FG announces monthly Payment for technical college students The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a monthly payment of N45,000 for students in technical colleges across the country. This move is aimed at improving technical and vocational education, which has suffered years of low interest and limited attention. The announcement came as part of the…
Senate passes Rivers 2025 budget for second reading The Nigerian Senate, Wednesday passed the Rivers State 2025 budget for second reading. The budget which stood at N1,480,662592,442 trillion was passed for second reading after it was read by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi. Opeyemi said the Senate has since assumed the powers of…
2 Suspected Members Of Human Trafficking Syndicate Arraigned For Stealing Children Two suspected members of a human trafficking syndicate, Francis Thankgod, 33 and Grace Francis, 28, have been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing two under aged children along the road in Lagos State . P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspects were arrested on 8th January…
A National Embarrassment: The Port Harcourt Refinery Shutdown and the Betrayal of Nigeria’s Trust In a nation where hope is a scarce commodity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) dangled a rare glimmer before Nigerians in November 2024, proclaiming the triumphant revival of the Port Harcourt Refinery. After years of decay, a $1.5 billion…
Hajj 2025: Saudi Arabia Deports Sheikh Gumi back to Nigeria Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has stopped Nigeria popular Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post made on Monday, May 26, 2025, via his Facebook page. He said…
AI, illusion, and death of visual truth The whole world is turned upside with Artificial Intelligence Improvisation and simulation gimmicks now the vogue on YouTube and Social Media. Because of that trick what you think you have witnessed with your own eyes are mere simulation or illusion and. fake fashion of what the people behind…
Of journalists’ deaths, security lapses and cut-throat taxes, by Hassan Gimba Last week was a dark one for journalism in Nigeria. The light of two of its bright stars, Hajiya Amina Alhassan Ahman and Haruna Dauda Biu dimmed and blew out. Amina was cast in the print section of the profession, while Haruna was a…
Insecurity: One-on-One with the CDS, General C.G. Musa II At the entrance of the Defence Headquarters, I noticed a difference between my conceptual image of the Defence Headquarters and the actual one. I expected to meet stern-looking soldiers with frowning faces, glaring at civilians as they passed the security checks into the premises. Instead, I…
Rep Lauds CBN’s Decision to Retain Interest Rate at 27.50% …Speaks On an Alleged Budget Insertion The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Rep Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka (APC, Ogun) has welcomed the recent decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)…
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria and Africa Gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria and across Africa is not just a disturbing trend, it is a full-blown crisis. It festers in the shadows of our homes, our streets, our institutions. Like a serpent underfoot, it strikes when least expected, sinking its fangs into the lives of women…
