The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 people detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State over suspected illegal mining. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, following a directive by President Bola Tinubu for a comprehensive […]
The Osun State House of Assembly has commenced moves to establish a legally backed Park Management System across the state, weeks after deadly violence over the control of motor parks claimed the lives of at least two people, including a government ally identified as Ajagungbade Emir. The proposed legislation, which seeks to provide a formal […]
Oyo State governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Engineer SeyiMakinde, has declared that the party will record victory in the 2027 general elections, saying the defection of thousands of supporters from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the APM was an indication of growing support for the party. Makinde stated this […]
The Federal Government has threatened to shut the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway within two weeks if motorists and other road users fail to comply with safety measures and conditions along the route do not improve. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, issued the warning on Monday while addressing […]
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 […]