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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, has urged key stakeholders, including the Nigerian Government, to fast-track the implementation and operationalisation of Nigeria’s National Research and Innovation Fund, NRIF. The call was made on Monday at a three-day consultation workshop—the first of its kind in Nigeria—focused on operationalising the NRIF. The fund is

A total sum of ₦1.928 trillion, being November 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. According to a statement by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the revenue was shared at the December 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. The ₦1.928

The Katsina State Hisbah Board has destroyed confiscated alcoholic drinks in Bakori town, within the Funtua local government area of the state. The exercise was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Information officer of the Hisbah Board in Abdul Baki Mustapha. According to the statement, DC Bashir Lawal Balarabe alongside other Hisbah

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded the immediate recusal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an ongoing investigation involving him. Malami, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Muhammad Doka, alleged bias, personal vendetta and political persecution linked to his

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit seeking to declare the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) and the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Acts as unconstitutional. This decision affirms the legality of government-established religious commissions in the country. Justice Akintayo Aluko held that the Applicant, Human Rights and Empowerment Project Ltd/Gte, failed

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the steps taken so far in reviving the party. Eze hailed the PDP over the expulsion of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and others, saying that the rebirth of the main opposition party is a big