Protests have erupted in several cities across Côte d’Ivoire following President Alassane Ouattara’s formal declaration of his intention to seek a fourth term in the country’s upcoming presidential election scheduled for October... Read more »
The current National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, says that he and his administration will sustain the demand for university autonomy. This was even as his... Read more »
The United Arab Emirates has begun construction on a major pipeline to carry desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza, according to multiple sources. Technical teams sent by the UAE have started... Read more »
Ahead of the August 18 commencement date for Continuous Voter Registration, the Independent National Electoral Commission has warned against multiple registrations and underage registration in Kebbi. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in... Read more »
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified “penalty” over New Delhi’s purchases of Russian weapons and energy.... Read more »
Heavy rainfall in the early hours of Wednesday has collapsed eight buildings and displaced some residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that the rain, which started around... Read more »
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has denied any plans to sell off the Port Harcourt Refining Company, insisting that its focus remains on completing an extensive upgrade and maintaining... Read more »
Hospitals across the Federal Capital Territory were thrown into chaos on Wednesday as nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector, began a seven-day warning strike.... Read more »
A mobile court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on Wednesday convicted 34 traffic offenders for attempting to bribe officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps. The judgement was given by Magistrate... Read more »
The CCFIB has announced the appointment of Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) Olumode Adeyemi as the new Comptroller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The new CG, whose appointment is in a substantive... Read more »
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalization of the Baro Inland Port has summoned the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and Managing Director National Inland... Read more »
Anticorruption War: ICPC Lament Non Establishment of Aunti-Corruption and Transparency Units by Mdas
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) revealed that 92 MDAs have not established Anti-Corruption and Transparency Units (ACTUs) as of the end of 2024. ICPC Chairman, Aliyu Musa,... Read more »
A communal clash between Fulani and Gwari residents in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has left one person dead and at least 31 houses destroyed. Akelicious... Read more »
Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday, stressing the need to shield them from “predatory algorithms”. Communications Minister,... Read more »
The University College Hospital, Ibadan chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, on Wednesday, joined the nationwide seven-day warning strike called by the national headquarters of the association. The... Read more »
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii... Read more »
The Adamawa State Police Command is currently investigating two separate incidents of culpable homicide arising from domestic violence in Madagali and Gombi local government areas. In a statement issued by the spokesman... Read more »
In a significant move to boost gender inclusion in Nigeria’s political landscape, female lawmakers have called for nationwide support for a bill seeking to create 182 additional legislative seats exclusively for women... Read more »
Students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, were seen celebrating the payment of their tuition and long-awaited upkeep allowances facilitated by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a video... Read more »
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, where Senator David Mark and Ogbenu Rauf Aregbesola were sworn in as Interim National Chairman... Read more »