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Nigeria’s education minister, Tahir Mamman, has said that security agencies will go after Nigerians with fake certificates from foreign countries whom he described as criminals. The minister noted that there is no timeframe for criminality, so the time they committed the crime would not matter.  Mamman disclosed this on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television’sContinue reading "Security Agencies Will Go After Nigerians With Fake Foreign Certificates Within The System—Minister"

The students' body said the blanket suspension has affected numerous students duly registered in schools in the two francophone West African countries. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates from the two francophone West African countries following a report detailing how a degree was acquired from a university in Benin Republic in two months. InContinue reading "Reconsider Legitimate Nigerian Graduates From Benin Republic, Togo, NANS Tells FG"

The Nigerian government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Benin Republic and Togo. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. According to Duru, the decision followed an investigativeContinue reading "Nigerian Government Stops Accreditation Of Degree Certificates From Benin Republic, Togo Varsities"

Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have again carved out a territory in Nigeria's Niger State, imposing taxes on residents and some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The bandits have reportedly occupied Dogon-Dawa, Kurege, Kangarewa and Mangoro communities among several others; “governing” the entire areas according to their own rules. They have so far imposed restriction onContinue reading "Terrorists Take Over Several Communities In Niger State, Set Up Toll Gate, Collect Levies From Farmers, Residents"

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that Nigerian politics must not be left in the hands of “transactional politicians.” Obi, who stated this in his New Year message to Nigerians, said it was now clear to Nigerians that under the Bola Tinubu's presidency, good governanceContinue reading "Nigerians Are Now Aware That Good Governance And Leadership Are Not Yet In Place – Peter Obi"

President Bola Tinubu has signed the N28.7 trillion 2024 Nigerian budget into law. He assented to the 2024 Appropriation Bill at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Among those with the President while he signed were the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the HouseContinue reading "President Tinubu Signs N28.7trillion Nigerian Budget Into Law"

The perpetrators of the attacks and mass killing of Christians in Plateau State and other parts of northern Nigeria want power, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah has revealed. Kukah, who disclosed this in a statement in a statement issued on Sunday titled "Blood and Crucifixion on the Plateau", alsoContinue reading "Those Behind Plateau Killings, Other Northern Parts Want Power, Something In Middle Belt And Nigeria Of Their Ideology –Bishop Kukah"

Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and every one of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just goneContinue reading "Full Text Of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Year’s Day Address To The Nation"