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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 […]

The Senate has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the deteriorating state of Nigeria’s railway services, following concerns that trains operating on the Abuja–Kaduna route now move at extremely slow speeds. The probe was announced on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the inauguration of an ad hoc committee mandated […]

The Ogun State Government has commenced activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the commissioning of major road projects across different locations. As part of the celebrations, Governor Dapo Abiodun is scheduled to commission the Abeokuta–Obalende Road and the Osinubi New Town Road in […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken legal steps to have striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) committed to prison for allegedly disobeying an order of the National Industrial Court.