The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered over N20 billion in pension deductions from the salaries of ghost workers in 2024. The chairman of ICPC, Musa Aliyu, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a breakfast meeting with some members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. Mr Aliyu said that the commission also arrested some people who specialised in inserting the names of their cronies into the federal government payroll. According to him, while deductions for workers’ pensions are remitted to Pension Fund Administrators,…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Temper Justice With Mercy, Deputy Speaker Begs Tinubu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The IPOB leader has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances. He is being prosecuted for alleged terrorism by the Nigerian government at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kalu made the appeal on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the inaugural meeting of the House of Representatives committee…
Read MoreInternational Day for Education: Uche Samankwe Foundation donates educational materials to Owerri schools
The efforts to promote education in the State got a boost last week when a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Uche Samankwe Foundation, made a donation of educational materials to three schools in Owerri Zone. This was part of its program to mark the annual International Day for Education. The schools which benefitted from their good heart include government and private schools. They are the Community Primary School, Uru/Umuanu, Isi OgwaMbaitoli LGA. Others are Christine Science Primary and Secondary School, World Bank, Owerri West LGA, and Semac International School, Ihiagwa, Owerri…
Read MoreFG scraps junior, senior secondary system of education
…Replaces 6-3-3-4 system with 12-4 model The Federal Government has called on the National Council on Education (NCE), to scrap Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools and adopt a compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education. If it scales through, this would abolish the 6-3-3-4 education system and bring in place, 12-4 model of education in the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who made the call at the 2025 extraordinary National Council on Education meeting, also sought the approval of the NCE to officially adopt…
Read MoreSEDC : Sam Mbakwe Airport Host Community Youths Congratulate Ogbede Over Appointment, Laud Tinubu, Kalu for Support
Youths of the host community to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, Imo State, have congratulated a son of the area, Dr Clifford Ogbede, over his appointment as Executive Director Agriculture Rural Development and Natural Resources in the South East Development Commission, SEDC. In their message signed by the President Comrade Casmir Ekeh, Secretary Emenike John and Board of Trustee,BoT, Chairman, Comrade Alvan Opara, the elated youths also extended heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and Deputy Speaker House of Representatives,Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, for making…
Read MoreBudget or Bazaar? Hon. Alex Ikwechegh Unmasks Billions in Suspicious
The ongoing budget defence sessions at the National Assembly have once again reignited a long-standing debate: Is Nigeria’s budgeting process truly a mechanism for national development, or is it merely an avenue for unchecked financial mismanagement? As lawmakers scrutinize budgetary allocations, recent revelations suggest that corruption, reckless spending, and unaccountable fiscal practices continue to plague government agencies, leaving many Nigerians questioning the integrity of the system. At the forefront of this debate is Honourable Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, a vocal advocate for financial transparency and accountability in governance. During a live…
Read MoreIGP Issues Serious Warning to Officers Against Involvement in Land Matters, Incessant Transfer of Cases
Egbetokun emphasized that transparency, professionalism, and accountability must remain the guiding principles of policing in the country. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has issued serious warning to his officers. Speaking on Tuesday he warned them against the “unwarranted and unethical” practice of transferring ongoing cases and the misuse of public offices by certain officers. The IGP warned that any officer found engaging in the indiscriminate transfer of case files or misusing their office will henceforth “face strict disciplinary actions.” The police boss, in a statement issued Tuesday…
Read MoreI Challenge Anyone to Suspend Me from PDP – Wike
According to Channels TV, The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has boldly challenged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or take disciplinary action against him, asserting that no party chieftain has the power to remove him from the party. Wike made this declaration during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, where he addressed speculation regarding his political stance and relationship with the PDP leadership. The former Governor of Rivers State clarified that before accepting his current ministerial appointment…
Read MoreUMUAGWO: UAES Inaugurates First Student Representative Committee .
The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo, in a ground breaking event on Friday, January 17, inaugurated its first ever Student Representative Committee . The grand event which held at the Institution’s Entrepreneurship Centre marked a significant leap in the management and students relationship in the school. A release by the Acting co-ordinator, IPRP, Ozumba Chibuoyim stated that the Student Representative Committee which would in the interim cover for a properly elected Student Union Government were selected from each of the five faculties of the institution with every one…
Read MoreOBULIMBA Madukaji Congratulates Harritex, Ogbonna, Lemchi, Akackem, Onyeukwu
It was literally a Celebration galore in Ihiagwa, Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, Wednesday, January 8, as Hon Obulimba Innocent Ekeh and hundreds of his followers, rejoined the APC. More than anything else, the roll call of who is who from the local government area and beyond,who graced the event speaks eloquently to the excitement and happiness that defined the occasion. The array of stalwarts that witnessed the momentous return, included, Hon MacDonald Ebere,PhD, Imo APC Chairman,represented by the State Organizing Secretary, Hon Sunday Umeh, Hon Victor Osuigwe,…
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