By IDRIS OLUKOYA WITH adequate support, some youths are turning challenges to opportunities and transforming ideas to lasting impacts, a council chairman has said. The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, (Hon.) Princess Surah Animashaun, made the assertion in an interview in Lagos on Thursday. Animashaun said that many youths were resilient, […]
THE Magistrate Court 1 in Asaba was thrown into a tense legal drama on Monday as Pastor Sunday Ogbogho of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was arraigned over an alleged violent assault on one Kenneth Orusi. According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on July 27, 2025, at No. 5 Elder Ediale Street, […]
THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says there is no record of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in custodial centres across the country. Ibrahim Idris, Deputy Controller General (DCG) of the Legal Department at the Service, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 3rd public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations within the service. The […]
A former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe (not Ogbeh), died peacefully in his sleep, the family has said. The Benue State-born politician who also served as Minister of Agriculture in the Muhammadu Buhari administration, neither showed any sign of ailment nor complained before going to bed. “He told us […]
By FABIAN EKERUCHE SOME Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the widely usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in spite of the recent ban. They expressed their concerns in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos. A correspondent who monitored the compliance in some areas of the state […]
By NEFISHETU YAKUBU MANAGEMENT of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), on Sunday, commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Engr Jonathan Lawani in a statement in Benin, commended President Bola Tinubu for choice of Ize-Iyamu. […]
THE Federal Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the implementation of agreements reached with health sector unions and associations. The move is part of a broader strategy to ensure lasting industrial harmony in the nation’s healthcare system. The committee is chaired by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Izaq […]
By JOAN NWAGWU THE Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said that the National Industrial Relations Policy recently announced by the Federal Government, negates workers’ rights. The Union made its position known in a statement jointly signed by Mr. Kabiru Ado Minjibir and Mr. Martins Egbanubi, JOHESU National Chairman and National Secretary respectively. The union […]
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has hosted its inaugural Research Day, a milestone event aimed at embedding research-driven decision-making into Nigeria’s tax administration. The event, championed by the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, brought together internal stakeholders, scholars, policymakers, and tax professionals to unveil a set of knowledge products designed to boost […]
THREE South-South states — Edo, Bayelsa, and Delta — say they are taking bold steps to implement Nigeria’s decentralized electricity policy and entrench local government autonomy, signalling a shift in how subnational governments manage critical infrastructure and grassroots governance. Survey shows that the three states have domesticated key provisions of the Federal Government’s unbundling of […]