In a significant boost for Nigerian higher education, the University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on Thursday. Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, hailed the achievement as a step…

The Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) has collaborated with the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to launch its annual ‘Ember Months’ safety advocacy campaign. The campaign, flagged off at Ketu Motor Park, Ketu, Lagos, is themed: “Drivers Education, An Antidote To Road Accidents And Well-Being.” Addressing road union members and transport sector stakeholders at the event, the General Manager of LASDRI, Tiamiyu Afusat, emphasised…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyode, has called on Nigerian youths to reject internet fraud and instead dedicate their innovative energies to constructive nation-building. The anti-graft agency in a statement posted on its X page on Friday said Olukoyode delivered the charge during his keynote address at the inaugural Kids and Teens STEAM Innovate Buildathon bootcamp. READ ALSO: “Be goal-oriented whistleblowers, shunning crimes” – Olukoyede urges…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the conferment of 959 national honours and endorsed key reforms to strengthen funding for the Nigeria Police Force during back-to-back meetings of the National Council of State and the Police Council at the State House, Abuja. Dr. Emanso Umobong, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, told State House correspondents that the President had ratified the report of the National Honours Award Committee for…

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigerian Council of State on Thursday approved the exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy for 175 individuals, marking a significant moment in the country’s justice and historical reconciliation efforts. The decision, announced during a meeting at the State House in Abuja and chaired by President Bola Tinubu, follows recommendations presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The recommendations…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has publicly criticised the Minister of Works, David Umahi, over the handling of questions relating to the cost of the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. In a viral video from an event held on Friday, Governor Makinde expressed his disapproval of the minister’s evasive responses during a recent live television interview. The incident, which aired earlier in the week on Arise TV, involved a heated…

A bill seeking the creation of Ibadan State from the present Oyo State has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives, marking a major step forward in one of Nigeria’s longest-standing statehood agitations. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Hon. Abass Adigun, who represents Ibadan Northeast/Ibadan Southeast Federal Constituency, was debated and approved for further consideration during Thursday’s plenary session. If successful, the bill will alter the 1999 Constitution…

Tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours have reignited after Pakistan warned that the “chances of war with India are real,” following a deadly ambush on a military convoy that killed 11 soldiers in the country’s volatile northwest. According to officials in Islamabad, the attack occurred in Orakzai district on Wednesday when gunmen linked to the Pakistan Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) opened fire on a convoy carrying out an intelligence…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has identified patriotism as the core principle necessary for the moral reawakening and national reorientation of Nigeria. The minister made this assertion in Abuja during a courtesy visit by Ambassador Abdullahi Omaki, the founder of the Community Peace Initiatives Network (CPIN), and his team. READ ALSO: Nigeria at 65: FG urges national unity  Idris affirmed the government’s commitment, stating, “The Ministry is…

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has fixed between 2 December and 3 December, 2025, for the continuation of the ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial involving the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The court gave the dates after admitting additional documentary and digital evidence tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday. Despite strong objections from…

Proceedings in the alleged money laundering case against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday before Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presenting its fifth and sixth witnesses. The hearing has been postponed until November 12 and 13, 2025, to allow for the completion of the sixth witness’s testimony. The prosecution began by calling…

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