Kano Pays N32bn Pension Backlog, Clears Majority of Liabilities
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government disburses N32 billion to settle outstanding gratuities and death benefits, addressing a significant portion of long-standing pension…
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Youth, Women Drive Nigeria’s 3.4m New Voter Registration Surge
ABUJA, Nigeria – Youths and women dominate Nigeria’s ongoing voter registration drive, with over 3.4 million new voters added to the electoral roll, the…
Police Arrest Suspect After Deadly Ogun Attack Leaves Two Dead
OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State Police Command arrests a 25-year-old suspect over the alleged killing of two people and injury of three others…
NSCDC Arrests 20 Foreign Nationals in Kano Over Illegal Stay
KANO, Nigeria – Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps detain 20 foreign nationals in Kano State after an intelligence-led raid uncovers…
Sanwo-Olu Pardons 43 Inmates to Ease Lagos Prison Congestion
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu grants pardon to 43 inmates as part of efforts to decongest correctional centres and strengthen the…
FG Halts New Policies as PEBEC Enforces Evidence-Based Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council directs ministries, departments and agencies to suspend new policies pending compliance with its Regulatory Impact…
Four Die in Lagos-Ibadan Crash After Speeding Tyre Burst
OGUN, Nigeria – Four people are killed and eight injured after a commercial bus crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following a tyre burst linked…
IHRC Demands Probe Into Alleged Foreign Role in Nigeria Tensions
LAGOS, Nigeria -The International Human Rights Commission calls for an urgent investigation into allegations that a foreign national is fuelling religious tensions in parts…
Fire Guts Yaba Textile Market, Firefighters Contain Overnight Blazes
LAGOS, Nigeria – A pre-dawn fire tears through a three-storey commercial building housing textile shops in Yaba, Lagos, destroying goods but leaving no casualties,…
LAWMA Ramps Up Waste Operations for Easter, Urges Lagosians to Stay Clean
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority has intensified waste collection efforts ahead of Easter festivities. Managing Director Muyiwa Gbadegesin said LAWMA deployed…