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Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was enveloped in mourning at the weekend following the death and burial of renowned Islamic scholar and jurist, Professor Lanre Yusuf Badmas. The news of his death was announced on Friday by the Personal Assistant to the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Abdulraheem Muritala. His remains […]

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have signed an enhanced gas supply agreement aimed at ensuring adequate gas supply for Dangote Group’s ongoing and planned expansion projects. Under the agreement, three Dangote subsidiaries—Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc—expanded their existing […]

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, has commended the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies for successful operations against bandits in Mariga Local Government Area and parts of the Niger North senatorial district. According to a statement issued by […]

The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its territorial jurisdiction over Eba Island in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, dismissing claims from some interests in Ondo State as misleading and capable of causing unnecessary communal tension. The clarification follows renewed public debate after a motion sponsored by Hon. Donald Kimikanboh Ojogo, […]

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has revealed that he was among those identified for arrest by officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, adding that there was a plan to shoot him if he resisted. He made the disclosure on Sunday during an interview with […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have directed their affiliates and state councils to mobilise for a peaceful solidarity rally in Abuja on Tuesday, February 3, in support of workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). In a statement, jointly signed by […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has paid its workers their January salaries and one month of the outstanding wage award, according to Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Olayinka said the January salary was paid last Friday, alongside one […]

The Kwara State Government has approved the reopening of all schools across the state following improvements in the security situation after months of closure caused by rising insecurity. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, announced on Sunday that academic activities will resume in all public […]

Tension heightened across Anambra State on Sunday following the decision of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to reopen the Onitsha Main Market, despite threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to enforce a sit-at-home across the South-East, as the reopening followed a series of engagements between the state government and market […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of ₦40 billion in zero-interest loans for lecturers and other workers in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, in a move aimed at improving staff welfare and sustaining a stable academic calendar. He stated that the scheme is designed to ease personal and professional financial pressures […]