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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has authorized N32.4 billion for the construction of the Abuja headquarters of the National Library. Since 2006, the national library has been under development, costing billions of naira. Goodluck Opia, the minister of state for education, made the announcement on Wednesday following the FEC meeting, while dealing with press at the presidential residence. He said that the ministry issued a note for approval of the contract’s amended projected total cost. “The scope of work for this project includes the construction of a concrete structure with 11 floors, eight upper floors for housing bookstores and two…

The United States and South Korea have reached a breakthrough agreement to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat. Washington has promised to send nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea on a regular basis and to include Seoul in its nuclear planning procedures. In exchange, South Korea committed not to build its own nuclear weapons. According to US President Joe Biden, the Washington Declaration will increase allies’ cooperation in deterring a North Korean attack. Concerns over North Korea’s nuclear danger have grown on both sides. Pyongyang is building tactical nuclear weapons aimed against South Korea, as well as long-range weapons capable of reaching…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about a potentially harmful cough syrup that is on the market. Fraken Group is said to create the ‘Naturcold’ cough medication. According to sources, the syrup is responsible for the deaths of six children under the age of five at a health institution in the health district of Fundong, in Cameroon’s North-West region. The children’s kidney function decreased after using the cough syrup, according to the North-West Regional of Cameroon’s delegate for Public Health. NAFDAC revealed this in a recent press release. NAFDAC seals sexual enhancement…

Idris Okuneye, commonly known as Bobrisky, is a well-known and controversial figure in Nigeria who has publicly expressed his affection for Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid. Bobrisky revealed this on Snapchat and even used a photo of Wizkid as his profile picture. He claimed that he had a crush on the musician and has fantasized about having sex with him. In his words, “The only guy in Nigeria I have a huge crush on. He’s the only guy in Nigeria I have been crushing on over the years, but because he’s Wizkid will never make me lose focus.…

The Federal High Court in Lagos overturned an interim forfeiture order on 14 properties and N400 million reportedly linked to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday. In a judgement, Justice Nicholas Oweibo stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission could not proceed against the current governor because he is immune under Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution. Following the EFCC’s ex parte motion, the court issued an order on February 22 ordering the interim forfeiture of 14 properties and enterprises in Lagos, Abuja, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as N400 million, recovered from one Aminu Falala.…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has authorized the Action Plan 2022-2026 for human rights promotion and protection in Nigeria. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice said this while briefing State House media on Wednesday during the weekly meeting of the council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The strategy was developed by stakeholders from government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. He stated that the permission followed the Buhari administration’s compliance with the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) verdict and payment of N135 million in compensation to victims and family members of the Apo Six…

A former All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate for governor of Enugu State in the just completed 2023 general elections has been discovered dead. Dons Ude, the deceased, was reported missing last Saturday. According to reports, Mr. Ude’s body was discovered near Ninth Mile Corner in the Enugu State (southeast Nigeria) local government area of Udi. It was also claimed that his car had been found. Sudden disappearance Mr Ude apparently wasn’t returning calls to his phone line before he was reported missing, which sparked worries that he could have been kidnapped. He served as the state’s Peoples Democratic Party’s secretary…

The Ondo State Police Command has charged five people in the killing of a man, Temitope Olorunfemi, before the state Chief Magistrates’ Court in Akure, the state capital. On Easter Monday, Olorunfemi was lynched in Akure’s Ijoka Area after his Toyota Camry automobile killed one person and injured many others. The car was also set ablaze by persons who claimed to have discovered fetish goods inside the vehicle, fueling speculation that he was an Internet fraudster known as ‘Yahoo boy.’ Five people were later arrested in connection with the incident by men from the state police command. The defendants in…

On Wednesday, the Lagos State Government began demolishing unlawful structures in the state’s Banana Island region. The project was a component of the state government’s efforts to address the state’s recurrent building collapses. Officials from the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, and the Lagos State Building Control Agency participated in the activity. The General Manager of LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, and the Chairman of the Task Force, CSP Shola Jejeloye, served as the team’s other commanders. According to a statement by the state Ministry of Information, the affected buildings were in contravention…

Six new permanent secretaries for the Federal Civil Service were sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. Prior to the start of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, the swearing-in took place. Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana Nko-Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe), Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano), Oloruntola Michael (Ogun), and Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba State) are the appointments, along with their places of origin. The occasion marked the conclusion of a weeks-long pre-qualification procedure for directors by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, according to…