The project reflects a renewed national focus on digital transformation, inclusive education, and human capital development. The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a $40 million initiative, the Blueprint ICT Development (Blueprint-ICT-Dev) Project, to transform the country’s tertiary education system through digital infrastructure and innovation. During the launch in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of…
With the most recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on the 12th of June, 2025, which tragically claimed the lives of 241 out of the 242 people on board, global attention has once again turned to airline safety, particularly the often-overlooked importance of emergency exits. ContentsAirplane emergency exitsWhere Are Airplane Emergency Exits Located?Criteria for…
Nigeria has ranked among the least peaceful countries in Africa for the year 2025, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI). ContentsSudanDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)South SudanMaliBurkina FasoSomaliaCentral African Republic (CAR)NigeriaNigerEthiopiaThe report, which measures security, conflict, and militarisation across 163 nations, shows that while some parts of the continent improved, several key countries have…
No fewer than 46 trafficked victims have been rescued by the operatives of the National Central Bureau in Abuja. Also, the seven suspects linked to the offence and cybercrime have been apprehended. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the success came from two coordinated operations in collaboration with…
The Uyo Forum of Retired Primary School Teachers in Akwa Ibom has appealed to Governor Pastor Umo Eno to release over 10 years of pension arrears owed to the group. The Akwa Ibom retired teachers, in a press statement endorsed by Rev. Felix I. Cookey and Hon. Emmanuel S. Udoaka, recalled their enormous support for…
A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. Justice Simon Aboki handed down the judgment, finding Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria. The court found…
President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2025 into law. The President’s decision not to sign the bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly was contained in a letter read in the Green Chamber on Thursday during plenary. The President, citing Section 58(4) of the 1999…
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law four tax reform bills on key areas of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. Tinubu signed the bills at a ceremony held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, at about 03:20pm local time. The four bills include: the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled a series of by-elections for Saturday, August 16, 2025, to fill vacant seats in the National and State Assemblies across 12 states. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement during a meeting with political party leaders in Abuja on Thursday. He explained that the vacancies arose from…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has declared Friday, June 27, 2025, as a public holiday across the state in commemoration of Hijrah 1447AH. This announcement was made in an official statement issued by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr. Rasheed Aderibigbe. While extending warm greetings to the Muslim faithful…
