Govt refunds ₦6m ransom paid for freed NYSC member, father says
The government has refunded ransom money paid by families of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State, according to Obasanjo Wahab, father of one of…
2027: Group backs INEC, urges PVC collection, condemns inciting campaign rhetoric
The Democracy and Good Governance Watch Initiative (DGGWI), a coalition of civil society organisations, has expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general elections,…
TUC tells FCT workers to disregard NLC’s indefinite strike order
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has directed its affiliate unions and members to disregard the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s directive for an indefinite strike over…
NLC gives FG two weeks to cut petrol price, review minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce the price of petrol and begin negotiations for a new national minimum wage. The ultimatum…
Atiku slams Tinubu’s ‘election-laced’ fuel discount
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a temporary measure that does not address the underlying cost-of-living crisis.…
NNPC gives up petrol profit margin as FG announces fresh relief measures
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has agreed to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell the product at cost for 30 days as part of measures by…
Imo CP denies ₦6m ransom payment for abducted corps members
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, has said he is not aware of any ransom payment for the release of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps…
₦50m to ₦6m: Mother reveals how kidnappers freed NYSC son
The mother of one of the National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State has revealed that she paid N6 million to secure her son’s…
FCT teachers’ strike: ASUSS tells members, ‘Ignore NUT, go to school’
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has rejected the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, directing secondary…
Edo lecturer dies after alleged sex romp in hotel
A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after allegedly collapsing in a hotel room following an encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker in…