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Resident doctors begin seven-day warning strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has begun a seven-day nationwide warning strike, effective from midnight on Monday, August 26, 2024. According...

Heed calls for new constitution, Anyaoku tells Tinubu

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has advised President Bola Tinubu to urgently prioritize a new people’s constitution for the country....

WTO DG calls for consistency in Nigeria’s economic policy implementation 

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that consistent policy implementation is crucial for driving development. “Maintaining good economic...

DSS arrests editor, Soyinka, on arrival from UK at Lagos airport

The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, into custody. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of Conversation...

No intention to set up military base in Nigeria – US

The Department of Defence West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, said the United States has no plans...

Uzodinma is Imo Gov., Supreme Court declares, dismisses LP, PDP appeals

The Supreme Court has dismissed the two separate appeals filed by the Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the...

Supreme Court affirms Ododo’s election as Kogi governor

The Supreme Court has confirmed Governor Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the Kogi State governorship...

Supreme Court upholds Gov. Diri’s election

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the re-election victory of Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The apex...

Nigerian troop foils oil theft worth N846m, arrest 302 suspects in Niger Delta

The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that they have successfully foiled a single oil theft operation worth ₦846 million in the south-south...

NELFUND receives N50bln from EFCC to boost student loan programme

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced on Friday that it has received a N50 billion transfer from the Economic and Financial Crimes...

FG alerts states to rising River Niger water levels

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a warning to some states about the rising water levels of the River Niger and...

Abuja traders receive boost from First Lady’s recapitalization grants

As a demonstration of its commitment to fostering economic growth and bettering family lives, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme has...

Reps investigate Yaba Psychiatric Hospital’s N422.3m contracts, N50.3m training expenses

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has requested the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, to provide a detailed explanation for the utilization...

Northern Senators’ Forum condemns brutal killing of abducted Sokoto traditional ruler

The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) has strongly denounced the brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in...

Murder of kidnapped Sokoto monarch barbaric – Reps Speaker Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, has expressed sadness over the death of the District Head of Gatawa in...

Wike declares Abuja Park and Pay Scheme illegal

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has denounced the On-street Parking scheme, commonly referred to as Park and...