The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has issued a three-day ultimatum to authorities to address the alleged assault, arrest and humiliation of 10 electricity workers by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel in Bauchi state. Rilwanu Shehu, national deputy president of SSAEAC, said the union would ground electricity sector operations nationwide if […]
Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently bring down the price of petrol to N500 per litre to cushion the impact of the worsening economic hardship on workers and their dependants. The council also demanded the immediate payment of a […]
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has revealed that there is no immediate plan by the Federal Government to increase electricity tariffs, saying the government is committed to providing regular power supply to Nigerians. Tegbe, who stated this at a media briefing to mark his 100 days on Monday in Abuja, from June 8 to […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday dismissed claims by the then Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and the ‘Obidient’ movement that they won the 2023 presidential election in Rivers State, insisting that their victories existed only in their imagination. Speaking on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme monitored […]
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has said that 5,792 civil servants have so far sat for the 2026 Directorate Cadre Promotion Examination, conducted via the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) system across the country. FCSC Chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, disclosed this on Monday after inspecting eight examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory, where he assessed the conduct […]
Nigerian state pilgrims’ welfare boards, Hajj operators and prospective pilgrims must abandon the traditional approach to Hajj preparations as Saudi Arabia tightens its digital, financial and operational requirements, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has warned. Nigeria’s 50,000-pilgrim quota for 2027 is now divided between 35,000 government-managed slots and 15,000 allocated to licensed tour operators. NAHCON […]
The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) hit a new generation peak of 5,330MW during August and September. The Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, shared the news in his 100-day scorecard to reporters in Abuja on Monday. He also disclosed that transmission has been over 5,000 MW in the last few weeks. He, however, recalled […]
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation by a few days and is expected to return to Nigeria at the weekend, the Presidency has said. The development was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, Tinubu left Nigeria […]
Shittu Ibraheem, lawmaker representing Saki west in the Oyo state house of assembly, has told his supporters and Muslim leaders in his constituency to reject Christian candidates in the 2027 Oyo governorship election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker spoke in a viral video, which circulated on Monday via social media, saying Islam would “suffer” if another […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested and detained three more personnel over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in its custody in Niger State, bringing the number of officers held in connection with the incident to 24. NSCDC spokesman, Assistant Commandant of Corps Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued […]