Federal Government through National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) has suspended the move to review medical officers and dental officer’s allowances. On July 2, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) gave the federal government a 21-day ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of the circular and the resolution of other critical issues. The ultimatum is set to…
The Chairman and Sole Administrator of Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS), Dr. Salami Ibraheem Oladeji Dikko, has disclosed that the Oyo State Government has expended a total of #2.1 billion to subsidize transportation for residents across the state under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative. Dr. Salami Dikko made this revelation on Monday during…
Security forces have rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina and 32 other kidnap victims in separate operations in Borno and Zamfara States. Fr. Afina, a Nigerian Catholic priest who previously served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, was abducted on June 1, 2025, along the Liman Kara–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State….
The President Bola Tinubu-led government has urged the UK government to send Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch back to Nigeria for proper education on citizenship, berating the Tory leader as a liar and a lost daughter of the country. Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson for the Tinubu-led government, made this statement in response to Mrs Badenoch’s claim…
The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, was present at the National Executive Council meeting of the Julius Abure faction of the party on Monday. The Labour Party has been embroiled in an internal crisis which has divided the party into two factions, with Abure leading one faction while Nenadi…
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, says he does not regret working against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, despite that he was the flag bearer of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “I did not hide it. I have no regret,” the former governor said on Channels Television’s Politics…
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was sighted at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The opposition leader attended the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025, organised by the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion(PreCEFI). Kwamlwaso neither delivered a speech at the programme nor…
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday dismissed his embattled higher education minister, weeks after a key party in his unity government filed criminal charges accusing her of lying to parliament. Ramaphosa has faced mounting pressure in recent months as several ministers from his African National Congress (ANC) party have been accused of corruption, deepening…
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for stricter punishment for perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV) in Kano State, emphasizing that no good Muslim should beat his wife. Speaking at his palace on Monday, July 21, while receiving a delegation from the Development Research and Project Center (dRPC) and the Bayero University Center…
Muhammed Babangida, the son of former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has officially accepted his appointment as chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), dismissing recent reports claiming he declined the role as “false and malicious.” In a press statement released on Monday, Babangida expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the confidence placed…