President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal employees, a major move designed to shrink and reform the US government. In an email sent on Tuesday, his administration told workers they had to decide by 6 February whether they wanted to be part of a “deferred resignation” programme. If they agree by…
It is now an open secret that children are vulnerable in many of the centres and homes where parents take them for care while they go for work or business. These children are meted with fatal corporal punishment in one hundred ways. Unfortunately, this is trending in majority of Nigerian schools, causing lasting harm to…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State government, through its Infrastructure, Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), will commence the enumeration of all communications masts and towers in the state, effective February 1, 2025. This exercise, which will be carried out in collaboration with the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), aims to update…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Lagos have arrested a lawyer, Barrister Chinwe Onuoha, for allegedly forging documents to obtain a bank facility. The arrest occurred on January 22, 2025, in Ikorodu, after Onuoha had repeatedly ignored invitations to answer allegations of forgery. According to eyewitnesses, Onuoha attempted…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has firmly rejected plans to establish a Sharia Court in the state, declaring such an entity illegal and without legal backing. In a statement personally signed on Tuesday, January 28, Abiodun warned against individuals or groups’ attempts to introduce Sharia law within the state’s judicial framework….
The Nigerian Federal Government has indicated its readiness to accept and assist Nigerians who might be deported from the United States. This commitment arises in light of reports of increased immigration enforcement by U.S. officials. In a statement On Tuesday Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media and Corporate Affairs at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission…
About 5,144 Nigerians may be affected in the initial stage of the ongoing deportation exercises from the United States of America as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants continues. The figure includes non-US citizens of Nigeria origin in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and Enforcement and Removal Operations, ERO, non-detained docket with final…
A commercial plane in Nigeria with 59 passengers on board from Lagos crash have landed at an airport in the Kano state. The Max Air Boeing 737 flight lost its nose landing gear tire while landing on Tuesday night, according to several passengers. The airplane tire then burst, and the plane skidded to a halt…
Officials have said that actual figure of the reported deaths at a two-story building that collapsed in Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos state on Tuesday has yet to be ascertained. The officials confirmed 11 people trapped in the building, adding that a search and rescue operation is still ongoing to ensure no victims were left under…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Taraba, Lagos, and Benue states have the highest prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, in Nigeria. According to the latest NBS report, the average price of five kilograms of LPG increased by 44.62% to N7,000 in December…
