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Niger sues FG at Supreme Court over 13% derivation exclusion
The Niger State Government has dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over its exclusion from the 13% derivation benefit granted to resource-producing states. In a suit filed through a team of lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, the state named the Attorney-General of the…
Read More »FG urges nurses, midwives to suspend planned strike
The Federal Government has called on the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to reconsider its decision to embark on a nationwide strike.Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, appealed during a meeting with NANNM leadership on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria…
Read More »NNPC reaffirms rehabilitation plans, rules out sale of P’Harcourt refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has dismissed speculation about the potential sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing a high-grade rehabilitation of the facility. Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, announced during a company-wide town hall meeting at the NNPC Towers in…
Read More »Mark, Aregbesola, Lawal, others assume control of ADC leadership
Former Senate President David Mark, ex-Minister Rauf Aregbesola, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, ex-Minister Bolaji Abdullahi, and retired General Tunde Ogbeha have taken up key positions in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as part of the newly inaugurated National Executive Committee (NEC). Their appointments were…
Read More »IMF raises Nigeria’s 2025 growth forecast to 3.4%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast upward to 3.4% for 2025, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from its previous projection of 3.0% in April. In its July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF also upgraded Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%, up from…
Read More »Police nab woman for the murder, mutilation of a pregnant nurse
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 24-year-old Somtochukwu Nwafor in connection with the brutal murder and dismemberment of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area. The arrest was made on July 25, 2025, with the help of residents of Umueri village,…
Read More »Police probe 16yo for allegedly killing stepmother in Adamawa
By Deborah Nnamdi The Adamawa State Police Command is investigating two separate incidents of suspected culpable homicide linked to domestic violence in Madagali and Gombi Local Government Areas. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the first case occurred in Pallam District, Madagali,…
Read More »LP’s presidential ticket not reserved for anyone– LP Secretary
By Deborah Nnamdi Amid ongoing tensions within the Labour Party (LP), the party’s National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, has asserted that the LP’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election is open to all qualified aspirants and not reserved for any individual. Speaking in an interview with Trust TV, Ibrahim…
Read More »Health sector faces fresh setback as federal nurses begin nationwide strike
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian health sector is bracing for further disruption as nurses in federal health institutions embark on a seven-day nationwide warning strike starting from midnight, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The industrial action follows the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government by the National…
Read More »Super Falcons: LP knock Tinubu over dollar rewards, calls move unpatriotic
The Labour Party, under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu for rewarding Nigeria’s female national football team, the Super Falcons, in United States dollars rather than the Nigerian Naira. In a strongly worded statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the…
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