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Senate Set to Consider State Police Bill as Tinubu Pushes Constitutional Reform

The Senate is expected to deliberate on a constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police in Nigeria, as President Bola Tinubu...

Capital

Nigeria, Rwanda Strengthen Financial Ties Through New Capital Market Partnership

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Rwanda have entered into a new Memorandum...

Crime

NDLEA Nab Two Elderly Men Over Drug Sales to Teen Students

An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law...

News

Nigeria, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Deal for 98 Nigerian Inmates

BY NKECHI NAECHE -ESEZOBOR- Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a prisoner transfer agreement that will allow 98 Nigerian inmates currently serving jail terms...

News

Nigeria’s National Identity Database Fully Functional, Secure and Supporting National Services — NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed claims suggesting that Nigeria lacks a functional National Identity Database, describing such assertions as misleading...

Health

Discovery Health Rebrands, Retains Leadway Partnership

BY NKECHI NAECHE -ESEZOBOR—Discovery Health has rebranded its employer health insurance arm, Vitality Health International (Africa), as Discovery Health – Global Health Solutions,...

Education

JAMB Announces Date for 2026 UTME Mop-Up Test

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 13, 2026, for the conduct of the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...

Fraud

EFCC Probes Two Suspects Intercepted with Undeclared $461,600 at Kano Airport

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has begun investigation of two male suspects: Jamilu Shuaibu Waya and...