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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has given a two-week deadline to three major oil companies—Chorus Energy, Dubril Oil Company Limited, and Belema Oil—to settle their outstanding debt of $5,543,491.45 owed to Nigeria’s Federation Account.    The directive follows an ongoing investigation prompted by a report from the Auditor General of the Federation.   During the hearing, Balarabe …

The Katsina State Government has defended its decision to close schools during the holy month of Ramadan, emphasizing that measures have been put in place to minimize academic disruption.   The state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Sani Danjuma, on Tuesday, March 4, stated that the decision aims to balance religious …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Tuesday sentenced two men, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alibaloye, to life imprisonment for gang-r3ping a 13-year-old girl.   The convicts, who committed the offences on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang r3pe.   During the hearing, the victim told the court how one …

The Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) has identified Nigeria as one of 10 African countries that together account for 69 percent of the continent’s total external debt.   In its latest report, African Debt Outlook: A Ray of Optimism, Afreximbank stated that Africa’s external debt levels remain high due to the underdevelopment of domestic financial markets and elevated interest …

A bill seeking to grant polytechnics the authority to award bachelor’s degrees has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives.   Sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Faud Laguda, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Lagos State, the bill aims to amend the Federal Polytechnics Act 2004 to expand the role of polytechnics in Nigeria’s education system. …

A Muslim man is receiving heat after saying he needs to get married because he can’t be left unsupervised during Ramadan fasting.  He wrote on X: “walahi I need to get married, I can’t be left unsupervised especially in moments like this, except for water I have no single idea of what is for iftar or sahur.”  He got dragged …

A Nigerian pharmacist, Maketere Ugwu Amoke, has said that no real man sticks to a woman because she was with him when he didn’t have money.    He equally said that a woman isn’t entitled to a man’s wealth or to be his only wife because she was with him when he didn’t have money.   “A man is separate …

Meghan Markle wasted no time setting the record straight when actress Mindy Kaling kept calling her by her maiden name.  In Meghan’s new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, she and Kaling teamed up to throw a garden party for kids.  During their conversation, the actress referred to her as “Meghan Markle” multiple times, prompting the Duchess of Sussex to correct her.  “It’s …

The FCT police command has dismissed online reports claiming a retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and subsequently k!lled in Abuja.   A counter-insurgency publication had reported that the former CG was attacked in the Area 1 axis of Abuja, Tuesday morning, March 4. The report claimed that the assailants trailed Parradang from …

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over an alleged N700 billion fraud.   Emmanuel, who served as governor between 2015 and 2023, reportedly arrived at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4,  following an invitation from the anti-graft agency.   …