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A Federal Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission representing Enugu State, Peter Ogbonna Eze, has declared that the Commission will no longer tolerate the practice of “job selling” in federal recruitment processes. Eze said the current leadership of the Commission, headed by Executive Chairman Hulayat Omidiran, has introduced reforms…
[3/12, 9:26 AM] rosewendy: U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the ongoing war between the United States and Iran could end soon, claiming there are few remaining military targets for American forces inside the country. Speaking in an interview with Axios, Trump said U.S. operations had significantly weakened…
China has called for an immediate ceasefire and renewed diplomatic engagement to end the escalating conflict in the Middle East, as fighting involving Israel and the United States against Iran and Lebanon stretched into a third day. Speaking at a regular press briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao…
The Sokoto State Government has renewed its commitment to eliminating the circulation of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (VDPV2), a lingering public health challenge in parts of northern Nigeria, by intensifying vaccination, surveillance and community mobilisation efforts. Governor Ahmed Aliyu made this known during a high-level meeting with the President,…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja, has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration, ordering workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) to immediately suspend their ongoing strike. The suit, marked NICN/ABJ/17/2026,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared an end to the state of emergency in Rivers State, with effect from Thursday, September 18, 2025, marking the resumption of democratic governance after six months of suspended political activity. In a nationwide statement, President Tinubu said intelligence at his disposal showed a “groundswell…
The Warri Indigenous People’s Movement (WIPM) has accused Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a company operated by ex-militant leader High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), of human rights abuses, illegal arrests and a deliberate attempt to annex Itsekiri communities under the guise of pipeline surveillance operations. In a statement by…
The leadership of the Osogbo Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday pleaded with the striking members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, to call off their strike that has been on for about a month. The union commenced the strike on November 22 after policemen stopped them…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the Federal Government to fix the nation’s refineries to enable the country to end fuel importation. This is as NANS decried the continued fuel importation under President Bola Tinubu, saying that this will continue to hurt the economy and…
The DG said adding that there had been more than 87,000 cases of Mpox, with 140 deaths worldwide reported to the organisation from 111 different countries.
