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The Nigerian Government has released N50 billion from the N200 billion Needs Assessment Fund (NAF) agreed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), as part of efforts to improve infrastructure and learning conditions in public universities.

The Federal Government has announced plans to deploy retired military personnel to help secure Nigeria’s ungoverned spaces, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen national security and stimulate economic activities in conflict-affected areas.

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington would withdraw its support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is reinstated, escalating pressure as Iraqi political blocs work to form a new government. Trump said Iraq would be making a very bad decision by backing al-Maliki, who was recently […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the National Industrial Court’s ruling that suspended the ongoing strike by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workers, describing it as failing to address alleged violations of labour and welfare laws. FCTA workers began an indefinite strike on 19 January over unpaid pension and […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian military for failing to apologise to Nigerians after initially denying reports of a coup plot, only to later confirm that some officers were allegedly involved in an attempt to overthrow the government. Falana made the […]

The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral video circulating on social media that allegedly shows women protesters being beaten at the Government House in Ilorin on December 27, 2025. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said forensic investigations […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out an ex-parte motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking his transfer from Sokoto Correctional Centre to either Kuje or Keffi Correctional Centre. Kanu’s lawyer, Demdoo Asan of the Legal Aid Council of […]

The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, to account for agricultural subsidies, intervention schemes, grants, and aid disbursed between 2015 and 2025. The directive followed concerns raised by the House Ad-hoc Committee investigating […]