The labour union announced the protest last week, citing the burden the tariff increase would place on Nigerians. However, following a meeting with government representatives at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday night, the NLC resolved to halt the demonstration pending further discussions. Speaking to journalists after the…
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has appointed the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo and Chancellor of the State University of Education Oba Ismail Yahya Alebiosu as the leader of the state delegation for the 2025 Hajj. The Governor has also appointed Alhaji Lateef Oloyin as the new Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the Governor. Oloyin, a long-standing…
Niger State government has donated the sum of N174 million to victims of the dynamite explosion that occurred in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu local government area of the State. Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago announced the cash donation when he visited the scene of the explosion to commiserate with the victims and the community members. He…
Onitsha, Anambra State-based notable clearing and forwarding agent with an office and contacts in the Republic of China (names withheld) has accused the presiding Chief Magistrate Court 11 (identities also withheld) Onitsha for having allegedly conspired with the Court clerk of the same court to assassinate his character by permitting the Court’s complainant to snap…
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, passionately appealed to the Presidents-General of town unions in the state to support the new security initiative of the Soludo-led administration, Operation Udo Ga-Achị, to restore total security and rid the state of criminals. Addressing the PGs during his courtesy visit to…
At Unizik junction, tensions are rising along the newly reconstructed Oby Okoli Road as shop owners and passersby accuse Fresh Point Restaurant of tampering with government infrastructure designed to manage water drainage. According to local business operators, the eatery allegedly broke the government-approved structure meant to channel wastewater into the newly rehabilitated drainage system under…
The Ogun State Government has mandated all residential buildings to containerise their waste by providing covered waste bins in front of their premises for effective waste management. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Abayomi Semako Hunye, announced this directive in a statement on…
Scores of persons are currently being trapped in a three storey building that collapsed at the heart of Awka Capital City. It is not clear yet the number of of people trapped in the building but it has been confirmed that many workers were in the building when it collapsed. The incident took place at…
The assault is believed to be a reprisal following the reported killing of cattle belonging to herdsmen in the area. Confirming the attack, a native of the area, Prof. Ndubuisi Idenyi, said the assailants stormed the village in the wee hours of Sunday, unleashing violence that left many dead and property worth billions of naira…
President Bola Tinubu has assured the Federal Government commitment to partner with Governors of the Lake Chad Basin Forum and other stakeholders in bringing a lasting peace and stabilization in the Lake Chad region that was ravaged by over decade long Boko Haram/ISWAP and terrorists Organizations. President Bola Tinubu who was represented by the Vice…
