The Senate of the University of Abuja has approved the expulsion of 28 students for various disciplinary offences ranging from alleged examination malpractice, cultism, and result falsification. A statement on Sunday by the institution’s acting Director of Information, Habib Yakoob, said the decision was taken at a meeting of the senate. Yakoob said the expulsion…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani, has called on Nigerians to support the Tax Reform Laws introduced by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as critical to sustainable development. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Kaduna at a sensitisation summit organised by the Arewa Think Tank (ATT). He was represented at the event…
Gunmen have reportedly killed Yahaya Kambasya, a pastor, and abducted 20 others in Farin Dutse, Kauru LGA of Kaduna state. The bandits were said to have invaded the community in the early hours of Tuesday. Kambasya preached at the United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN), popularly known as HEKAN. Members of the church were…
Former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye, has said that his imprisonment for N1.126bn fraud was politically motivated. Dariye governed Plateau for eight years – from 1999 and 2007. He was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2007, over allegations of diverting N1.126 billion from the state government’s ecological fund. After…
Mohammed Idris, minister of information, says President Bola Tinubu will listen to stakeholders and work with them to ensure that all the concerns about the tax bills are “duly and comprehensively addressed”. The minister stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while speaking at the 2024 Annual General meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture of the state’s…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Plateau state government has vowed that it will continue to enforce all town planning laws and regulations to ensure public safety and orderliness across towns and cities in the state. The state governor, Simon Lalong, stated this when the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Olutoye Ayinde,…
