Mining Tragedy in Niger State Claims Five Lives
A devastating incident occurred in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, where an illegal mining pit collapsed, resulting in the deaths of five women. The collapse happened around 6:30 p.m. on Monday in Budu village, trapping the victims under the debris. According to sources who spoke to Zagazola Malama, the women who […]
NLC Urges President Tinubu to Inaugurate PenCom Board
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop making excuses and inaugurate the board of the Pension Commission (Pencom). NLC disclosed this in a statement by its president, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday. This comes amid reports that Pencom and Tinubu’s government are yet to inaugurate the board of […]
Seventeen Years After, Amnesty Demands Justice For Youth Shot Dead, Missing In Enugu, Anambra
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Seventeen years down the lane, the Amnesty International Nigeria has finally demanded justice over the 2008 extrajudicial killing of a 15-year-old boy, Emmanuel Egbo, by a police officer in Enugu State. The body also called on the authorities to disclose the whereabouts of Azuamaka Victor Maduamago, who went missing in […]
Breaking: Gov Uzodimma Increases Minimum Wage to ₦104,000
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has approved a new wage structure, raising the minimum wage for civil servants to ₦104,000. Entry-level doctors will now earn ₦513,000, while new lecturers will receive ₦222,000. In addition, senior citizens and pensioners are set to begin receiving the next batch of gratuity payments starting tomorrow.
Osun Senator Proffers Solution To Nigerians Hardship, Says It Will Vanish Away By December
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Osun East Senator Francis Fadahunsi has said the best solution to the current hardship in the country is for the people to go into farming. He said this in his hometown, Ilase-Ijesa, Obokun Local Government, Osun State, on Tuesday, during the mobilisation of his constituents for voters’ registration. The […]
ASUU-AAU Ekpoma Debunks Claim Of Payment Of Backlogs Of Staff Salaries By University
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has described as false and misleading, the statement attributed to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Sunday Olowo Samuel that the university has cleared salary backlogs with a monthly subvention of five hundred million naira. […]
Just In: Abuja–Kaduna Train Derails, Passengers Panic
A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and sparking panic among commuters. The incident, which occurred along the busy Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor shortly after the train departed the nation’s capital at about 11 a.m., threw passengers into confusion as many scrambled for safety. Eyewitnesses described the […]
Nigeria Moves Toward Automotive Hub Status With New NADDC Training Center
LAGOS, IKEJA – Senator John Owan Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, commissioned the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Automotive Training Center in Ikorodu, Lagos. Enoh described the facility as “a crucible for innovation, a sanctuary for skills development, and a launchpad for Nigeria’s automotive renaissance,” according to a statement […]
Gov Makinde to Proceed on One-Month Leave, Sets To Handover to Deputy
The Oyo State House of Assembly has received and acknowledged a letter from the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, notifying the legislature of his intention to proceed on a one-month leave from Thursday, August 29, 2025, to Monday, September 29, 2025. The letter, which was read at Tuesday’s plenary session presided over […]
Ex-Minister Of External Affairs Tasks African Leaders On Securing Countries First Before Borders
…As Mali, Burkina Faso Shun Meeting Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Former Minister of External Affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, has tasked African leaders to secure their countries first before extending same to their borders. Gambari, who is also a former Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations also said that there are currently over 1,000 insurgency groups operating […]