The House of Representatives has begun clause-by-clause consideration of President Bola Tinubu’s executive bill to establish a state police, with lawmakers indicating they may adopt the Senate-passed version of the legislation with only minor adjustments. Speaking at the meeting of the House Committee on Constitution Review on Monday, the Deputy Speaker of the House and…
For twenty years we have seen African institutions rethink what higher education can deliver KIGALI, Rwanda, July 20, 2026/APO Group/ — The Mastercard Foundation (www.MasterCardFdn.org) today announced the launch of the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a first-of-its-kind annual award, supported by a USD 500 million commitment over its first decade. The AHEFT…
Tells public not to allow police officers search their phones The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the arrest and detention of four of its personnel for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, during an illegal stop-and-search operation…
The High  Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for each of the two counts on which he was convicted in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case. The sentences are to run concurrently. In addition, the court…
Samuel Anakwe is set to complete a move to Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Enyimba. According to reports, Anakwe has reached agreement on personal terms with the nine-time NPFL champions. Anakwe will join the Aba giants as a free agent following his departure from Remo Stars. The defender won the NPFL title with Remo…
The Federal Government has initiated moves to issue a second bond worth about N729bn to offset verified debts owed to electricity generation companies (GenCos. This was made known in a statement on Sunday by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, which said the latest bond issuance follows the success of the release of about N501bn…
