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The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council has reduced the cost of textbook assessment and ranking and directed that publishers who paid the previous, higher assessment fees be refunded, in a move aimed at easing the financial burden on stakeholders ahead of the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Textbook Ranking System.The decision was announced in a statement personally signed by the Executive Secretary of the Council, Prof. Salisu Shehu, and released on Wednesday in Abuja.According to the statement, the assessment fee has been reduced “from N2,000 to N1,500 per page, while the ranking fee has been reviewed downward from N1 million to N750,000 per textbook title.”Prof. Shehu said the revised charges take immediate effect and are intended to sup...

Businesswoman and investor Aisha Achimugu has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of subjecting her to prolonged harassment, alleging repeated violations of her constitutional rights, disregard for court orders, and actions she claims have endangered her life, family, and businesses.In a statement released on Tuesday, Achimugu said she decided to speak publicly after nearly two years of what she described as intimidation, oppression, and a sustained media campaign against her and her companies.She alleged that the EFCC falsely linked her to MBA Forex and Capital Investment in 2023, leading to the freezing of her personal and corporate bank accounts. According to her, her legal team later established that one of her companies had only carried out a single tra...

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said she will wear a wrapper and buba made from an Akwete fabric if her husband, President Bola Tinubu, wins the 2027 presidential election for a second term.She spoke during her visit to the Akwete Weaving Cooperative Village in Abia State on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 where she also announced a N2bn donation for the revitalisation of the local weaving industry.“If God brings my husband in a second time, I’ll be wearing a buba and wrapper made from Akwete. I am going to be wearing that because it is very soft breathable cotton,” she said.“I m in awe of all the richness of what the Akwete fabrics stand for.‎ I love traditional outfits because our tradition, our culture, tells us who we are. The moment we lose that, we won’t remember where we com...

Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has warned that President Bola Tinubu's administration is on a path that could jeopardize its chances of winning the 2027 presidential election, citing worsening economic conditions and insecurity across the country.Dalung, who served under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, made the remarks in a post shared on his X account on Tuesday.According to him, incumbent governments often lose elections not because the opposition gains strength, but because they gradually lose touch with the people they govern. He stressed that administrations seeking another term must continuously earn the trust and support of citizens through policies that reduce hardship, improve security, and fulfill campaign promises.The former minister said many...