The National Examinations Council, NECO, has disclosed that some state governments are still owing it to the tune of over N2 billion. Professor Dantani Wushishi, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, said the states were indebted to the Council from 2012 to date. Wushishi disclosed this while addressing a press briefing …

A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Sept. 6 for judgment in a suit filed against MultiChoice, the operator of Govt and DStv, over the recent price hike on their products and subscription rate. The tribunal, headed by Mr Thomas Okosun, fixed the date on …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says he has never received any pension since he left office as the governor of Anambra state eight years ago. Obi made this known on Saturday, while speaking at a function in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Obi implored public office holders to …

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of all Federal Government Colleges domiciled in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja while ordering immediate evacuation of students. The directive was made by the Federal Ministry of Education over fear of possible impending bandits and terrorists’ attacks. It was learnt …

The clerics who attended the formal unveiling of a former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shetiima, as the running mate to the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have offered proof of their status as ordained clerics and founders of Christian ministries. They also clarified …

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that he received documents from Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, to counter former president, Olusegun Obasanjo Sowore disclosed this in an interview with Arise TV while responding to the Peoples …

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has denied reports that he has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said such reports were never true and that he is still very much in APC. Fani-Kayode stated that any announcement that did not emanate from him directly or on his verified …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dauda Biu, as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, following the retirement of Boboye Oyeyemi. Mr Oyeyemi said this when he handed it over to Biu at the FRSC headquarters on Monday in Abuja. This is contained …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday stated the reason why he would not contradict the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on his choice of Ifeanyi Okowa, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. Ortom had earlier, in an interview on Arise TV …

An Abuja-based lawyer, Osigwe Momoh, has sued the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the Federal High Court Abuja for fielding the president and vice-president candidates of the party from the same religion. In the suit, the lawyer sought an order of perpetual injunction …