President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to approve N16billion as refund to the Borno State Government through the issuance of promissory notes. Buhari’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The President said the refund is meant to pay for the construction of federal …

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta Platforms Inc. has added a new feature to WhatsApp which affords users to edit messages sent within a 15-minute time limit. The company revealed this in a blog post to alert its clients and Zuckerberg also corroborated this on Facebook on Monday.   “For …

Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Tribune Online gathered that the trial, which was slated for Tuesday, May 23, was said to have been adjourned as a result of …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro, a businesswoman, for the second time in Lagos State, two weeks after her first arraignment. The businesswoman was brought before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of money laundering amounting to over N140 billion. …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said its 2023 Direct Entry, Direct Entry e-PIN sales will close on Saturday, May 26, 2023. The board said the registration of those who obtained the e-PIN ends on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. JAMB‘s acting Director, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement …

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States of America has announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the inauguration of Nigerian President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023, in Abuja. According to a statement by The White House late Monday, the Secretary of the United …

As Nigerians prepare for May 29 Swearing-in of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N463.50 at the Investors and Exporters window. The local currency decreased by 0.11 per cent as against N463 it exchanged for the dollar at the close of business on May …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. The union also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, …

A total of over 2,000 Internally Displaced Persons fleeing the ethnoreligious crisis in Mangu LGA of Plateau State are currently taking refuge in Tafawa Balewa LGA of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Tafawa Balewa LGA, Sama’ila Wakili, who was on a fact finding mission to the IDPs camps …

The Edo state government has sacked 13 lecturers of state-owned Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, over alleged offences raging from falsification of age, fraud, misconduct, extortion and sexual harassment, among others. The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Asomwan Sunny Adagbonyin, disclosed this on Monday while presenting the university disciplinary committee’s report …