On Wednesday, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, ordered 95 per cent National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment coverage by December 2026. The President gave the directive at the 8th National Identity Day celebration in Abuja. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, President Tinubu said the Federal Government was building the digital […]
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, has continued to rise across states, with the product selling for as much as N1,500 per litre in Kano, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba and Zamfara, while prices have also risen sharply in other parts of the country. This came as the Nigeria Labour Congress […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu demonstrated political maturity by forgiving northern governors who opposed his presidential bid in the 2023 election, urging politicians in Kwara State to similarly reconcile after their contests. Shettima stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin while speaking at the turbaning of the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, […]
Youths from Osun East Senatorial District on Tuesday held a rally in Ilesa, Osun State, to canvass support for the lawmaker representing the district in the Senate, Francis Fadahunsi. At the rally, which took participants through several streets in the town, the youths pleaded with residents not to judge the lawmaker based on the alleged […]
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has expressed sadness over the death of Oluwole Oluwaseun, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The university said it received information on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m. about an emergency involving the student at an apartment in the Damico area […]
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid in the 2023 election. Shettima spoke on Wednesday at the palace of Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Emir of Ilorin, during the turbaning of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara, as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. He, however, did not name the […]
The death toll from the suspected consumption of toxic alcoholic drinks and locally produced herbal concoctions known as ‘Monkey Tail’ in Ondo State has risen to 49. The latest figure represents an increase from the 38 deaths initially recorded in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, reported by The Nation. The Commissioner for Health in […]
The Federal Government is set to commence salary deductions for beneficiaries of the N13 billion Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund loan from October 2026, with participating public tertiary institutions expected to begin recovering the funds from affected staff. The development means thousands of academic and non-academic staff who benefited from the Federal Government-backed interest-free facility […]
The Ondo State Government has announced a ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okadas, on some routes in Akure, the state capital. The government said the move was aimed at improving traffic management in the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Transport, Olumuyiwa Ogunyemi, who spoke with journalists […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s decision to support President Bola Tinubu while retaining his PDP membership. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, described the decision as a legitimate constitutional right in a statement issued on Tuesday. Mohammed dismissed the rejection of Wike’s support by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, […]