President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, as the fourth Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano. The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, performed the installation on Saturday at the 36th and 37th combined convocation of the university, where 16,581 students bagged various degrees. “There is …

A student of Chrisland International High School, Opebi, Lagos, Whitney Adeniran is said to have died during the school’s inter-house sports in Lagos. Whitney’s parents – Dr Michael Adeyemi Adeniran and Mrs Blessing Adeniran – said their 12-year-old daughter died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium on Saturday. In the video on her Instagram page on Sunday, …

The University of Port Harcourt has denied withholding the results of over 2,000 graduating students of the institution. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owunari Georgewill told newsmen on Friday that all pending issues preventing students from graduating and proceeding for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps had been given executive attention. He stated: “In the media, in the past three days, some students …

The European Union (EU) has pledged to support Nigeria in recovering its stolen assets in foreign countries, tackling corruption, curbing illicit financial flows, and enhancing credible elections in the country. At the sixth round of the  Nigeria-EU Human Rights dialogue in Abuja on Friday, the Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi said that at …

Worried by challenges some Lagosians, especially the vulnerable and less privileged are facing currently as a result of Naira and fuel scarcity in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Saturday that the state government would roll out food packs from Monday through various bodies to reduce the level of suffering and bring succour to them. The Governor, who disclosed …

More than 40 anti-corruption civil society organisations have expressed outrage over what they called the “continued disobedience of court orders” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), under Abdulrasheed Bawa. They also complained about the “politicisation of the agency’s operations”. The anti-corruption CSOs alleged on Friday at a gathering in Lagos that the EFCC had chosen to become an institution …

The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has given assurance of safety to corps members during the forthcoming general elections. During his official visit to the Oyo State NYSC Orientation Camp in Iseyin on Friday, Ahmed informed the corps members that he had on assumption of duty visited all service chiefs in the …

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing the National Council of State meeting holding at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. In physical attendance at the council’s first meeting of the year are former Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar; and former President Goodluck Jonathan, while former President Olusegun Obasanjo joined the hybrid meeting virtually. The …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Thursday said that it would ensure that students across the educational districts of the state got access to free education via technology. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo said that at the handover of the tablets, projectors, and internet routers at Agidingbi Senior Grammar School, Ikeja, that they were donated by United …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved operational licences for 67 new broadcast outfits, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said on Thursday in Abuja. NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah said:“President Buhari has approved hundreds of broadcast licences; it is a demonstration of his intrinsic democratic values”, Ilelah stated. According to him, 473 broadcast licences were granted under President Buhari’s administration. “The breakdown of …