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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the Federal Government to “urgently” review workers’ salaries in the new year following the wave of “escalating inflation and suffering” sweeping across the country. In his New Year’s address to workers on Wednesday, the President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, noted that workers’ salaries should be a “living…
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that a damage assessment of the recent United States strikes conducted in conjunction with Nigerian forces is still ongoing. Speaking while fielding questions from journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja stated that the military would release its findings publicly after the assessment…
Internationally acclaimed heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from the hospital and has been declared clinically fit to recuperate at home. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos, Gbenga Omotoso, and Special Adviser to the Information and Strategy, Ogun State, Kayode Akinmade, noted that Joshua was discharged on…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that 2026 will be a more prosperous year for all. Tinubu stated this in his New Year message on Thursday, adding that his administration would sustain the momentum on its major reforms. “During 2025, we sustained the momentum on our major reforms. We had a fiscal reset and also…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report and resolutions of a five-man committee set up to investigate the state’s stake in the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the Radisson Hotel projects. Receiving the report at Government House, Benin City, Governor Okpebholo assured that the findings would be fully implemented, disclosing that…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has given Dr Anthony Aziegbemi a seven-day ultimatum to pay ₦25 billion in damages over alleged defamatory statements. In a letter by the governor’s counsel, Ray Okezie, and addressed to Aziegbemi, the PDP State Chairman was also requested to publish a public apology in three national dailies over the alleged…
Femi Gbajabiamila has not been replaced as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, the presidency said on Thursday. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed reports suggesting that Tinubu had replaced Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. This comes after several social media posts began circulating the…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Kelvin Aneke, has charged troops of Nigerian Air Force not to leave any stone unturned in the quest to subdue terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality within the Northwest Region. He also charged them to adopt robust security measures to secure the lives and property of…
The Nigerian foreign ministry confirmed the United States had launched “precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes” after US President Donald Trump announced the operation against Islamic State militants. “Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of…
United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday, after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country. The Department of Defense said “multiple ISIS terrorists” were killed in an attack conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but…