The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the allocation of 568 plots of land in Abuja's Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, due to non-payment of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) fees. The minister explained in a public notice issued by the FCT Administration that the allottees failed to pay the required…

The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in the Northeast and Northwest to the alleged influx of foreign fighters providing reinforcement to local terror groups. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in…

The Federal Government on Thursday acknowledged that its initial target to eradicate open defecation in Nigeria by 2025 is no longer feasible. The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation revealed that a new deadline has been set for 2030. At a two-day workshop in Nasarawa State, organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Thursday remanded a 44-year-old man, Stephen Samson, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Samson, whose address was not provided, was charged with defilement. READ ALSO:Three US-based Nigerians jailed for defrauding elderly Americans The Chief Magistrate, Mr. B.A. Sonuga, did not, however, take the…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated six Nigerian scientists and engineers who were named among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by U.S. President Joe Biden. This year's awardees, announced by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States…