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The International Press Institute (IPI), a global organisation committed to defending press freedom, has expressed concern over what it described as the growing wave of repression against the Nigerian media. Musililu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, raised the alarm in Abuja during a dinner organised to honour Hadiza Hussaina Sani, retired Director of Digital Media …

FG BANS ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNIC, OTHERZ The Federal Government has imposed a five-year ban on the creation of new federal tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The decision, approved at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu, is aimed at curbing the proliferation of poorly resourced schools and reversing the …

SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO, SENATE LEADER, OPEYEMI IN SHOUTING MATCH – SAHARAREPORTERS The Senate witnessed a dramatic altercation on Wednesday evening as a closed-door session descended into chaos, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele engaging in a shouting match that nearly escalated into a physical confrontation. The tension erupted during an executive session convened to deliberate on …

TINUBU PLANNING SAINT LUCIA HOLIDAY WHILE NIGERIA BLEEDS – PETER OBI A glance at the news in a day in Nigeria, one would see the sad reality of our dear nation, and one would wonder if our country has a serious government in place. Even hitherto peaceful areas have turned into killing fields. From Kano today comes a bomb explosion …

I HAVE NO LINK WITH MILITANTS – FUBARA Suspended Rvers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any links to militant groups, warning against attempts to incite violence or economic sabotage in his name. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting …

GOVT PLANS TO PHASE OUT POWER GENERATORS The Federal Government said there are plans to boost power generation and phase out the use of power generators in individual homes and offices. This is as the government concluded plans to unveil the Integrated Resource Plan for the power sector. The Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and …

NELFUND: STUDENTS LAMENT LOAN DELAYS AMID EXAM ANXIETY Students from no fewer than 23 public universities and polytechnics have lamented the delayed disbursement of their approved institutional loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as deadlines for tuition payment and examinations draw near. President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Act into law …

MKO ABIOLA’S CHILDREN ACCUSE KOLA, WUROLA OF DIVERTING INHERITANCE A Caveat, Disclaimer And Disassociation From The Unauthorized Action Of Self Appointed Directors Of Summit Oil Company Limited We, the undersigned four heirs and children of the Late Alhaji Chief M.K.O. Abiola and Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, otherwise known as KD 7, for and on behalf of all the disinherited heirs and …

TINUBU IMPLEMENTING IMF PROGRAMMES HE KICKED AGAINST UNDER JONATHAN – SDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the last election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has berated President Bola Tinubu for adopting the International Monetary Fund, IMF and World Bank policies that the then opposition parties protested against during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Adebayo was speaking …