The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate the search-and-rescue operation for 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. PUNCH Online reports that the victims were abducted on Thursday, October […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has commenced investigations into the safety of disposable sanitary pads following concerns over the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in some products. The agency said it has also began assessing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in selected sanitary pads with valid marketing authorisation. […]
The Federal Government on Friday formally opened the National Youth Confab 2026 in Abuja, urging young Nigerians to move beyond discussions and develop practical solutions to the challenges confronting them. The Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, who declared the confab open at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Auditorium, Abuja, said the gathering should serve […]
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, says the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration contributed to the death of his mother. Amaechi, vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today aired on Friday. He said the rising cost of medicines under Tinubu made it difficult for his family […]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Dr Amos Josiah Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer. Dangut served as Head of the Nigeria National Office from October 2023 until September 2026. In a statement on Thursday by the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Demianus G. Ojijeogu, the Council said […]
Manchester City have formally appealedqq the Premier Leagueqq Commission’s opinion inq the club’s disciplinary case. The club confirmed that it lodged its comprehensive appeal at 7pm on Thursday, October 1, 2026, challenging the Commission’s opinion on several grounds. In a statement obtained from the club’s websiteq on Friday, City said the opinion contains “clear material […]
All federal, state and local government employees, including staff of ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, nationwide, have been directed to begin a three-day warning strike from midnight today, by public sector unions under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC. This is due to the failure of the government to address […]
Commuters across several states in Nigeria continued to pay the same, and in some cases higher, fares despite President Bola Tinubu’s directive that transportation fares should begin to fall from October 1 through the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. Checks on Thursday, showed that Tinubu’s directive had yet to translate into widespread reductions in […]
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday confirmed that personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN)have started receiving their September salaries, with the approved salary increase now reflected in their payments. But public service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4, 2026, over what they described […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria said it has secured an additional 10,000 slots from Saudi Arabia for the 2027 Hajj, raising the country’s total allocation from 50,000 to 60,000 pilgrims. The commission, in a statement by its Head, Information and Publications Division, Shafii Mohammed, on Thursday, said the additional slots comprise 7,500 allocated to […]