Author: Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide Holds a degree in History and Education. She also holds professional certificates in graphics and passionate about reporting issues of politics, economy, and gender
Agency Report Messaging platform, WhatsApp, has on Saturday said it disagreed with the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal’s ruling in favour of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The organisation said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. It said that it would urgently apply to stay the order and appeal the ruling of Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal against it. NAN reports that the reaction from WhatsApp follows the tribunal’s decision on Friday, which upheld the $220 million penalty initially imposed on it by the Federal…
Some angry candidates of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been caught on camera vandalizing an examination centre over system failure. A video sighted by NPO Reports showed the environment in chaos as the candidates continuously broke the plastic chairs at the center The incident occurred on Friday at a JAMB CBT centre located at Abimbola Excel School, Elesin, Amuloko area, Akanran road, Ona Ara LGA, Ibadan, Oyo state. NPO also gathered that the technical difficulties delayed their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Some security personnel were also seen in the video trying to restore normalcy. NPO Reports that…
Nigerian singer, Terry Alexander Ejeh, widely known as Terry Apala, has been remanded in a correctional center following allegations of Naira mutilation. NPO reports that he appeared before Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, after being arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge related to the tampering of Nigerian currency. The charge reads: “That you, TERRY ALEXANDER EJEH, on the 5th day of January, 2025, at La Madison Place, Oniru, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. EFCC confirmed this in a post shared on its verified X handle, @officialEFCC, on Friday. It stated that the suspects were apprehended on Friday at Maple and Jand Court, Royal Pine Estate, Orchid Road, and Lekki areas of the state. “They were apprehended during a sting operation on April 25, 2025, following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in fraudulent internet-related activities. “Items recovered from them at the point of apprehension include mobile phones, laptop computers and…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio is set to lead Nigeria’s official delegation to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The funeral is set to take place on Saturday, April 2026. NPO recalls that the pontiff had on Monday passed at the age of 88. Other members of the delegation are: Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs; Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Diocese and Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama of Abuja…
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disclosed that over 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through its portal in the last one year. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by the Director, Strategic Communications, NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi quoted the organisation’s Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, as saying that the milestone achieved within just 11 months of operations underscored the critical need for accessible student financing in Nigeria. Sawyerr stated that it also highlighted the widespread trust in NELFUND’s mission to democratise access to tertiary education. “This is more…
Agency report Air Peace has said that it will resume flight operations on Friday following suspension of strike by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) workers. The airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Ejike Ndiulo, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday night in Lagos. Recall that NPO had reported that the CEO, Airpeace, Allen Onyema, was seen in a video calling for all flight operations to be suspended following the announcement of the strike. According to Ndiulo, Air Peace is grateful to its customers and the general public for patience, understanding and support throughout the period of the strike.…
The Lagos State Government has announced that it fully sponsored the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for 56,134 final-year secondary school students at the cost of N1.5 billion. Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, Commissioner, Ministry of Basic Basic and Secondary Education, Lagos State, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2025 Lagos State Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja. The briefing was for the ministry to give account of its stewardship in the past one year, in commemoration of the second year of the second term in office, of the state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. According to him, 17,575 students were successfully…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has denied authorising a payment of N6 billion as compensation to any group in the state. Okpebholo made the clarification in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, on Thursday in Benin. The governor was reacting to a publication by IPOB, a proscribed terrorist group, accusing him of allocating N6 billion to “compensate terrorists.” The group also accused Okpebholo of betraying the people of the state in the process. Reacting, the governor described the allegation as fictitious, malicious, and misleading, aimed at discrediting his government and stirring public unrest. He labelled the…
By Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet) staff have called off their strike following Federal Government’s intervention. NPO Reported that the workers of the agency had yesterday embarked on the industrial action in agitation over poor welfarism and low wages. The workers decried the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage and neglect of key training programmes for staff, amongst other agitations. The agency shut down its service nationwide which affected airports as several airlines suspended their flight operations. In reaction, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, held meeting with NiMet officials and other stakeholders in…