 6, 2003 to the Enugu State Governor-elect, Mr Peter Mbah. Ruling on an ex parte application moved by Mr Emeka Ozoani, SAN, on behalf of Mbah, Justice Inyang Ekwo also

Following Seun Kuti’s arrest on Monday 15, 2023 by the Lagos State Police Command when he turned himself in for questioning on allegations of assault at the Force Headquarters in Ikeja, the singer’s manager, Ayo Moses, has shed more light on the events that led to Seun assaulting the said police officer. According to Vanguard

There was pandemonium on Monday afternoon as some youths in Mopelufa, Adamo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, the venue of the burial of popular Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, prevented Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, from accessing the thespian’s burial ground. The youths, who said they were “omo adugbo,” demanded that Mr

…figure erroneously emanated from my ministry The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, refuted reports that more than 17 million Nigerians are homeless. Although he admitted the data used for the report was extracted from the preface of the 2012 National Housing Policy report, Fashola maintained that the data was “baseless and