The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has warned that Nigeria will ‘cease to be’ if anything happens to its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who it claimed is seriously sick in the custody…
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States threaten FG’s ambitious 90,000km fibre project— Report
Nigeria’s plan to bridge its digital divide with a massive 90,000-kilometer fibre optic cable deployment faces significant obstacles, if state governments continue with some practices, industry stakeholders termed anti-development. PIAFo summit…
Minimum Wage: Again, Labour threatens 30-day strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat…
BREAKING: Kano govt files fresh charge against Ganduje
In the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, of criminal conspiracy and misappropriation contrary to Section 308 and punishable under…
Russia loses more than 70,000 soldiers in 2 months— Report
Russian forces have lost more than 70,000 soldiers in their war against Ukraine in the past two months alone. According to figures from the British Ministry of Defence, citing intelligence sources….
Nigerians paid N721bn as bribes to public officials in 2023— NBS reports
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says more than N700 billion was paid in cash as bribes by citizens to public officials in 2023. In its report, titled, ‘NBS Corruption in…
LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement on FG’s Suit Against 36 Governors Today
The Supreme Court will today deliver judgment on the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the country. Whereas the apex court…
NELFUND: 12 more institutions onboarded for student loan
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Wednesday said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head,…
FG, ASUU in Emergency Talks as Workers Prepare for Mass Protest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared…
Why 82 Million Nigerians May Go Hungry Soon— UN
The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest…