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Gov. El Rufai pushing thousands of people into poverty daily

El-Rufai sacks nurses, warns KASU lecturers over strike

Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sacked all nurses below Level 14, who abandoned their duty posts to participate in the…
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Akanbi: Traditional Religious Worshippers asks him for apology over his disparaging comments against their deities

There must be the death penalty for kidnappers: Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has recommended the death penalty as punishment for banditry, corruption and insurgency.
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH)

UITH begins digital radiography services

The Digital Radiology Unit of the Radiology Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has commenced operations today.
NSCDC discovers bomb in farm in Borno

Fake Army captain, 13 others arrested in Maiduguri

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno, has arrested one Abubakar Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating as…
Nigerian Senate

Senate mandates Education ministry, NIMC to review NIN policy

The Senate on Tuesday, mandated the Ministry of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Identity…
Nigerian Police logo

Southeast stakeholders call for police decentralisation

South-East Stakeholders have called for a constitutional amendment that will guarantee the decentralisation of the police.
Ibori

€4.2m Ibori loot lands in Nigeria

Nigeria has received €4.2 million recovered by the British Government from the family members and associates of former Delta Governor,…

JUST IN: Armed thugs attack NLC procession in Kaduna

The police and other security agents, on Tuesday, dispersed heavily armed thugs who attacked labour union leaders and members in…

Fintiri declares 3-day mourning for traditional monarch

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of  Mbula  Traditional Ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa,…
Ayuba Wabba leads labour unionists protest in Kaduna on Day 2

“Arrest me if you can”: Wabba dares El-Rufai, leads protest again

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba on Tuesday dared Governor Nasir El-Rufai to arrest him, if…
Ekiti street sweepers protest

Ekiti street sweepers protest, demand new minimum wage

Street sweepers in Ekiti on Monday protested against what they described as the government’s insensitive stance to their welfare.
FILE PHOTO: Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid.

Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid

There was tension in some areas in Osogbo, Osun state capital early Tuesday morning as some youths protested raid by…
Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun vows to deal ruthlessly with people trying to disrupt the peace of the state ahead of the 2023 general election. 

I can’t be held responsible for Abidemi Rufai’s action – Abiodun

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said he cannot be held responsible for the action of his Senior Special Assistant…
Justice Christopher Awubra and other members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry at a sitting in Taraba State on January 6, 2021.

Taraba panel stops hearing petitions, no compensation awarded

The Taraba State Judicial Panel on Restitution of Victims of Police Brutality and other security agencies has suspended the hearing…

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu unveils cashless FLM Bus Scheme, set to ban okada

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday unveiled the cashless First and Last Mile (FLM) bus schemes to ply inner…

El-Rufai puts bounty on Ayuba Wabba, curses Odinkalu

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has announced that there will be a "handsome reward" for anyone who can give information on the…
NIS introduces contactless passport application system for Nigerians in Europe

Immigration suspends issuance of new passports

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the nationwide suspension of issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones…

Abiodun suspends aide, Abidemi Rufai over $350k fraud

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement…
President Muhammadu Buhari

Just IN: Buhari seeks approval for $6.183b external loan

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to approve a new external loan of $6.183billion, for the Federal Government to…
Abidemi Rufai faces new charge by IRS

Abiodun’s aide Abidemi Rufai scammed New York, Hawaii, 6 others [ Court filing]

Governor Dapo Abiodun's aide, Abidemi Rufai made the fraudulent claims in at least six other states, apart from Washington State
Ekiti traditional rulers invoke ancestral spirit over LCDA headquarters

Ekiti organised labour rejects withdrawal of new wage

The organised labour in Ekiti has rejected the withdrawal of minimum wage and consequential adjustment by the state government.
Professor Grace Ayanbimpe, left and her daughter

Abducted Prof. Grace Ayanbimpe, husband regain freedom

Security agents in Plateau have rescued UNIJOS Professor Grace Ayanbimpe and her husband who were abducted by gunmen.
Niger Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello

Niger community appeals for basic social amenities

The Gbata Gurusu community in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger has appealed to the state and local governments…
Ekanola

University of Ibadan extends Ekanola’s tenure as VC

The University of Ibadan Senate has voted to extend Professor Adebola Babatunde Ekanola’s tenure as Acting Vice-Chancellor for another 6…
Kano lawyer, Musa Tudunwada ask Hisbah Board boss to clarify how bags of rice donated by the state to his officers and staff were distributed

Hisbah arrests couple for trafficking baby in Kano

Officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board have arrested a 40-year old woman, Salomi Jerome, and her husband, Igina Salomi,…
NCDC boss Chikwe Ihekweazu

NCDC delivers on its target, records 2 million tests

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said 2,002,653 tests were carried out since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workers in protest march in Kaduna on Monday

All states in difficult times: Nigerian governors beg NLC

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to exercise calm and restraint in its…
Southern governors meet again

Nigeria’s 36 governors to meet Wednesday

Governors of the 36 states of Nigeria are to meet on May 19, to address matters arising from a variety…
Obakhedo on a dialysis machine

Lagos NUJ seeks aid for Obakhedo, ex-NAN chief

Lagos State Council of the NUJ, has appealed to philanthropists to assist Mr Peter Obakhedo, a former Editor-in-Chief of NAN,…
Leadership crisis: PDP will not betray trust of Nigerians- governors

APC mocks PDP governors: Your meeting a jamboree, waste of time

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting held in Ibadan, was…