Author: Lawan

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu for alleged non- declaration of the sums of £8,020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty Pounds Sterling) and $704 ( Seven Hundred and Four United States Dollars) before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant was arrested in December 2024 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for non-declaration to the tune of £8020 and $704 and was subsequently handed over to the…

Political parties have urged the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to reduce nomination fees for candidates contesting the July 12 Local Government election. The parties made the appeal during a stakeholders meeting between LASIEC and political parties on Tuesday in Lagos. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition party leaders disagreed over LASIEC’s administrative fees for the upcoming Local Government election. Party leaders held differing views on whether to increase, reduce, or entirely remove the nomination fees from the yet-to-be-released election guidelines. They shared their positions at the Stakeholders Meeting organised by LASIEC ahead of the election guidelines’ release…

Around 350 Israeli authors have signed a letter calling for an end to the devastating war in Gaza, the Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday. The signatories include well-known writers such as David Grossman, Joshua Sobol and Zeruya Shalev. “This war endangers the lives of IDF soldiers, of the hostages, and causes horrific suffering for helpless civilians in Gaza. “The acts being committed in Gaza and the occupied territories are not done in our name, but they will be on our account,’’ the letter says. The signatories call for an immediate end to the military operation against the Palestinian…

The reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday presided over the first plenary sitting following his return to office. The session also marked the debut of Mr. Taiwo Otun as the new Clerk of the House. After a prolonged recess, the Assembly reconvened with minimal attendance, as many observers — including members of the media — were unaware of the sitting. The only item on the order paper was the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy Bill 2025, which was considered for its third reading.

The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) says the presence of four Nigerian entrepreneurs on the 2025 Forbes list of Africa’s 22 wealthiest individuals is proof of prosperity in the country. Mr Emeka Nwankpa, Chairman of the group, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency Abuja on Tuesday. Nwankpa noted that it was instructive that Dangote Refinery was instrumental to Aliko Dangote retaining his position as Africa’s richest man. “Like many Nigerians, we are enthused that four Nigerians whose wealth was largely homegrown and sustained in the last year are on the Forbes list of Africa’s 22…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured that no candidate would sit for the board’s examination outside their state of registration. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, gave the assurance in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Benjamin explained that some candidates, who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) outside their state of registration and residence, were sent to the available mock centres closer to their areas. He said this was because not all the Computer Based Test (CBT) centres were available to conduct the mock…

Kazeem Sanusi, a final year student in the Mathematics Department, of the University of Ilorin has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. Sanusi broke the record with a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs of Unilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun on Tuesday, in Ilorin. Akogun said the ground-breaking event was witnessed by representatives of the Guinness World Record, as the student smashed the previous record of 26 hours of non-stop lessons. “Kazeem performed the feat to the cheers of…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have raised concerns over the alleged withholding of approved student loan funds by some universities and banks. Director General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed that certain higher institutions have reportedly prevented students from sitting for examinations due to non-payment of fees—despite confirmation that NELFUND had already disbursed the approved loans. In many cases, students are forced to make payments out of pocket, only to later discover that their loans had been paid. Issa-Onilu also revealed that some schools impose additional charges under the guise of ‘processing fees,’ further…

Nigeria’s power generation companies (GenCos) have threatened to cease operations due to an outstanding debt of over N4 trillion owed by the Federal Government. The warning was issued by the Association of Power Generation Companies in a statement titled “Unpaid Invoices Exceeding N4 Trillion Threaten GenCos,” released on Monday and signed by its Chairman, Board of Trustees, Col. Sani Bello (retd.). According to the statement, the GenCos are grappling with mounting financial strain resulting from unpaid invoices for electricity generated and fed into the national grid. Bello warned that the continued non-payment threatens not just the operations of GenCos but…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed concern that the electricity provider for his residence significantly increased his bill from N2.7 million in March to an astonishing N29 million in April. The deputy governor conveyed these remarks on Monday during a discussion held on Victoria Island, which included participants from both the REA and the Lagos State Government. He said, “People that are trying to survive, and the common denominator for them is power. They don’t have power. There are billing challenges. In fact I’m a very good example. “Last month, in my house, or the state…