KOGI Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has apologised to former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, following a heated exchange between her [Ezekwesili] and Ebonyi North Senator, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, during a Senate committee hearing. The confrontation occurred on Tuesday during a session of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, …

Cote d’Ivoire have pulled out from hosting the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, In a press release, the president of the Ivorian Football Federation, FIF, Yacine Idriss Diallo, stated that ‘by official letter, the Government notified the body of the withdrawal of Côte d’Ivoire as host country of the …

BRAZIL’s supreme court on Wednesday decided to put the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on trial over an alleged coup plot. All the five judges accepted the charges against Bolsonaro which is related to an effort to claim power after his presidential election defeat in 2022. Recall that Brazil’s prosecutor …

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the implementation of zero tariffs, excise duties and value-added tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs for two years. Newsextra24 reports that the latest development follows President Bola Tinubu’s approval. In a statement on Wednesday, Customs said the implementation commenced after Tinubu directed comprehensive guidelines …

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to spend the sum of ₦6.1 billion for international travel in 2025. Newsextra24 reports that this figure was revealed in the approved budget for 2025. Additionally, the budget designates ₦873 million for domestic travel, resulting in a combined total of ₦7 billion for both international …

THE Presidency has insisted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not remove but only suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The Special Assistant to Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, made this known on Wednesday while reacting to former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi’s comment at …

THE Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has announced an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state with a casualty. The commissioner revealed that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who fell sick in Ondo and was …

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator, Ireti Kingibe, has called on council chairmen to pay primary school teachers ₦70,000 minimum wage and other agreed benefits. Naija News reports that Senator Kingibe said primary school teachers remain the backbone of education and their welfare must be treated with utmost priority. In …

THE bill, among other things, aims to to curb corruption, eradicate impunity, and enhance accountability in public office. Forty-two constitutional amendment bills on Wednesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Among the bills was the one to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their …

THE Federal Government has officially commenced payment of N77,000 monthly allowance to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. The announcement of a pay increase by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which earlier brought relief and excitement among corps members nationwide, was met with disappointment following delays in implementation of the new …