Nigeria Mulls Pay Rise For Political Office Holders

Abibat Babalola

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has hinted at plans to review the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, describing current earnings as inadequate, unrealistic, and outdated in the face of rising responsibilities and economic challenges. At a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu presently earns N1.5m monthly, while ministers receive less than N1m — figures that have remained unchanged since 2008. “You are paying the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria N1.5m a month, with a population…

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6,458 Admission Seekers Risk Sanctions As JAMB Begins Probe

Abibat Babalola

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has placed 6,458 admission seekers under investigation for alleged involvement in technology-enabled examination malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). On Monday, in Abuja, JAMB inaugurated a 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infraction to investigate the cases and submit its report within 21 days. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said candidates found culpable would face sanctions recommended by the committee. “This year we came across a number of strange things and we felt that it would be better if we…

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‘Tax Incentives, Relief on Import Duties,’ How Govt Should Support Media – Soneye

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    . Media Sustainability: Soneye Advocates Tax Reliefs, Independent Fund for Journalism   Immediate-past Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Nigerian Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Platforms Africa reports that Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday after receiving the NUJ FCT Excellence in Corporate Communications Award, conferred on him by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council.…

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EFCC, Immigration Deport 42 Foreign Cybercriminals, 150 More To Follow

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Immigration Service in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the deportation of some of the foreign nationals recently convicted by the court following their arrest for cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences. 42 out of the 192 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted by the Federal High Court, Lagos were deported back to their home countries on Sunday. Channels Television obtained pictures of some of the deportees at the airport just before they left the country. The first batch of deportees, left Nigeria at…

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Two Nigerians Die Of Suspected Poisoning In Libya

Abibat Babalola

Two Nigerians identified simply as Collins and Osas have reportedly died in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, under circumstances suspected to be linked to poisoning, PUNCH Metro has learnt. Our correspondent gathered on Saturday that the victims, who were both residing in the Misrata part of the country, had travelled to Tripoli on July 20 with a friend whose identity is yet unknown. Sources privy to the incident said that after spending some days there, the friend advised the two to return with him to Misrata. They, however, allegedly refused,…

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Nigerian Visa Applicants Must Provide Five-Year social Media History – US embassy

Abibat Babalola

The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has issued a directive to visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of all social media usernames and handles used over the past five years as part of the visa application process. The directive, announced in a post on the Mission’s official X account on Monday, comes as the US Department of State recently reiterated its commitment to bolster national security through enhanced screening measures. U.S. Mission said Nigerian visa applicants are required to provide a comprehensive list of their social media profiles on the DS-160 visa…

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‘No More N50k/Session,’ Tinubu Slashes Kidney Dialysis Price By 76%

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

Here’s the full list of 10 teaching hospitals for new health subsidy       The Nigerian Government has subsidised the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, slashing the price of the procedure by 76%. Platforms Africa reports that the new policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, reduces the price of a single dialysis session from an average of ₦50,000 to a new subsidised rate of ₦12,000. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala.…

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Nigeria’s Export Renaissance, By Sola Adebawo

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

  While these results are a cause for celebration, they also serve as a reminder of the long road ahead.   The recent announcement by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) that non-oil exports has reached a remarkable US$3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, a robust 19.59% increase over the previous year, is more than just a set of statistics; it is a powerful story of hope and a clear signal of progress for the Nigerian economy. It is a testament to the nation’s budding economic diversification efforts.…

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‘Ijebu Royal Rumble,’ Family Kicks As Name Removed From Awujale Lineage

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

Platforms Africa reports that the Anikilaya ruling house produced the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who joined his ancestors last month.   The Adeyemi ruling house of Anikilaya dynasty, yesterday, raised the alarm over what it described as the ‘deliberate distortion’ of history by removing the name of the Adeyemis from the family lineage. The family also faulted its exclusion from the Anikilaya ruling house, one of the ruling houses producing candidates for the stool of Awujale of Ijebuland in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. Platforms Africa…

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Govt Bans Schools’ Kindergarten, Nursery Graduation Party

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

  ‘Why we did what we did,’ everything Imo Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, said   The Imo State Government has announced an immediate ban on graduation parties for kindergarten, nursery and Junior Secondary School pupils, saying the measure will reduce financial burdens on parents and redirect attention to the academic development of children. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, disclosed this in a memo addressed to parents, guardians and stakeholders in the state’s education sector. He also directed school proprietors to stop the annual change of textbooks,…

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