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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, and former House of Representatives member, Usman Bugaje, have indicted Nigeria’s political parties as a major factor stalling the country’s growth 65 years after independence. Both statesmen spoke during a special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary on Wednesday. Falana faulted what he described as the “winner-takes-all” mentality…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, announced the suspension at a press conference in Abuja. He explained that the decision followed a meeting with the National Security Adviser and the management of Dangote Refinery. Osifo admitted that “grey areas” remain in…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has announced winners of the zonal stage of the 2025 National Campus Debate, a civic engagement programme aimed at promoting intellectual discourse, national consciousness, and value-based leadership among Nigerian youths. According to the Agency, the results were released after an independent panel of eminent Nigerians reviewed petitions from participating institutions…
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to sustained civic reorientation as a key driver of national development. He emphasized that attitudinal change, value reawakening, and responsible citizenship are central to achieving the country’s long-term goals. Delivering a keynote address titled “Africa’s New Frontier: Strategic Investment…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions to begin urgent mobilisation and prepare for a nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Group, accusing the conglomerate of sustained anti-worker practices. This came as the nationwide strike declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Monday against the…
ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a statement obtained from its X handle on Monday, the 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately known as Sommie,…
Ex-agitators and some critical stakeholders from Ogoni in Rivers State have written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, condemning their exclusion from the negotiation to resume oil production in Ogoniland. The stakeholders led by an ex-militant Leader and Pioneer Secretary of First Phase Ex-Agitators, Gen Nature Dumale Kiegha,…
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court Abuja, has restrained the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Ruling on an ex parte application by Dangote Refinery, Justice Subilim restrained the defendants, which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd…
The Federal Ministry of Education has launched the 2025–2027 Communication Strategy and Framework to enhance policy engagement, transparency, and public trust in Nigeria’s education sector. Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, described the strategy as a blueprint for telling Nigeria’s education story “with clarity, credibility, and…
President Bola Tinubu has been scheduled to inaugurate the newly renovated National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Independence Day. This was disclosed in a statement from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday. The renovation of the National Theatre has been undertaken by the CBN and the Bankers’ Committee as part of their commitment to…