FG scraps three-month terminal leave for civil servants
The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to immediately discontinue the practice of placing civil servants on what is commonly referred to as a mandatory three-month pre-retirement…
Federal workers reject proposed N100,000 minimum wage
The Federal Workers Forum has rejected the proposed N100,000 national minimum wage, describing it as inadequate and incapable of addressing the current economic realities facing Nigerian workers. This was…
Prostate cancer drug Erleada reduces risk of spread by 20%, study finds
Erleada, a prescription medicine, when used with hormone-blocking therapy six months before and after prostate surgery improved the chances of eliminating the cancer and reduced the risk of disease progression…
Nigerians spent $6bn on foreign trips in 2025- Report
Nigerians spent $5.996 billion on airline tickets for foreign travels in 2025, a 32 per cent rise, year-on-year, YoY, amid increases in education related travels and a surge in…
CBN extends PoS geo-fencing deadline to July 31
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for enforcement of its Point of Sale (PoS) terminal geo-fencing framework to July 31, giving more room for compliance.…
Prominent cleric’s murder triggers crisis in Kwara community
Alfa Iliasu, a prominent cleric in Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been hacked to death. Community leaders confirmed that the cleric, who was widely respected…
NDLEA seizes 1.7 tonnes of drugs, intercepts ecstasy shipped from Netherlands
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of high-potency illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands to Lagos, while also seizing more…
Bala Mohammed denies plan to become Jonathan’s running mate in PDP
Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi state, has denied reports that he plans to defect from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to become former President Goodluck Jonathan’s running mate in…
Tinubu deploys special rescue team to free abducted Ogbomoso pupils, teachers
President Bola Tinubu has directed the deployment of a “specialised security unit with advanced rescue capabilities” to intensify efforts to secure the release pupils and teachers abducted from schools in…
Xenophobia: Police warn against reprisal attacks on South Africans
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says anyone who attacks South African nationals or businesses in Nigeria in response to the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in the former apartheid country…
