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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have declared a one-day nationwide protest for Thursday, October 9, over the Federal Government’s failure to address their long-standing demands. The decision followed a comprehensive review by the unions’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) on October […]
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to two Bills recently passed by the National Assembly, citing provisions he described as inconsistent with federal policy, fiscally risky, and potentially harmful to good governance. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s objection letters to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary session as the Senate resumed from its annual recess. […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Nigeria Police Training Institutes by signing the Establishment Bill into law. Announcing the development at Tuesday’s plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed that the President has given his constitutional assent to the bill, officially creating a new legal framework for specialised police training institutions across the […]
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has once again assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio gave the assurance on Tuesday in his address to welcome his colleagues back to plenary after about 10 weeks of annual recess. In the welcome address titled “Steady […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed a groundbreaking investment of over $1 billion in African football since the launch of the FIFA Forward Programme in 2016. He made disclosure in his landmark address at the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly held Monday night in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He said the significant […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the Green Chamber must finalise electoral reforms well ahead of the 2027 general election. According to him, the Electoral Act Amendment Bill seeks not only to strengthen measures against violence, improve access for persons with disabilities, and establish clearer timelines for resolving […]
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Hassan Kukah, alongside a coalition of prominent Nigerians, has cautioned that the ongoing dispute between the Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) could undermine investor confidence and derail efforts to revive Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity. In a joint statement […]
Three newly elected members of the House of Representatives were on Tuesday inaugurated by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, following their electoral victories in the August 16, 2025 bye-elections. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the resumption of plenary, saw Omosede Igbenedion (APC–Ovia Federal Constituency, Edo State) returning to the House after a previous stint […]
A United States congressman, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has called on President Donald Trump to immediately redesignate Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern (CPC)’ over what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter” of Christians in the country. In a letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Secretary of State Marco […]
The remains of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a staff of ARISE News Channels, who died after allegedly jumping from a three-storey building as a result of a robbery attack, will be buried on Saturday, October 18, 2025. According to the FCT Police Command’s account, Sommie, as she was fondly called by family, friends and colleagues, […]