The Federal Government has set up a new system for paying local government officials directly from Abuja under the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). This approach affects key officials in local government administration, with a total of eight to nine individuals receiving their salaries through the central payment system. Under this new arrangement, each local…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has instructed MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, to put its planned subscription price increase on hold. This decision follows growing public concern over the company’s recent announcement that new rates would take effect from March 1, 2025, a move that has sparked widespread backlash among subscribers….
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Tuesday urged trainees at the Foreign Service Academy to prioritise cultural sensitivity in their diplomatic careers to succeed professionally. Odumegwu-Ojukwu made the statement during the inauguration of the 174 trainees for the 26th regular course of the FSA, which started in March and will run…
Fresh revelations have emerged exposing an alleged massive financial misappropriation under the administration of former Akwa Ibom State Governor Emmanuel Udom. Documents obtained by Akelicious reveal that key officials in the government orchestrated a well-coordinated scheme involving illicit cash withdrawals from state coffers, amounting to a staggering ₦700 billion. According to financial records, several high-ranking…
The FCT police have refuted claims circulating online regarding the alleged kidnapping and murder of retired Immigration officer David Shikfu Parradang in Abuja. A counter-insurgency publication had reported that the former Comptroller General (CG) was attacked on the morning of Tuesday, March 3, 2025, in the Area 1 area of Abuja. The report alleged that…
Over the past four years, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has experienced remarkable growth and development under the leadership of its 6th Vice Chancellor, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, who assumed office in 2021. His administration has prioritized infrastructural expansion, research advancement and improved academic standards, positioning the university as a leading institution in…
The Abia State Government has announced plans to modernize the waste collection process under the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance environmental sanitation across the state. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, made this disclosure while briefing journalists on the outcomes of this week’s State Executive…
Senator Kalu said that Babangida came out on his own to say what many people have not had the courage to say for a long time. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says Nigerians are unfair to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida following the recent release of his memoir. In the 420-page memoir titled, A Journey…
After 17 years of hiding in the dark to ship illicit drugs worth billions of naira across the world, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted 59-year-old drug baron identified as Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff at his hideout in Ojo area of Lagos. Ogbonnaya is from Edda, Edda LGA, Ebonyi…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned world leaders to be cautious about another disease that could cause a partial lockdown worldwide. Primate Ayodele stated that the disease will come from an animal, and people will be required to use face masks again. In a statement by his Media Aide,…
