Author: Vincent Osuwo

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) resumed payments for arrears on Wednesday, marking the first disbursement since the last payment on June 3, following a two-month break. This payment is for the new N77,000 monthly “allowee” authorized by the Federal Government. Recall that on April 5th, NYSC Director-General Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu informed corps members who had recently completed their duty that they would receive the new N77,000 monthly allowance approved by the Federal Government. Speaking at the Batch A 2025 Pre-Mobilization Workshop in Abuja, Nafiu stated, “Once money is allocated to offset the arrears, we would pay them. Even…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Gavice Logistics Limited, Ahamba Tochukwu, for allegedly defrauding several investors in his logistics investment schemes to the tune of ₦2 billion. The EFCC stated that Tochukwu, through Gavice Logistics Limited, promised investors a 50% return on investment for haulage, courier, and e-commerce services. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, signed the statement. Investigations revealed that Tochukwu collected over ₦2 billion from 400 investors, who have since been unable to recover. The EFCC urged Nigerians to be wary of patronizing unverified investment…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, to issue a service-wide circular to all Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on the implementation of mandatory health insurance in line with the National Health Insurance Act, 2022. However, Tinubu called for further, closer, and constructive engagement with the private sector on the act to ensure that businesses are not unduly constrained. This was revealed in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), on Wednesday. Tinubu’s directive covers five key areas. First, all MDAs are…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced a reduction in the number of objective questions for the English Language Paper III in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. Effective from the 2026 SSCE internal exams, the total number of questions will be reduced from 100 to 80. According to a formal notification made accessible to Chronicle NG on Wednesday and signed by the State Coordinator for Osun State, Sunday K. Bolaji, dated September 1, 2025, the new paper structure consists of six pieces. Antonyms (10 questions), appropriateness of registers (10 questions), appropriate interpretation of idioms, phrasal verbs, and foreign…

A Barcelona court on Wednesday sentenced an Espanyol fan to one year in prison for racially abusing Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams. In January 2020, the supporter was accused of making racial gestures and chanting towards the Ghana international at the RCDE Stadium. According to Spanish legislation, the fan will not have to do prison time because the penalty is less than two years long and they have no prior convictions. They were fined roughly 1,000 euros ($1,200) and barred from attending football stadiums for the next three years, according to a statement from Catalonia’s High Court of Justice. The…

Hadi Sirika, a former Aviation Minister, has refuted accusations that the Air Nigeria project, conceived by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, was a scam, stressing that the initiative was born out of good intentions. Sirika revealed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday. He claimed the administration followed due process. He stated, “I had no intention to speak about my time in office for now, I intend to bring up a book. “It is a public-private partnership which was regulated by the Infrastructure Concessioning Regulatory Commission which gave certificates and participated actively in the process. “It is…

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has retracted his controversial description of Lagos as a “no-man’s land,” a comment that triggered widespread condemnation after his Wednesday appearance on Arise Television. Bwala, who responded to the reaction on his official X Twitter, agreed that Lagos State is historically and constitutionally the Yoruba territory. The legal practitioner also emphasized that his statements had been misconstrued. According to him, Lagos’ identity has “never been in contention” and should not be twisted, despite the fact that the state is still Nigeria’s leading commercial hub. He said, “Don’t misinterpret…

The full list of subjects in the newly introduced curriculum for junior secondary and senior secondary schools has surfaced online after the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, shared it on Wednesday. Olusegun, in a post on his X page, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School. “The new curriculum for Nigerian schools, which will commence from the next session in September 2025, has been released,” he said. The Federal Government’s curriculum, which was unveiled on Sunday, requires digital literacy and fundamental entrepreneurship at…

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described Lagos State as a “no-man’s land” and a source of pride for the Nigerian economy. Bwala, who spoke on Arise Television’s Daybreak program on Wednesday, claimed that the preponderance of federal projects in Lagos should not be interpreted as favoritism but rather as investment in the country’s economic capital. He said, “Let me tell you why Lagos State is different. Lagos State is a no-man’s land. In the last election, the president, who comes from the southwest, did not win Lagos. That tells you the cosmopolitan…

US rapper Cardi B was cleared of assault by a Los Angeles jury after a security guard sued her for $24 million (£18 million) over a fingernail attack. Emani Ellis said that the US rapper sliced her cheek with a 3 in (7.5 cm) fingernail and spat on her outside an obstetrics clinic in 2018. The rapper was pregnant at the time, which was not well known. The civil trial in Alhambra produced a number of memorable moments, including the rapper taking the stand and offering colorful evidence regarding the incident and her attire choices. She told the court that…