The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has unveiled a 13-man Defence and Security Research and Development Subcommittee to lead efforts on collaborative research in defence and operations. Speaking during the event at the Nigerian Army headquarters in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro stressed the need for the army to intensify research... Read More
Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well – intended protest of some of our youths... Read More
British Nigerians living in the UK have protested in London against violence at the anti-police brutality protesters in Lagos Nigeria. According to Ben Television UK correspondent Funke Kubola who monitored the peaceful protest at London Trafalgar square, Most Nigerians in diaspora that participated in the protest expressed their anger, sadness and disappointment at... Read More
By Festus Fifen. In further actualization of the objectives of subsidiary Operation WUTAR TABKI, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has Eradicate some Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) structures and neutralized several of their fighters at Ngoske on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. A statement by the... Read More
Ofcom has imposed a £25,000 fine on Greener Technology Limited in relation to its service BEN TV for failing to comply with our broadcasting rules. It has also directed the licensee to not repeat the programme and to broadcast a summary of our findings on the channel. On 28 January 2018, Ben TV broadcast Peter... Read More
We the undersigned are legislators committed to setting agenda for progressive laws in Nigeria; initiating progressive laws and speaking against anti-people bills in the National Assembly. We have followed carefully the #ENDSARS protest by young people across Nigeria for the past two weeks and the killings in several cities including Jos, Kaduna, Abuja, Benin and Lagos. We note that in the recent past, this has been the most elaborate protest that has united young Nigerians across geography, ethnic nationality and religion. We observe that the protest goes beyond the excesses of the police formation called Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protests are as a result of frustration by Nigerian youths who have seen governments at all level fail to provide public goods and opportunities for them to lead a meaningful life. We recognise that over the years, socio-economic indicators in Nigeria have remained precarious. The Fragile states index has consistently classified Nigeria... Read More
The leadership of the Senate have called on all well meaning Nigerians to intervene in the ongoing demonstrations across the country with a view to halting the #EndSARS protests. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan made the call after he and the other principal officers of the Senate received security briefings on the... Read More
By Festus Fifen. The Crime Correspondent Association of Nigeria (CCAN), has expressed concern over the manner and way the #EndSARS protest that began as peaceful has, in the past few days, become violent and bloody. According to a statement by the Abuja Chairman of CCAN Hassan Zaggi, the Association is deeply concerned because the lives... Read More
By Festus Fifen. The Coalition for a New Nigeria has condemn In strong terms the killings of young Nigerians in Different part of the country particularly the incidence of the Lekki Toll gate in Lagos state South-West Nigeria on Tuesday 20th October 2020, describing it as a new low in the Nation’s history. Addressing Newsmen... Read More
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has suspended the ongoing Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (SSCE) until further notice. This follows the escalation of the End SARS protests across the country. Although NECO managed to conduct its Economics paper on Tuesday and Physics practical on Wednesday, some states considered volatile as a result of the ongoing protests... Read More