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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike over disagreement with Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical. PENGASSAN President, Comrade Festus Osifo, while announcing the suspension in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon, said the union chose to suspend the strike out of respect for national institutions and the mediation effort […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has approved the commencement of online applications by lawyers seeking appointment as Notaries Public of Nigeria. The approval was aimed at revolutionising the appointment process for legal practitioners. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr Festus Akande, in a […]
Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, has urged Nigerians not to give up hope in the country but instead, demand accountability from leaders as the country marks its 65th Independence Anniversary. In a goodwill message to Nigerians at home and in the diaspora on Wednesday, Senator Usman acknowledged that […]
Former Ekiti State governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has showered encomiums on his longtime associate and political ally, Lere Olayinka, describing him as a “man of wisdom, loyalty and relevance” in a heartfelt birthday tribute. In a voice note made public in a WhatsApp group on Wednesday, Fayose praised Olayinka’s journey from modest beginnings in Okemesi […]
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said Nigeria was yet to attain true independence despite over six decades since its liberation from British colonial rule. Speaking in a video released on Nigeria’s Independence Day, Sowore argued that what the country celebrates annually was not the independence of the Nigerian people but […]
The Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Center (FEW Centre) has issued flood warning in addition to the flood prediction of the 29th September, 2025. A circular signed by the Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department of the Ministry, Usman Abdullahi Bokani revealed that the concerned locations and their environs were […]
As Nigerians mark 65th Independence Day, Sterling Bank has announced the scrapping of Account Maintenance Fees (AMF) across all personal accounts. This decision is coming months after abolishing transfer fees on local online transactions in April 2025. The Bank said the decision cuts at the heart of a revenue model that has long cost Nigerian […]
European football should decide whether Israeli teams are banned rather than the world governing body taking the lead, a FIFA vice president has told Sky News.
A combined team of Operatives of the Rapid Response Team and the Anti-Cultism team of the Bayelsa State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested a 47-year-old physically challenged man and five others over an alleged attack on a vigilante personnel in Kolo community, Ogbia local government area of the State The disabled person, identified as Okpara […]
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on the Federal Government to urgently remove the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, accusing him of partisanship and unethical conduct. Governor Yusuf made the call on Wednesday during Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day anniversary celebration at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, where he expressed displeasure […]
