The federal government  has approved a new monthly allowance for serving members under the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), from the current N33,000 to N77,000. The was disclosed on Wednesday via a press statement made available to the press and signed by the NYSC”s acting Director, Information and Public Relations, (ADIPR), Caroline Embu. The statement

As part of its outing at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), had series of insightful conversations and meaningful connections on Africa’s economic growth; empowering the next generation of young entrepreneurs; and also transforming energy for a more sustainable future. This culminated at a

Nigeria’s education sector risks yet another prolonged industrial crisis as the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day deadline for the federal government to address their demands or face industrial action. The union said it has extended the 21-day ultimatum earlier given to government on August 18 by another

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said his government had taken several actions to lessen the burden on the residents of the state amid economic challenges facing the people. Makinde added that through these actions and his administration’s engagements with residents of the state, which he said, enabled them to have input in

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission until October 30, 2024, for a ruling. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the adjournment following Bello’s move to appeal to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the arrest

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday justified why former Governor Yahaya Bello was not attended to at the commission’s headquarters last week. The commission, in a statement on its X account, explained that Bello had played up several antics to garner public sympathy and evade due process. The anti-graft agency maintained that Bello’s

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday called on q former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to focus on clearing his name of the allegations leveled against him, rather than accusing the commission of persecution. The EFCC has filed 19 charges against the former governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and

The Nigerian Bar Association has called for an immediate investigation into the N15 million bribery allegation against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, had claimed that she paid a N15 million bribe to EFCC officials to have a money laundering case against her dropped. Reacting to

Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has responded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s invitation after he accused some of its personnel of bribery. In a video shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, VeryDarkMan urged the EFCC to focus on investigating its officers before summoning him over allegations against

Popular Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has confirmed that he had contact with controversial social media personality, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, in relation to legal issues Bobrisky faced earlier this year. He also said that Bobrisky begged him for N3m to secure a VIP section at the Correctional