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The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has condemned the recurring incidents of Nigerians scooping fuel from fallen tankers, describing the practice as a symptom of poor community leadership and eroded national values. Issa-Onilu’s comments follow Tuesday’s tanker explosion in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike, granting the Federal Government a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and address other unresolved issues affecting public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, announced the suspension on Wednesday in Abuja, citing […]

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has dissolved its volunteer arm, the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) Brigade, and approved the creation of a new unit known as the Citizens Values Brigade. The development follows approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and aligns with the council’s resolution of September 2024 as […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has set December 2025 as the deadline to achieve full International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification across all its managed airports. According to a statement issued in Lagos by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, the initiative aims to […]

Severe hot winds sweeping across Australia and New Zealand have triggered multiple wildfires and record-breaking spring temperatures, prompting widespread fire bans and emergency warnings. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology reported that a mass of hot air moving from the country’s interior towards the southeast has intensified the heatwave, with gusts reaching […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Chief Agunwa Anaekwe, former Speaker of the House of Representatives during Nigeria’s Third Republic. Anaekwe died at the age of 69. In a condolence message on Tuesday, the President described Anaekwe as a courageous and disciplined democrat who […]

The Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, marking a significant increase from the previous five-year jail term under Nigeria’s criminal code. The Criminal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, also raises the minimum sentence for rape and related sexual offences to 10 years, while allowing judges […]

A general strike backed by tens of thousands of protesters has brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill, as residents demand the closure of a state-owned chemical plant blamed for severe environmental pollution. Shops, markets, and schools were closed on Tuesday as economic activities halted across the […]