The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has announced a new date for its much-anticipated Seminar and Award Programme, now slated for Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos. The event, earlier scheduled for September 11, will spotlight Nigeria’s historic election as Chairman of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers suspended its two-day strike on Tuesday following a meeting with officials of the Federal Government and the Dangote Group, amid fuel supply disruptions in different locations across the country. The National President of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha, confirmed thisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors will today (Wednesday) hold its National Executive Council meeting to determine its next line of action on a pending ultimatum to the Federal Government. The association had earlier issued a 10-day ultimatum to relevant government agencies, warning that members would embarkContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI As the race towards the 2027 general election gathers momentum, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police Force have warned political parties against embarking on early campaigns in violation of the electoral law. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, lamented that parties had already kicked off subtleContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said on Wednesday that the government has successfully implemented about 80 percent of the capital component of the 2024 budget, whose tenure has been extended to December 2025 by the National Assembly. The minister spoke atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Special Committee on Examination Infractions set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered more than 6,000 cases of technology-enabled malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, disclosed the findings while presenting its report in Abuja onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Not fewer than 23 terrorists were killed and 26 kidnap victims rescued in coordinated operations by Nigerian Army troops, Defence Special Operations Force and Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in Kankara and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State. A source at the Army headquarters toldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government is conducting a comprehensive mapping to identify those who are out of school or non-literate citizens across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Ahmad, announced this yesterday in Abuja. She noted that with accurate data obtained from the exercise, theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over what it described as a “false and malicious” social media post against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a letter dated September 7, 2025 by Uwem Davies on behalf of theContinue Reading
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Sunday declared that it would still embark on strike beginning from today (Monday), despite the intervention of the Federal Government to address the grievances of the union. NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed that the Federal Government had reached out toContinue Reading