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Tensions are running high in Okoloke, a community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, following a deadly attack by suspected bandits that left three people dead and intensified fears over the fate of a kidnapped traditional ruler. The attackers, who abducted 90-year-old monarch Pa Dada James Ogunyanda…
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has strongly rejected the disbursement formula approved for the recent ₦50 billion intervention fund for university-based unions. According to the unions, the Federal Government’s allocation heavily…
As preparations intensify for Nigeria’s participation in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled for June 30, 2025 in Seville, Spain, stakeholders and Nigerian civil society are have called stronger global actions to combat illicit financial flows, recover stolen assets, as well as ensure fairer, more transparent…
The Borno State Government has rescued 73 underage children from drug abuse and street-related crimes in Maiduguri, in a sweeping intervention aimed at combating substance abuse among vulnerable youths. The children, aged between 12 and 15, were picked up from known hotspots including Bulabulin Kasuwa and Gwange Kasan Gada, following…
Nigeria will require a sustained investment of $10 billion annually over the next two decades to achieve stable and reliable electricity, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. The minister made the declaration during the inauguration of a 2.5-megawatt solar hybrid power project at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in…
In a swift legislative move, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved the second reading of a ₦1.78 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), just hours after its introduction by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, aimed at funding the FCT Administration for the 2025 fiscal year, was…
The Dangote Petrochemicals Refinery has quietly slashed the effective ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by N10, bringing the cost down from N835 to N825 per litre for marketers. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed on Monday that while marketers initially pay the full N835 per litre at purchase,…
The Federal Government has increased the fee for correcting date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database by 75 percent, raising the cost to N28,574. The new pricing regime was introduced by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as part of a comprehensive overhaul of its service charges.…
Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), succeeding Professor Victor Osodeke. Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, emerged victorious during the union’s 23rd…
