Kano Assembly Passes Bill To Regulate Private School Fees
The legislation is designed to protect parents and guardians from arbitrary fee hikes by private educational institutions, ensuring that any proposed increase is subject to regulatory oversight. The Kano House of Assembly has passed the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with recommendations aimed at strengthening the regulation and management of private and voluntary educational institutions...
NBC Files Fresh Appeal Against Ban On Broadcast Fines
The NBC argues its new appeal raises issues of public importance regarding its power to regulate broadcasting and enforce compliance standards. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja for permission to refile an appeal against a Federal High Court judgment that restrained it from imposing fines on broadcast stations. The application comes after the appellate...
FG Begins Preliminary Assessment For Multipurpose Dam In Plateau Community
The project would include a comprehensive water reticulation network to supply potable water to surrounding communities in Kanke and adjoining local government areas. The Federal Government has commenced preliminary assessment for the proposed construction of a multipurpose dam in Gyele community, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, a project expected to improve access to potable water, boost irrigation, support...
Sowore Cautions Against Rushing State Police Bill, Calls For Delay Until After Elections
Calls for state police have heightened in recent times, with insecurity worsening in certain parts of the country. President Bola Tinubu had promised to expedite action on the passage of the state police bill and has asked the National Assembly to hasten work on the document. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has called for...
Cargo Ship Hit After Trump Insists Iran Talks Could Reopen Hormuz Today
The Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for global oil and gas supplies, has been the spark for repeated returns to fighting. An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted the waterway could reopen within hours. Speaking from the White House...
Over 180 Children Rescued, Trafficking Syndicates Now Pose As Civil Society Organisations — NAPTIP
The development followed concerns raised by Director General of the Agency, Binta Bello, recently, over how suspected trafficking syndicates now operate in crisis-ridden communities, trafficking children under the guise of educational support and back-to-school programmes. Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have rescued more than 180 children who were trafficked in Kaduna, Anambra...
Aina Takes Over As Registrar, Says ‘We Shall Protect Integrity Of JAMB’
He also pledged to simplify procedures, enhance communication channels and deploy technology to improve efficiency to reduce the anxiety often associated with examination registration, and others. The newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Segun Aina, has pledged to make the protection of the examination body’s integrity his foremost priority in office. The professor of computer engineering...
Police Arrest 71 Suspects In Niger, Recover 10 AK-47 Rifles, 330 Rounds of Ammunition
The command also recovered 10 AK-47 rifles, 15 magazines and 330 rounds of live ammunition, alongside several other exhibits linked to criminal activities. The Niger State Police Command has arrested 71 suspects for various crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery, homicide, fraud and drug-related offences, during a series of security operations carried out across the state in July. The command also recovered...
Alleged Financial Misconduct: Call For My Removal Is Political — Ondo Speaker Oladiji
He alleged that the lawmakers do not want him to come back as Speaker in 2027, noting that they have been making these complaints over the past three years The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, has described the move by 21 lawmakers seeking his removal over allegations of financial misconduct involving about N44...
Joint Security Forces Rescue Nine Abducted Victims, Kill Three Bandits In Kwara
The victims were abducted from Eju community located after the local market, and were being moved through the bush toward Niger State before the security team intercepted them, according to security sources. Nine persons abducted by suspected terrorists have been rescued, while three bandits were killed in a coordinated operation by joint security forces in Ekiti Local Government Area of...
