An officer in charge of the detention facility of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, Assistant Superintendent of Corps Usman Isah Ndamaka, has admitted that he failed to prevent the deaths of 37 miners held in the facility. Ndamaka made the admission while testifying before the Justice Mohammed Mohammed Judicial
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi At 50, the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River (FCCO), is at a point where its history matters as much as the direction it chooses for the future. Established in 1976, the institution has spent five decades developing human capacity in cooperative education. But Nigeria’s economic realities have changed considerably. Agriculture is
By Rahama Nasir Kana Nigeria’s education crisis cannot be attributed to one administration. It is the accumulated consequence of inadequate investment, weak implementation, policy discontinuity and the failure to sustain reforms long enough for their impact to be properly measured. From Goodluck Jonathan to Muhammadu Buhari and now Bola Ahmed Tinubu, successive governments have launched
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has disclosed that his recent meetings with British government officials and Nigerians living in the United Kingdom focused on addressing Nigeria’s leadership challenges and rebuilding the country. Obi made this known in a statement on Thursday, October 22, following a series of engagements in
The Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Enugu State, was established in 1976 to advance cooperative education and strengthen Nigeria’s cooperative sector. As the institution approaches its golden jubilee and maiden convocation ceremony, attention is turning to its future, with priorities including academic programme expansion, infrastructure development, increased national and global visibility, enhanced agricultural innovation and
By Comrade Dominic Ogakwu For 50 years, the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River (FCCO), Enugu State, has occupied a distinctive place in Nigeria’s technical and cooperative education system. Established in 1976 under the Federal Government, the college was created to develop manpower for the cooperative sector and has evolved into a specialised tertiary institution serving
NIS Seeks Stakeholders’ Cooperation to Curb Irregular Migration The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called for stronger inter-agency cooperation, public sensitisation and improved access to accurate migration information to tackle irregular migration, human trafficking, migrant smuggling and travel document fraud. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, made the call at a Migration Stakeholders’ Sensitisation Seminar
Bauchi Mosque Removes Imam Over Alleged Tinubu Re-election Campaign A mosque committee in Bauchi metropolis has removed an imam, Dahiru Abubakar, over his alleged use of religious preaching to campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Abubakar, who served at a mosque in the Madina quarters of Bauchi, was reportedly cautioned several times before
JUST IN: Operation FANSAN YAMMA Troops Rescue Four Kidnap Victims in Zamfara, Kebbi Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued four kidnapped victims during separate security operations in Zamfara and Kebbi states. The victims were rescued on October 21, 2026, by troops of Sector 2 deployed for counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations in the two states.
Atiku’s North-West Voter Engagement Office Constitutes Jigawa Team to Drive Coordination, Public Engagement The Special Assistant to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Voter Engagement and Coordination in the North-West has appointed 41 individuals to the main steering team, secretariat and social media team in Jigawa State ahead of the 2027 general election. The appointments, announced