By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has suspended the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), pending wider consultations with stakeholders. The decision was announced on Monday, 13 July, 2026, in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education through its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade. The ministry said it withdrew its Thursday, 18 June, 2026 letter conveying the proposed fee adjustment to allow for a comprehensive review and broader consultations before taking a final decision.…
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All roads lead to the Ijakadi Hall of the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel on Isaac John Street, GRA Ikeja on Wednesday, 15 July, 2026, as TheGazelleNews holds its annual public lecture. The theme for this year’s event is: Driving Grassroots Governance with Public-Private Partnership: The Gains, The Pains, The Prospects. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate for the state, Dr Kadir Obafemi Hamzat will be Chairman at the occasion while the Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District and former Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule will be the Special Guest…
By Tunde Rahman When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the uncomfortable truth of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” saga. Adeyemi has been charged with eight counts of fraud and forgery. But the bigger scandal is not one man’s alleged audacity. It is how a non-existent agency got close to N1.3bn in the 2026 budget, secured office space in the heart of government, hosted top government functionaries…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has deployed 10 new compactor trucks to strengthen waste evacuation operations across Lagos State. Speaking at the deployment of the trucks, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, expressed appreciation to the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) for donating the vehicles, describing the gesture as a demonstration of the Lagos State Government’s commitment to strengthening public service delivery through strategic inter-agency collaboration. He noted that the additional compactors would significantly boost the Authority’s fleet, enhance operational efficiency and improve service delivery. He said: “This generous donation reinforces our capacity…
In a ceremony that brought together heads of state, ministers, parliamentarians, and Africa’s most distinguished business and public sector leaders, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)*, was presented with the Special African Leadership Commendation Award at the 16th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), held at the historic Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London, on 3 July 2026. The recognition, conferred by the Global Advisory Board of the African Leadership Organisation (ALO), the publisher of African Leadership Magazine, was awarded…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Monday, 6 July 2026, secured the conviction of 16 environmental offenders following their arraignment before the Oshodi Special Offences and Mobile Court for various environmental infractions, including illegal waste disposal at unauthorised locations across Lagos State. The court sentenced each of the offenders to four months’ imprisonment, comprising one month on each of four counts bordering on indiscriminate waste disposal, failure to patronise assigned Private Sector Participants (PSPs), breach of environmental sanitation laws and other related offences. The convicts were arrested by LAWMA’s enforcement team during coordinated surveillance operations at Gbagada Expressway, Anthony…
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria’s security leadership for the successful rescue of pupils, teachers and other victims abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. In a statement issued on Saturday by its Director-General, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, the institute described the operation as a major milestone in the country’s efforts to combat kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes. IPCR specifically lauded the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Inspector-General of Police, heads of other security agencies, the Oyo State…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has called for stronger collaboration with traditional institutions to protect the girl-child, describing the move as critical to addressing the root causes of drug abuse, exploitation and other social vices. Marwa made the appeal on Saturday, 11 July, 2026 in Kaduna during the public presentation of In The Shadow of the Neem Tree, a book written by his daughter, Barrister Mariam Marwa-Abdu, where he stressed that safeguarding girls from poverty, abuse, early marriage and lack of education would help strengthen families…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has applauded the successful rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, describing the operation as a major boost to the Federal Government’s Safe Schools Initiative. The Commandant General of the Corps, Prof. Ahmed Audi, commended the coordinated efforts of security agencies involved in the operation, saying the rescue underscored the effectiveness of intelligence sharing and inter-agency collaboration in tackling insecurity. The victims were kidnapped by armed terrorists on May 15, 2026, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State before they were freed in a coordinated intelligence-led operation involving…
A fresh controversy has engulfed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) over the continued stay in office of Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, with a civil society group alleging that he has remained in office despite attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. The allegations were contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Justice and Fairness Vanguard (JFV), signed by its Chairman, Audu Abubakar, and Secretary, Folake Abimbola. The group claimed that Mohammed reached the compulsory retirement age two months ago and ought to have vacated office in line with the Public Service Rules. It argued that…