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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the labour unions to begin an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. In a statement on […]

Babatunde Fashola, former minister of works and housing, says the parliamentary system of government led Nigeria into “unwarranted disaster” when it was practised in the country. Fashola spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on […]

A delegation comprising representatives from both Warri and Uvwie kingdoms of Delta State arrived at the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Wednesday to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of Alex Timileyin, a student […]

The South East Governors’ Forum has condemned Thursday morning’s attack, which left two soldiers dead at a checkpoint at Aba in Abia State. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the attack, which occurred at […]

Gov. Alex Otti has named the first ever six-lane road leading from the Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway Tower junction into the Umuahia capital city, after former Head of State, General Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi. The […]

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assessed his performance in the last 366 days and gave himself a thumbs up, saying his government is walking the talk. Tinubu, who also hailed Nigerians for 25 years […]

President Bola Tinubu says no amount of foreign aid will help Nigeria unless citizens unite to build the country. While addressing a joint session of the national assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu said no […]

President Bola Tinubu says the re-adopted national anthem is all about service to Nigeria. On Wednesday morning, Tinubu signed the bill reintroducing the old national anthem which is themed ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’. The one […]

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, says he still faces difficulties travelling in Africa with his Nigerian passport. Dangote spoke recently at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. “I still complained to President […]

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has boasted that he will defend every decision he has taken since he assumed office. The Governor also lamented that some of the commissioners left their offices without keeping any record […]

The percentage of females admitted into the Nigerian Correctional Centre increased to 4.82 per cent in 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Statistical Report on Women […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised the country’s baseline lending rate by 150 basis points to 26.25 per cent. Mr Yemi Cardoso, the Governor of CBN said this on […]

Personnel of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police stormed Banex Plaza in Abuja Saturday evening, beating passersby and manning guards. The assault on civilians was a reprisal for an earlier free-for-all that broke out […]

Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has stated that with the laid down plans of the Dangote Refinery, Nigeria will not need to import petrol by June. Dangote stated that the […]

Chuks Okocha in Abuja In a bid to avert fresh industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 55 people to the governing boards of […]

The organised labour, last night, sent reminder notices to all its branches, offices and affiliates in respect of a proposed nationwide protest to commence today over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P) and the Natural Oilfield Services Limited (NOSL) have commenced oil production at oil mining lease (OML) 13. NNPC E&P is a flagship upstream subsidiary […]