A 55-year-old mother, Janet Oladosu, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue her son, Greatness, and 19 other prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday, Oladosu urged the Federal Government, Oyo and Imo State governments and security agencies to […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. He directed the NAF to immediately investigate the cause of the accident. The service confirmed that the aircraft belonged to the NAF after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, […]
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said no survivor has been found following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, saying local residents, security personnel and emergency responders had searched the crash site but […]
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday evening depart Lagos for Abuja, ending his six-day stay in the state that followed his annual vacation in Europe. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, titled ‘President Tinubu returns to Abuja.’ According to the statement, Tinubu arrived in […]
More than 103 million registered voters are now on the national register ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed, as nationwide collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) is set to commence on Friday. The figure followed the conclusion of a three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise that produced […]
The Nigeria Revenue Service has disowned a recruitment notice circulating online in the name of the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service, In a public notice titled “Fraudulent Recruitment Notice” posted on its official X.com page on Monday, the NRS said its attention had been drawn to a notice headlined “Federal Inland Revenue Service – FIRS […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will on Tuesday hold a national stakeholders’ meeting and World Press Conference to mark 100 days to the 2027 general elections, with the commission expected to provide updates on its preparations for the polls. The event will focus on key areas including the voters’ register, candidate nominations, logistics and measures […]
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of failing to engage with organised labour, describing the government as aloof and disconnected from the congress. Ajaero made the allegation on Saturday during the latest episode of the Mic On Podcast, while recounting the events that led to the […]
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has advised the Federal Government to use the lull following its three-day warning strike to engage its leadership, warning that failure to address workers’ demands could trigger a total strike in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, many Federal Government workers have continued to express concern over the high income taxes deducted […]
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to actively protect their votes and remain at polling units until ballots are counted in the 2027 presidential election. Obi spoke Sunday during a global digital town hall streamed via Zoom, YouTube and other social media platforms, where he engaged Nigerians […]