NATIONAL NEWS

Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu promised to increase […]

Osun State Government has begun an investigation into the reported case of about 18 pupils of James Primary School B, Osogbo, who reportedly landed in the hospitals after eating a mid-day meal served to them under the free school feeding programme of the state government. The government also directed the stoppage of further food cooking […]

The Minister Of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, says the Federal Government may return to the National Assembly for appropriation of extra revenue for the 2024 budget if the country records a solid revenue performance next year. The minister made this known on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala, and Chiamaka Nnadozie, who were honoured with the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards. In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said the trio did Nigeria proud. At the event held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, Osimhen was named African Footballer of […]

The Lagos State Government has served contravention notice to property owners along the corridor of Shoreline Estate, Onikoyi Estate, Park View, and Banana Island whose properties fall within channel setbacks. The government issued a seven-day ultimatum to house owners along the corridor of the state to remove their fences encroaching on drainage channels. Commissioner for […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that the Nigerian banking industry remains resilient and that key financial soundness indicators were within the regulatory thresholds as captured in the CBN’s most recent Economic Report of 2023. It, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to disregard media reports listing some banks as failing the Capital Adequacy Ratio stress […]

Bandits attacked the Zone 5 segment of the Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate along Arab Road in the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday night, kidnapping a woman and her three children, including a six-month-old baby. It was reported that the gunmen struck  between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday, December 10, shooting indiscriminately and causing pandemonium […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says an air strike undertaken by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch on December 6, 2023, killed terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Yellow Jambros in the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. NAF, in a statement on Sunday, said scores of other terrorists were also neutralised alongside Yellow […]

Seven students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) in Nasarawa State, who were abducted four days ago, have been released. The students were released on Sunday evening through efforts by a collaborative team of the military and other security forces. The group of students, consisting of three females and four males, were at the […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region. The Nigerian leader, who is also the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, said this at […]