By Segun Adewale, Gombe Gombe State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday, 11 December, 2025, joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, policymakers, development finance institutions, global education advocates and captains of industry at the formal launch of the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s N100 billion annual Education Support Programme at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. The new scholarship programme has over N1 trillion expected to be injected into Nigeria’s education system over the next decade. The ceremony also featured the unveiling of Dangote Vision 2030, a 100 billion dollar development blueprint. In his address, Vice…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has proposed a university system that prioritises problem-solving and de-emphasises awarding degrees. Delivering the keynote address at the 2nd Convocation Lecture of the Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Ogbuku wondered how our universities had become more degree-awarding than problem-solving institutions. He spoke on the theme: “From Degree-Awarding to Problem-Solving Institutions: Retooling University Education for Nation-Building.” The NDDC Chief Executive Officer affirmed that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Ogbuku lamented: “We have built an academic culture where promotion is…
The Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede-Almaroof has presented a budget of N13.627 billion tagged budget of ‘sustainability’ to the legislative arm of the local government. The budget of sustainability has 65% capital projects to be executed in the coming year, while recurrent projects will gulp 35% of the budget. In the budget presented in the presence of the council Vice Chairman, Mrs Islamiyah Modupeola Badmus-Aregbe, party leaders, council management, and people of Oshodi-Isolo at the chambers of the Legislators, Otunba Oloyede-Almaroof disclosed that capital projects will be N8.857 billion, and the recurrent will be N4.769 billion. The…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi The legal team handling former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Chika Malami led by barrister Mohammed Sheriff elhassan has raised the alarm over the continued detention of Malami by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Barrister Muhammed Sherif Elhassan described Malami’s detention unlawful and a violations of his constitutional rights. Elhassan who decried oppressive and unattainable bail conditions said the allegations of jumping bail and/or failing to attend daily invitation by the EFCC is fictitious as from the November 24th, 2025 to November 29th to December 1st and 8th,…
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo is dead, reports thegazellenews.com He was aged 60. Ewhrudjakpo was said to have died after he collapsed in his office in Yenagoa and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in the state capital on Thursday, 11 December, 2025. It was gathered that the Deputy Governor, who slumped in his office at about 1:30 p.m., was moved into the hospital’s emergency department. The Deputy Governor’s media aide, Doubara Atasi confirmed the development but declined to give details. Hospital sources disclosed that Ewhrudjakpo died after efforts to revive him in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
The Child Protection Network has announced the safe release of Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile, the daughter of Reverend Dr Lekan Babatunde, founder of Jesus Is King Ministries, who was abducted earlier this month in Ibadan.Otesile, also the 2025 President of Junior Chamber International Ibadan Elite, was kidnapped in front of her home at the General Gas, Akobo area of the city by unknown gunmen.In a statement on Thursday, 11 December, 2025, the organisation said she has been reunited with her family, thanking members, partners, and well-wishers for their support during the ordeal. “We are delighted to inform all CPN members, the…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has hailed the swift rescue of some of the recently abducted school children as the fastest in the country, praising President Bola Tinubu’s relentless efforts. She made the remarks while hosting the third Annual Special Christmas Brunch for children from foster homes in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday, 11 December, 2025, urging Nigerians to embrace love, compassion, and unity during the festive season. At the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, Senator Oluremi Tinubu reiterated her long-held tradition of dedicating this event exclusively to vulnerable children, explicitly excluding children of ministers or…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to strengthen and expand the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project to create over 38,250 new entrepreneurs and boost participation across key agricultural value chains. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave the assurance during a one-day workshop on Scaling Up Youth Agripreneurship for Food Systems Transformation at the Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The workshop, hosted by the LIFE-ND project, focused on the theme: “Scaling Up Youth Agripreneurship in Nigeria for Food Systems Transformation.” Ogbuku, who was represented by the Acting Director of the NDDC Liaison Office…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 said that it is wrong for any Christian to be dragged or subjected to sharia law or court or be made to dress or pray like a Muslim. The Sultan, who state this on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 while speaking at the opening of the 2025 triennial meeting of NIREC in Abuja, with the theme, “Collaboration of Inter-Religious Council with Government to Promote Peace in Nigeria, ” noted that the Sharia law will never be implemented for any non-Muslim. While emphasizing that the Sharia is purely 100…
https://youtube.com/shorts/NicvlGNOMcU?si=-Sl4oFEjR-LBRvhZ The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday, 11 December, 2025 announced that it has sealed the facilities of Ikeja Electric for violation of consumer rights. FCCPC’s Director of Surveillance and Investigation, Bola Adeyinka, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Thursday, 11 December, 2025, said the move was in line with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018. “Sealing this facility is a proportionate enforcement measure taken only after repeated engagement and several opportunities for voluntary compliance. “The seal will remain in place until Ikeja Electric complies fully with the directives issued…