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The Federal Government says it is investigating reports of as many as 264 Nigerian passengers’ visas being cancelled upon their arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Nigeria. The Air Peace flight reportedly took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night and landed at […]

Workers in several states have joined the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) which kicked off today, shutting down activities at several government-owned facilities. The Edo State chapter of the NLC downed tools at government offices in compliance with the nationwide industrial action declared by […]

The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have killed two of the suspected cultists who killed five natives of the Odiemerenyi community in Ahoada East Local Government Area on Sunday morning. The command noted that the cultists are gang members of a wanted kingpin, David Gift, aka 2-Baba who allegedly butchered the Divisional Police […]

The 10th Senate has assured that it will reconsider the Diaspora Voting Bill this week. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), made this known during a virtual dialogue organised by Engage Diaspora Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of Diaspora and International Affairs of his office. Recall that the 9th Senate had in March 2022, […]

The Federal Government has warned universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria not to discriminate against those who hold the National Examinations Council (NECO) certificates. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Bem Goong, issued this warning to tertiary institutions across the country. Goong said that Mamman […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, said it has concluded plans to conduct Computer Based Examination (CBE) for candidates writing its examination. In a statement, the acting Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, said the adoption of the CBT will commence with WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024 – First Series, which […]

Kogi State Police Command has ordered restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59 pm on Friday, November 10, to 6 pm on Saturday, November 11. Spokesman of the command, SP William Aya, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital that the movement restriction was due to the governorship election […]

Troops from the Nigerian Army have allegedly killed six ISWAP terrorists and rescued 78 people held captive in the Gamborun Ngala area of Borno State. According to a statement issued by a top security expert in the Northern part of Nigeria, Zagazola Makama on Friday, troops of 7 Division and Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai […]

The Federal Government’s recently agreed wage with the Labour Congress, salaries to federal workers, and other non-debt recurrent costs are expected to gulp N7.76tn in 2023. This is based on data from the initial 2023 budget and recently signed 2023 supplementary budget. The country’s central government recently approved a N2.18tn budget to augment new expenses, […]

President Bola Tinubu on Friday described the death of Nigeria’s first female Major-General, Aderonke Kale, as a painful loss to the country. Kale, also the first female Commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps died on Thurday at the age of 84. Tinubu, in a condolence statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), […]