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Senate approves bill seeking 10-year passport ban for Nigerians convicted abroad
The Senate on Tuesday advanced a bill that would revoke the international passports of Nigerians convicted of crimes overseas for a minimum of 10 years. Sponsored by Senator Abubakar Bello (Niger North), the bill seeks to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act as part of legislative efforts intended to restore the country’s global reputation. Leading […]
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BREAKING: New acting INEC chair takes over
A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting […]
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Customs online recruitment exam holds October 9
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced Thursday, October 9, 2025, as the date for its main online recruitment examination for shortlisted candidates in the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres. This was contained in a public notice shared by the service on Tuesday via its verified platforms. According to the statement, applicants have been grouped into […]
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NYSC DG visits Osun, charges corps members on nation building
The director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Nafiu Oloyede, on Sunday, visited the Osun State NYSC orientation General Nafiu, who hails from Ileogbo, Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025 as the 23rd DG of the NYSC. Addressing the 2025 Batch B Stream […]
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Osun Amotekun Commander Vehicle Riddle With Bullets
The Corps Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, narrowly escaped death after being ambushed and shot by gunmen in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, late Monday night. The incident reportedly occurred around 10:05 p.m. on Monday, shortly after Omoyele closed from duty at the Amotekun Corps Headquarters in Osogbo. He was driving alone along Ikirun […]
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Nigeria Seeks $2bn Chinese loan For Power Grid Overhaul
Nigeria is in talks with the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) for a $2 billion loan to finance the construction of a national “super grid,” Energy Minister Adebayo Adelabu announced on Monday, October 6. The project aims to address long-standing energy shortfalls that have hindered economic growth and industrial development for years. Already approved […]
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Tinubu orders reduction of 2026 Hajj fare
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate reduction in the 2026 Hajj fare to reflect the recent appreciation of the naira against the dollar, a major determinant of pilgrimage costs. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who conveyed the President’s directive yesterday during a meeting with the management and board members of the National Hajj Commission of […]
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FG to begin civil service verification on October 16
The Federal Government, through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has engaged the services of Philips Consulting and other human resource firms to conduct a comprehensive verification of civil service personnel records. According to an internal memo signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr […]
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Natasha resumes at Senate today after six-month suspension
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to officially resume plenary sessions along with other lawmakers today (Tuesday). The assurance was given by one of her lawyers, Victor Giwa. The upper chamber had earlier shifted its resumption from September 23 to October 7, 2025, extending its annual recess by two weeks and halting […]
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Police seek relatives of dumb man found in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has called on members of the public to help identify a man found wandering in Modakeke. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, on Monday. According to the statement, the man was found on October 3, 2025, around Adelola Area in Modakeke. “The male person […]
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NNPC links cooking-gas price hike to PENGASSAN strike
The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari, has blamed the recent rise in cooking-gas prices on a temporary disruption to loading and distribution during the strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Ojulari said this while speaking to State House correspondents on Sunday, after a […]
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Tinubu ends 10-day Lagos working visit, returns to Abuja
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, returned to Abuja after a ten-day working visit to Lagos, during which he held a series of high-profile engagements with investors, commissioned projects, and attended national events. According to a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived in Lagos on […]
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Secondary school certificate enough for political office – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that all a politician needs to contest elections or secure a political appointment in the country is a secondary school certificate. Sani commented on Monday following an investigative report by Premium Times, which revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate […]
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N’Assembly warns workers against disrupting plenary over welfare demands
The management of the National Assembly has cautioned aggrieved parliamentary workers against carrying out their planned protest and picketing of the complex as lawmakers resume plenary on Tuesday. The warning followed threats by some members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria to embark on industrial action over alleged unresolved welfare and constitutional issues affecting […]
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Fubara’s men absent at gov’s reunion with Wike
Signs of a renewed reconciliation between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political mentor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, appear to be emerging, following a high-level meeting of key political stakeholders in Port Harcourt. The closed-door meeting, held on Saturday night, brought together Fubara, Wike, members of the Rivers Elders […]
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Terrorism: Retired Generals back calls for state of emergency
Some retired senior military officers have backed the call by a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to effectively address the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ Irabor argued that the absence of political will […]
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Petrol remains N865/litre amid Dangote’s free delivery
Despite receiving petrol at N820 per litre with no logistics costs, partners of the Dangote Refinery have yet to reduce pump prices at their filling stations. It was revealed that Heyden, AP, MRS, and other major partners continued to sell petrol at N865 per litre. Apart from a few MRS outlets in Lagos that adjusted their […]
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FG seeks collaboration of teachers, others to deliver quality education
The federal government has called for the strengthening of efforts to deliver on the promises of the Education for Renewed Hope Agenda and the Education targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4). Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, appealed during this year’s World Teachers’ Day, celebrated globally on October 5. “While commending all stakeholders in […]
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Man attempts suicide after sexually assaulting six-year-old girl in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has said a man, Bolaji Oluwasetire, who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in the Osoro area of Ore, Odigbo Local Government, tried to kill himself. Police spokesman DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola said the incident was reported by the victim’s father, Kolawole Joseph, on October 1, 2025, […]
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NUJ Commends DSS For Release of Journalists, Urges Accountability
The Nigeria Union of Journalists has commended the Department of State Services for the timely release of two broadcast journalists, Ruth Marcus and Keshia Jang, of Jay 101.9 FM, Jos, who were detained while covering the funeral of the late mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. The journalists […]
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Tinubu Applauds Lagos As Africa Hosts First E1 Electric Powerboat Race
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Lagos for making history as the first African city to host the E1 Electric Powerboat Championship, describing the event as a landmark moment for clean energy and marine innovation. In a goodwill message shared on Friday through Lagos State Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Tinubu commended Governor […]
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Honouring the Architects of Tomorrow on World Teachers’ Day
Every year, October 5th reminds us of a truth we often overlook: teachers are the silent architects of society. World Teachers’ Day is not just a date on the calendar—it is a moment to reflect on the immense role teachers play in shaping lives, communities, and the future of nations. A teacher’s impact goes beyond […]
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Badenoch unveils plan to deport 150,000 illegal migrants annually
Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has announced what she described as the “toughest reforms Britain has ever seen” in immigration policy, unveiling an aggressive new border strategy aimed at detaining and deporting 150,000 illegal migrants annually. In a video message posted on her X account on Sunday, Badenoch said the Radical Borders […]
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Governor Adeleke Orders Full Investigation into Akinlalu Incident, Despatches Government Delegation
Governor Ademola Adeleke has despatched top level government delegation to Akinlalu over recent killings involving the Amotekun security outfit just as the state government has launched full investigation into the matter. Governor Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson expressed deep shock at the deaths of some individuals from the town after receiving a preliminary […]
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Court suspends police tinted glass permit enforcement
The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement of the tinted glass permit by vehicle owners. The court asked the police and the IGP to maintain the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the […]
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Lassa fever death toll hits 168, cases rise to 906 — NCDC
The Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria has risen to 168, up from 166, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest epidemiological report released by the NCDC on Friday stated that from January 1 to September 21, the Case Fatality Rate now stands at 18.5 per cent, up from 16.9 […]
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Muslim Traders Exempted From Olojo Festival Levies After Outcry In Ile-Ife
The Muslim traders in Ile-Ife have been exempted from paying compulsory levies tied to the annual Olojo Festival, following weeks of public outcry, petitions, and appeals to religious and traditional leaders. The Artisans, Peasants and Traders Association of Nigeria (APTAN), Ile-Ife branch, in a statement on Thursday, jointly signed by its Coordinator and Secretary of […]
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JUST IN: Many feared dead in Ogun tanker fire
An unconfirmed number of persons have lost their lives in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. PUNCH Online learnt on Friday from the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the fire began at about 1 am on Friday. According to Akinbiyi, a […]
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