Makinde Raises LAUTECH Hospital Cleaners’ Salaries to ₦80,000
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has increased the monthly salaries of cleaners at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, from ₦15,000 to ₦80,000. The increase followed an appeal by the cleaners during the governor’s visit to the hospital on Thursday. Makinde’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, announced the […]
Customs, Police Deepen Collaboration Against Smuggling
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has called for stronger cooperation with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to combat smuggling and cross-border crimes. The Acting Comptroller of FOU Zone A, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, made the call during a familiarisation visit to the Lagos […]
NSITF Boss Seeks Stronger Inter-Agency Collaboration to Protect Worker
By Chinedu Echianu The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration to improve workers’ welfare, strengthen social security and enhance national productivity. Faleye made the call on Thursday in Abuja while delivering a goodwill message at a technical retreat on Presidential […]
NDC May Restore Fuel Subsidy to Cut Petrol Prices – Kwankwaso
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says it may restore fuel subsidy to reduce petrol prices if elected into power in the 2027 general election. The party’s vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on national television, saying the party would explore all available options to lower energy costs […]
National Policing Bill Ready for Transmission to NASS in Two Weeks
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The National Policing Bill is nearing completion, with the Presidential Working Group targeting its transmission to the National Assembly within two weeks. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Thursday after a steering committee meeting at the State House in Abuja. According […]
Gambia Migrant Boat Disaster Kills 12, Many Missing
By Mardiyyah Abubakar At least 12 bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of The Gambia, with an unknown number of passengers still missing. The Gambia Red Cross Society confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, saying rescue operations were ongoing as authorities searched for survivors. The boat […]
US School Shooting Kills Four in Oregon
By Mardiyyah Abubakar A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has left four people dead, including three children and a teacher, after a 16-year-old gunman stormed the school. Police said the suspect was shot dead by an armed community member who pursued him into the school on Thursday. Bend Police Chief Mike […]
NAF Pledges Welfare Support for Crash Victims’ Families
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged comprehensive welfare support for families affected by the ongoing recovery operation following an aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as efforts continue to retrieve the wreckage submerged in the river. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, gave the assurance, reaffirming the […]
Rainbow Coalition a Historic Political Alliance – Akpabio
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has described the inclusion of opposition figures in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council as a historic political development never witnessed in Nigeria’s political history since 1999. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday during plenary, following comments by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele on the emergence of the Nyesom […]
El-Rufai in Fresh Trouble Over Corruption Allegations
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The alleged corruption trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai resumed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, a day after an eight-hour hearing at the state high court. On Tuesday, a forensic investigator with the State Security Service, Segun Kayode, alleged that El-Rufai and some associates planned to […]