The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has granted approval for seven new universities to begin offering undergraduate law (LL.B) programmes, assigning each a quota of 50 students for their first intake. The resolutions posted on its Official Page were reached at the Council’s 4th Quarterly Virtual Meeting held on October 28, 2025, under the chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR, Life Bencher. After extensive review, the CLE granted provisional accreditation to the following institutions to begin their LLB programmes, each with an initial quota of 50 students: The approved institutions are: 1. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State 2. Shanahan…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N2.094 trillion as revenue for the month of October among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). The allocation was made at the FAAC meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. According to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting and made available to newsmen by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), the total distributable revenue included: N1.376 trillion statutory revenue N670.303 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue N47.870 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) The…
UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Ms. Wafaa Saeed, on Tuesday completed a full-day working visit to Zamfara State, engaging frontline health workers, government officials, caregivers and community volunteers as part of efforts to strengthen child survival, nutrition, education and protection outcomes in the state. The visit began at the state’s Nutrition and Health Commodities Warehouse, where Ms. Saeed inspected storage facilities and interacted with health workers as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Health. She emphasised the need for stronger monitoring, supervision and evaluation to ensure nutrition commodities reach vulnerable children and mothers who need them most. She also…
Kaduna will host journalists, media professionals, and development stakeholders from across the continent as the 2025 Africa Conference on Development Journalism (ACDJ) holds on December 3 and 4. Now in its ninth year, the annual gathering—organised by the Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF)—has grown into one of the continent’s leading platforms for conversations on media, governance, and development. This year’s conference is themed “Media and Inclusive Development: A Call to Action for Africa’s Future.” The organisers say the theme reflects a growing urgency for Africans to take greater ownership of the continent’s development, while positioning the media as a central…
In a move to boost Nigeria’s sugar self-sufficiency and empower local farmers, the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has unveiled the Sugarcane Outgrower Development Programme (SODP) — a flagship initiative designed to help farmers transform their land and passion into profitable, sustainable enterprises. The programme seeks to identify, organise, and support outgrowers across different categories, from smallholder to commercial farmers. Through the SODP, participants will gain access to land, quality inputs, financing opportunities, and technical assistance, in partnership with leading sugar operators and other strategic partners. According to the NSDC, the initiative aims to deepen local sugarcane production, enhance job…
Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based Entanglement, Inc. to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, and quantum innovation across Africa and the Middle East. The partnership combines Cassava’s vast digital infrastructure — including high-speed fibre networks, GPU-enabled compute, and regional data centres — with Entanglement’s expertise in AI, cyber security, and quantum-inspired technologies. It aims to deliver transformative solutions in sectors such as cyber security, healthcare, climate sustainability, and data centre efficiency across Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and the Gulf region. “This partnership comes at an…
Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, has said that no officer or soldier on lawful duty will be punished over the altercation that occurred between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, Lieutenant A.M. Yerima, in Abuja on Tuesday, November 11. Abubakar stated this on Wednesday, November 12, during a ministerial briefing to flag off activities marking the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the National Defence College, Abuja. “We, at the Ministry and indeed the Armed Forces, will always protect our officers on lawful duty. We are looking into this…
A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life, according to a small early study released Saturday. The study, which involved 15 volunteers, found one infusion of a drug that uses the CRISPR gene-editing technique could safely reduce cholesterol, as well as levels of harmful triglycerides, by about half. “Rather than a lifetime worth of medicine, we have the potential to give people a cure,” said Dr. Luke Laffin, a preventative cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic who helped conduct the study. “It’s very exciting.” The results of the study were presented Saturday…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the seventh country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region and the 27th worldwide to achieve this milestone. “I congratulate Egypt for reaching this milestone and liberating its people from trachoma,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This shows the power of national leadership, strong surveillance, and community engagement in ending an ancient disease.” Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, remains a public health problem in 30 countries, affecting about 1.9 million people. Egypt’s journey against trachoma dates back…
Lebanese authorities have released Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, after he paid $900,000 bail, ending a decade-long detention over allegations of withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric. One of his lawyers, Charbel Milad al-Khoury, confirmed to the Associated Press that Gadhafi was freed Monday evening after completing paperwork. Two security officials also confirmed the release. “Hannibal is officially free and has the full right to choose his destination,” al-Khoury said, declining to disclose further details for security reasons. The release followed a decision by Lebanese authorities last week to lift a travel ban and reduce…