The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has commenced a nationwide Quality Assurance Monitoring and Evaluation exercise, to raise secondary schools standards in Kaduna State. The initiative, “which aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda”,was launched at the Federal Government College, Malali, Kaduna. The programme is designed to assess the performance of senior secondary schools, identify challenges, and promote best practices in teaching and learning nationwide. Speaking at the launch, the Executive Secretary of NSSEC, Dr. Iyela Ajayi, described the initiative as “a pivotal moment in our collective pursuit of excellence in education.” “This initiative is not merely…
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The Federal Government has announced plans to sell the 753 housing units recovered from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as proceeds of crime. The Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Salisu Haiba, made this disclosure through a press statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025. Haiba, who also disclosed that the Ministry had taken delivery of the estate, consisting 753 units of duplexes recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Emefiel, added said the houses would be sold to the public and for special government needs. According to the…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, hosted Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR, at the Lagos State Governor’s Office, Alausa, Ikeja. The meeting marks a significant political moment as Governor Sanwo-Olu formally welcomed JANDOR back to the All Progressives Congress (APC), commending his decision to realign with the party’s progressive ideals and contribute to the continued development of Lagos State. Speaking during the meeting, Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed his excitement at JANDOR’s return, describing him as a talented practical politician who through his doggedness and clarity of vision upturned the political terrain in the state. “I…
The Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2025, sponsored by a senator representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Adebule, has scaled second reading in the Senate. This bill is an amendment to the existing Proceeds of Crime Act 2022. According to Senator Adebule, the amendment if passed would enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the management of national assets recovered from unlawful activities. Speaking during the plenary on the bill, the lawmaker proposed the establishment of a central agency to take over the management and disposal of recovered assets, a function currently shared among 18 government agencies. She argued…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 19 May, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Omatsuli, alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited and Building Associates Limited, is standing trial over an amended 46-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of over N3,645,000,000 (Three Billion, Six Hundred and Forty-five Million Naira). The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, had on December 15, 2021, upturned the ruling on the No-case submission delivered by Justice Saliu…
The Oyo State Government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy killed by stray bullets during a routine traffic infraction operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. It stated that the state government would work with the Oyo State Police Command to investigate the matter and ensure that justice is served. The government noted that the incident was totally avoidable, noting how what started as a traffic offence, with the father of the slain boy driving against traffic, resulted in the loss of an innocent life. It charged residents to…
The Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, assured athletes participating in the ongoing National Sports Festival being held in Abeokuta and other parts of the state, as well as the residents of their safety following a diesel tanker explosion near Alake Sports Complex. The Complex is one of the venues for the Sports Festival. The Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, in a statement, said that while there was an incident involving a diesel tanker that resulted in a fire outbreak, the fire was immediately put out to prevent any damage.…
A self-proclaimed Boko Haram commander, claiming to be the new “Shekau,” has issued a series of grave threats against Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, Muslim clerics, security personnel, and communities supporting the government’s counter-insurgency operations.The terrorist’s outburst appears to be a response to an earlier warning issued by General Musa in Hausa language, in which the CDS vowed that terrorists would either surrender or face total annihilation by Nigerian troops.In a newly released video obtained and translated from Hausa to English by PRNigeria, the insurgent directed a chilling message at General Musa, urging him and the…
As the people of Lagos State get set to go to the polls to elect new leadership for grassroots governance, Alimoso Local Government appears as the most strategic, thegazellenews.com reports. In terms of population, it is the most popular and in size, one of the biggest in the state of aquatic splendour. Alimoso has been described as being bigger than Bayelsa State and its population makes it the most strategic in the state. Because of its affinity to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Alimoso is fittingly named Tinubu Country. As the people gear up for the polls, many aspirants have indicated interest in…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police Force and other international security organisations are currently in talks on strategic moves to combat terrorism and other criminal activities on the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Speaking in Lagos at the opening ceremony of ongoing Regional Workshop on Maritime Border security organised by the NIS on Tuesday, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs Kemi Nandap said the workshop emphasizes the collective resolve of governments in West and Central Africa to tackle piracy, terrorism, illicit flow of arms, migrant smuggling, human trafficking and stowaway, among other transnational organised…