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The Federal Ministry of Education launched an investigation into degree fraud in local and foreign private universities on Tuesday, January 9. A seven-member inter-ministerial committee will conduct the probe over an eight-week period. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has tasked the committee with scrutinizing the involvement of any ministries, …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has commended President Bola Tinubu on the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, Atiku noted that the suspension of the minister …

The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier who lambasted the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of an army personnel and an okada rider driving against traffic in the state. The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, confirmed the arrest of the soldier. He, however, did not …

A father and his son, who slept with a girl who happens to be a daughter to the man, and sister to the younger man (brother), till she was impregnated and put to bed have been remanded. A Family Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of the father, …

Tiwa Savage has taken a step further over an alleged threat by singer Davido on her person. The petition the singer submitted to the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos State against David Adeleke aka Davido, is over an alleged threat to life and other actions that allegedly infringed on her …

Trending: Nigeria’s fake professors list that turned out to be fake The media space has been agog with news of a purported list of fake professors currently in some federal, state and private universities nationwide. The development followed the recent investigative report by a reporter with the Daily Nigerian Newspaper …

President Tinubu has summoned the minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the Presidential Villa. According to reports, the minister was summoned to Aso Rock over payment of N438m as consultancy fee to a company linked to him by the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu.

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has disclosed plans by his administration to make master’s degree the minimum academic qualification for anyone wishing to teach in the state’s secondary schools. For primary school, the governor said the minimum academic qualification will be a university first degree. Kefas said the current …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, for questioning over allegations of corruption in the handling of N37.1 billion social intervention funds during her tenure. Mrs Umar-Farouq arrived at the headquarters of the commission in …

The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) on Tuesday countered the BBC documentary on its founder, late Temitope Babatunde Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, calling it sponsored. SCOAN described the documentary as unfounded, noting that the characters interviewed in the report were unknown to the church. The church reacted …