If Nigeria is desirous of reducing corruption, it must take certain measures including teaching civic responsibilities in primary and secondary schools, and tertiary institutions. Other suggestions by the policy advocacy online platform, Think Tank on Nigeria (TTON) included sharing social values and collective interests by the citizens to aid the fight against corruption; continuous electoral reforms to improve transparency, reduce …

The Federal Government has released the white paper report of visitation panels to 42 higher institutions. The release of the white paper report was one of the demands laid down by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) during the union’s prolonged strike last year. Parts of the visitation panel’s term of references was to review the performance of each …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has revealed that a larger percentage of trafficking and adoption crimes in the country are committed by women. NAPTIP Director-General, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi disclosed this on Thursday at the ongoing workshop in Awka, organised for Non-Governmental Organisations from Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. Represented by the Director, …

The longest-serving Minister of Education since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, Malam Adamu Adamu bid farewell to the ministry in Abuja on Thursday. Adamu was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and served as Minister of Education for 91 months. During his period as minister, the education sector witnessed tons of “ups and downs”. Though his tenure …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that Nigerians are united whilst overseas but are “something else” when they return, tasking them to embrace unity and togetherness both at home and abroad. Obasanjo made this disclosure on behalf of a delegation of eminent traditional leaders and academics that included the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola at an evening …

A man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has been arrested in Ogun State for reportedly defiling his five-year-old daughter. The police said on Thursday that he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the child at Ijebu Mushin. In a statement by the state police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was reported at the police station by the mother of the victim. The …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has said the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari is unacceptable to them. During the commissioning of the bridge in Onitsha on Tuesday, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola: said: “After consultation with the South East governors and other stakeholders, they decided to name the bridge …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged Nigerians to report corrupt individuals in public offices to assist in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The commission, which has been educating the public against corruption through implementing the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP), said that citizens remain critical to instilling integrity in society by promptly …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja, handed the transition documents to the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who said he would dedicate himself to “national purpose and destiny”. President Buhari also handed the baton of service alongside the documents at the investiture of the national honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Tinubu and Grand Commander of …

President Buhari has earlier conferred Tinubu with Nigeria’s highest national honour – the Grand Commander of Order of Federal Republic (GCFR). The Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima was also decorated with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. Tinubu becomes the 16th awardee of the GCFR, including three foreign citizens – former South African president, Nelson Mandela, Queen …