FG TO PAY N45,000 MONTHLY STIPEND FOR TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS NATIONWIDE The federal government has announced a monthly stipend of N45,000 for students enrolled in technical colleges across the country. This is in a landmark move to revitalise Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Idris Bugaje, disclosed this in …

GROUND RENT: WE WON’T SUCCUMB TO BLACKMAIL – WIKE VOWS The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has said that he would not be intimidated or threatened by blackmail from people owing ground rents on their properties. Speaking on Wednesday while inspecting some projects within the Abujq, Wike said landowners in the territory enjoy owing the government.!Answering questions …

TAX REFORM BILLS READY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT AS NASS ADOPTS HARMONIZED BILLS The Senate and the House of Representatives have jointly adopted the harmonized conference report on the four tax reform bills, marking a significant milestone in President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal reform agenda. The bills will now be transmitted to the President for assent. After weeks of detailed legislative work, …

WHY I WILL BE BURIED IN SOUTH KOREA – NIGERIAN-BORN CATHOLIC PRIEST A Catholic priest of Nigerian descent has said he would be laid to rest in South Korea when he passes away. While noting that he was born in Nigeria, speaks Nigerian Pidgin, and eats jollof rice, he stated that the canon law works by jurisdiction. In an insightful …

OYO STATE GOVT SEALS CATHOLIC CHURCH The Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan has condemned the sealing of St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Oke Padre, the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan, over alleged environmental pollution. The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, said on Wednesday in Ibadan that officials of the State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources …

CELEBRATING THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE AND HIS WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA In an unprecedented moment in the Catholic Church’s two-thousand-year history, Cardinal Joseph Martinez of Boston ascended to the papacy in early 2025, becoming Pope Francis II and the first pontiff from the United States. His election marked a significant shift in the Church’s leadership, moving the papal seat beyond …

JAMES NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O, GIANT OF AFRICAN LITERATURE, DIES AT 87 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to …

TINUBU MAKES MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARDS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 36 individuals to fill vacancies on the governing boards of multiple federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.Naija News reports the list was unveiled to the media by the presidency on Wednesday, 28th May. Below is the full list of fresh appointees as approved by …

VAT GENERATED IN STATES ACROSS NIGERIA IN Q1 2025 Taraba: N2.33bn Lagos: N819.62bn Rivers: N278.23bn Oyo: N79.78bn Bayelsa: N27.26bn Kano: N22.97bn Edo: N20.73bn Delta: N20.04bn Akwa-Ibom: N16.08bn Kwara: N14.43bn Benue: N12.36bn Jigawa: N11.22bn Sokoto: N10.88bn Anambra: N10.73bn Ekiti: N10.17bn Adamawa: N9.12bn Kaduna: N8.12bn Borno: N7.87bn Ebonyi: N7.43bn Kogi: N7.33bn Ogun: N7.20bn Ondo: N7.14bn Nasarawa: N7.05bn Bauchi: N6.30bn Niger: N5.97bn Katsina: …

COURT ORDERS EL-RUFAI TO PAY N900M AS DAMAGES FOR ILLEGALLY ARRESTING, DETAINING CRITICS The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio …

COURT ORDERS EL-RUFAI TO PAY N900M AS DAMAGES FOR ILLEGALLY ARRESTING, DETAINING CRITICS The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio …

BILLIONAIRE ENUGU NATIVE DOCTOR ON THE RUN AS COMMUNITY BUSTS HIS UNDERGROUND SITE FILLED WITH DEAD VICTIMS Umuma Ndiagu community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into shock following a chilling discovery of a native doctor who kills and buries people alive in his compound. The community to their utmost bewilderment discovered that the native …

DESPITE TINUBU’S DIRECTIVE, WIKE’S MEN YET TO UNSEAL PDP HEADQUARTERS Over 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to unseal properties confiscated due to non-payment of ground rent, the national headquarters of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is still under lock and key. On Monday, officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) embarked on mass …

NIGERIA’S DEBT TO HIT N162TRN AS PRESIDENT SEEKS N17TRN LOANS Nigeria’s public debt profile will rise to N162.025 trillion as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the National Assembly’s approval for fresh loans’. The president requested the legislature to approve new borrowing plans totaling $21.5 billion, along with €2.19 billion, 15 billion Japanese yen and a €65 million grant, as …

FEAR HEIGHTENS THAT RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE MAY LAST BEYOND SIX MONTHS Some political activists in Rivers State have expressed concerns over the body language of the Sole administrator, which according to them, might be an indication that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be extending the State of emergency in the state. However, they are of the opinion that there is …