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The Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the Safe Schools Initiative has intensified its probe into the funding and implementation of the programme, demanding comprehensive financial records from the Federal Ministry of Finance to establish how billions of naira in government allocations and international donor contributions were administered. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the […]

Canada has clarified its citizenship rules for people born outside the country, stressing that citizenship claims by descent depend on a direct family line from a Canadian parent and the citizenship status of each person in that chain at the time of birth. Under the rules, people born abroad may be recognised as Canadian citizens […]

By Olarinre Salako THE Nigerian Bar Association recently elected Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, as its 33rd President, making her only the second woman to lead the Association and the first elected to the office. That historic achievement was quickly overshadowed by controversy. The election was disrupted by a reported cyberattack and technical failures. Badejo-Okusanya polled […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has explained that his call on the international community, particularly the United Nations, to investigate the abduction and rescue of teachers and pupils from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area was not intended to undermine the efforts of security agencies. Makinde said the appeal was aimed at ensuring that […]

…Nationwide Solidarity Action Looms As State Chapters Remain On Standby The Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, has cautioned the Kwara State Government against invoking the “no work, no pay” rule against law officers who embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid allowances and the non-harmonisation of their conditions of service. Chairman of the branch, Saad […]

The Federal Government has announced that it will begin phasing out electricity subsidies from 2027 as part of reforms aimed at addressing mounting debts and restoring financial stability to Nigeria’s power sector. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe disclosed the plan during a media stakeholders’ session held in Lagos on Friday, assuring electricity consumers that the […]

Outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has described leaving the examination body better than he met it as the greatest achievement of his 10-year tenure. Oloyede spoke on Friday during a formal handover ceremony at the JAMB headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, where he transferred leadership of the Board to […]

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said increased competition in Nigeria’s aviation sector will help drive down domestic airfares, following complaints by travellers over the high cost of flights. Keyamo stated this on Thursday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he said domestic ticket prices had already […]

*Rejects Ransom Demand And Release Of Detained Gang Members, Says We Will Not Pay Ransom Or Negotiate With Criminals President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed that his administration will neither negotiate with terrorists and kidnappers nor pay ransom to secure the release of abducted persons, disclosing that the abductors of the Oyo State schoolchildren demanded […]

The Nigerian Bar Association has constituted the Local Organising Committee for its 2026 Annual General Conference scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The committee, announced by the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, is chaired by Tonye Krukrubo, SAN, while Damian Okoro, SAN, will serve as Alternate Chairman. Other members of the committee […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has called on the Federal Government to apply the principle of reciprocity in its dealings with South Africa following reports that Nigerian singer Ayra Starr and members of her team were allegedly denied entry visas. In a statement shared on Facebook on Thursday, the senator urged the Nigeria […]

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee has suspended Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, from legal practice for three years and Ocha P. Ulegede, Esq., for two years, in Complaint No. BB/LPDC/1314/2024 filed by Chris Alashi, Esq., following findings of professional misconduct arising from the long-running dispute over the representation of the victims of the 2001 Zaki-Biam military […]