Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year nursing student identified as Mercy and suspended 14 other 500-level students over a viral TikTok video showing them dancing in hospital settings. Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, has expelled ...
Governors, former governors, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and other prominent stakeholders have paid tribute to the late former Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, praising his courage, visionary leadership and persistent advocacy for state police ...
The United States has placed Nigeria on its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) blacklist, a designation that could trigger restrictions on military training, weapons sales, foreign military financing and other defence cooperation from October 1, 2026, unless President Donald Trump ...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s response to its demands for urgent economic relief and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, raising concerns over a possible escalation of industrial tension as its ...
Six years after the #EndSARS protests brought police brutality into the national spotlight, Nigeria continues to grapple with allegations of unlawful arrests, torture, extortion and excessive use of force, raising fresh questions about the effectiveness of reforms introduced to transform ...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on religious leaders across Nigeria to intensify their efforts against corruption, warning that money obtained through corrupt practices cannot earn divine blessings, even when used to fund religious activities. The Sultan ...
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on President Bola Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential election and support Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the party’s presidential candidate. APM National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, made the call in a ...
Key Points The Nigerian Army has activated three new infantry battalions in Zamfara State. The new formations are located in Bakura, Kaura Namoda and Anka. The units are intended to expand operational coverage and improve rapid response. Residents have been ...
Kidnappers holding 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have reduced their ransom demand from N50 million to N5 million per victim. The reduction means the total ransom being demanded for ...
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said Nigeria needs an additional 554,353 personnel to adequately staff a proposed state police system, calling for a sustainable funding framework to support the initiative across ...
UNICEF estimates that 38,000 people, including 8,300 children, need humanitarian assistance following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Panama on October 9, 2026. In a statement issued on October 12, UNICEF said the earthquake damaged homes, schools, health facilities and critical ...
The Nigerian Naira maintained relative stability against the United States Dollar across the official and parallel foreign exchange markets, supported by steady liquidity conditions and sustained foreign exchange inflows. Data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) showed the Naira ...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that Nigerian workers remain under severe economic pressure despite the implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage, maintaining its two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over rising petrol prices and fresh wage negotiations. ...