Tinubu approves release of 42,000 tons of grains to address ‘rising food cost’
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of 42,000 metric tons of assorted food items from both the strategic reserve and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria as…
Subsidy removal: Labour unions issue 14-day strike notice to FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal government. The Labour unions, through a…
Katsina Troops raid bandits’ hideouts in Katsina, ‘rescue 18 kidnap victims’
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have reportedly rescued 18 women during a raid on the hideouts of bandits in Katsina. NAN reports that Oluremi Fadairo, 17 brigade commander…
NYSC member slumps, dies while watching Nigeria, South Africa match
A member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, slumped and died during the penalty shootout stage of the match between Nigeria and South Africa, Wednesday evening. It was…
Delta APC chieftain, Cairo Ojougboh dies watching Nigeria AFCON match
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Cairo Ojougboh is dead. Ojougboh, who is a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Abuja under threat — Senate
The Senate on Wednesday expressed worry over insecurity, declaring that the nation’s seat of power was under threat. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had…
FG to open grain reserves to address rising food costs
Mohammed Idris111, minister of information and national orientation, says the federal government is planning to unlock the national food reserves to ameliorate the effect of food inflation on the…
Ignore nationwide protests over hardship at your peril, APC chieftain warns Tinubu
Former national vice chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has asked President Bola Tinubu to ignore the mass protests over high cost…
Abia varsity shut down indefinitely as students protest fees hike
The Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Abia State has suspended indefinitely its ongoing academic activities following the protest by students against the increment of school fees in the early hours…
Ibadan explosion: Oyo govt to prosecute three suspects
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received an official report of the January 16, 2024 explosion at Adeyi Avenue, Old Bodija in Ibadan, the state capital. The report,…
