The strike embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has been called off, the Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, has announced. Speaking to journalists on Friday, August 1, after a closed-door meeting with union representatives, Pate confirmed that the strike was suspended following agreements
Academic and non-academic employees of the Lagos State University (LASU) have embarked on an indefinite strike over welfare and other unresolved issues with the management. Although details of the workers’ grievances were not immediately available at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the industrial action began
A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Nicolas Felix, has dismissed the newly formed opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress as no threat to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. Speaking in Suleja on Thursday during the distribution of thousands of litres of fuel to Nigerians, Felix
The Federal Government has approved N145 billion for electrification projects at UNILAG, ABU, and six other institutions. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved ₦145 billion on Thursday to fund electrification initiatives at eight federal universities and one teaching hospital. The FEC has also approved allocation of ₦68.7 billion to provide
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised the National Assembly to jettison a bill before it, seeking the conduct of all elections in one day. The official, who spoke with NAN on condition of anonymity on Thursday in Abuja, said that the bill, if passed, might
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has lauded the Dangote Cement Plc for its contributions to the development of the Nigerian economy. Musa then pleaded with the company to continue to join hand with the government to bridge the housing deficit in the country. The Minister
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced Abdulrahman Bello, the killer of a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, to death by hanging. Delivering her judgement on the celebrated case, Justice Hannah Ajayi described the gruesome murder of Hafsoh as
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, by one year. His current tenure is due to expire on August 31, 2025. The announcement was made in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission has opened a new chapter after the conclusion of its 25th anniversary celebrations. Speaking during an interactive meeting between the executive management and staff of the Commission at the NDDC Event Centre in
The Presidency on Wednesday night, dismissed as false and implausible the claim by former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, that he was offered three ministerial slots to back out of plans to align the ADC with the opposition coalition. Responding on Wednesday via his verified