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NLC charges NUJ to negotiate better welfare for journalists
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to strengthen collective bargaining and negotiate improved welfare conditions for...
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Ebola: FEC approves N45.8bn airport biosecurity system
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N45.8 billion for a biosecurity and disease surveillance system at five international airports to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity...
POLITICS
2027: Deliver your polling units, Wike tells Tinubu supporters in FCT
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has directed supporters of President Bola Tinubu in the territory to deliver their polling...
Oyebanji sets 90% Ekiti vote target for Tinubu
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has set a 90 per cent vote target for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
He urged...
2027: Hamzat pledges safer, fairer, cleaner Lagos
Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate for the 2027 elections, has pledged to make Lagos safer,...
METRO
Railway pensioners appeal to Tinubu over unimplemented housing policy
The Association of Nigerian Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s...
FEC approves N631.3bn for 9 road projects nationwide
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N631.3 billion for nine road projects nationwide to improve connectivity, ease transportation and support economic growth.
The Minister...
Coastal highway workers strike over alleged salary cuts, poor conditions
Protesting Hitech workers in Awi, Akamkpa LGA of Cross River over poor treatment by expatriates as they worked on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
Highway
Scores...
NATIONAL
FG pledges to pay workers N70,000 monthly transport allowance from November
The Federal Government will pay workers N70,000 monthly transport allowance for six months, beginning from November 2026, to cushion the effects of economic challenges.
This...
Tinubu nominates 4 INEC national commissioners, 2 RECs
President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacancies...
Nigeria wins UN Human Rights Council seat with 172 votes
Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2027.
The country secured 172 votes during...
SPORTS
Special Eagles captain advocates end to temporary support, seeks national league
Captain of Nigeria’s Amputee Football National Team, Sarafadeen Oyeleke, has called on the Federal Government to establish a sustainable national league and athletes’ welfare...
Nigeria to present 21 athletes in 8 sports at Youth Olympics
Nigeria will compete in eight sports with 21 athletes at the forthcoming Youth Olympics, following the selection of events by the International Olympic Committee...
Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or, ends 25-year wait for England
Harry Kane has become the first English player in 25 years to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or after emerging victorious at Monday’s ceremony in...
OPINION
An agronomist, Dr. Oluwaseun Adesanmi, on Sunday, urged chairmen of Local...
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Adesanmi said food inflation would not be severe if every LGA engaged in the...
Nigerian Democracy at 27: Experts seek reforms to unlock economic potential
Twenty-seven years after Nigeria returned to democratic governance, stakeholders across critical sectors of the economy say the next phase of the nation’s development must...
Expert wants improved border management in addressing Nigeria’s insecurity
An expert in trade operations, Dr Eugene Nweke, has urged the Federal Government to improve on border management and inter-agency collaboration to address the...
ENTERTAINMENT
Chinese film ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ emerges overall best film at 23rd...
Film
Chinese film ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ has emerged topmost winner and received the coveted Golden Jury Award (Overall Best Film) at the 23rd edition...
Burna Boy headlines NFL’s first regular-season game in France
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, headlined the halftime show at the National Football League’s (NFL) first regular-season game in...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru dies at 57
Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 after a brief illness.
The family made the announcement of his death in...
CELEBRITIES
Ooni, welcomes baby girl with Olori Oluwatosin
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has welcomed the birth of a baby girl with his wife, Olori Oluwatosin Ogunwusi.
This is contained...
Cardi B, Super Eagles goalkeeper Okoye spark dating rumours.
American rapper Cardi B and Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye have sparked speculation about their relationship after they were spotted having dinner together in...
Fans celebrate Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw at 55.
Fans of iconic Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw have celebrated her birthday as she marks 55.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ace...
CRIME
EFCC busts 4 illegal lithium plants, nabs 14 Chinese, Nigerian
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 Chinese and one Nigerian at four illegal lithium processing plants in the...
Customs seizes contraband worth N79.8m in Adamawa
Customs seizes contraband worth N79.8m in Adamawa
Contraband
Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) Adamawa/Taraba Command has intercepted contrabands with aggregate Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N79.857...
Police detain 4 over suspected killing of policeman, civilian in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers says it has apprehended four persons over alleged involvement in the killing of a police inspector and a civilian...
LAW & JUSTICE
Yobe senatorial ticket: Court reserves judgment in suit seeking to sack...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in a suit seeking to void the emergence of former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...
Court adjourns suit against Army over alleged N1.26bn houseboat debt
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned until Nov. 9, a suit over an alleged N1.26 billion debt owed to some...
Court dismisses suit seeking registration of new political party
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to compel Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a political association as...
