The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the Federal Ministry of Education have been slammed with a ₦100 billion lawsuit over the alleged inhumane conduct of the 2025 WASSCE English Language examination, which reportedly saw students writing papers in dark, unsafe conditions late into the night. Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Evans Ufeli, filed the suit…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has provided an update on the ongoing water shortage in Abuja and its surrounding satellite towns, attributing the issue to the ongoing rehabilitation of key water treatment plants. In an official statement released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social…
The planned industrial action slated for June 2, 2025 by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suffered a major setback, as key arms of Nigeria’s judiciary—including the Supreme Court, National Judicial Council (NJC), and Federal High Court (FHC)—have pulled out of the strike. This decision follows high-level interventions led by the Chief Justice…
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to reintroduce the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, previously suspended in 2016, as part of renewed efforts to tackle waste management issues and prevent flooding across the state. Speaking during an inspection tour of Idi-Araba, Orile Iganmu, and Alaba Rago in Ojo Local Government Area, the Commissioner for the…
A dark cloud has fallen over the Nigerian sports community as 20 members of the Kano State contingent to the National Sports Festival 2024 tragically lost their lives in a fatal road accident while returning from the event held in Ogun State. The tragic crash reportedly occurred in Dakatsalle town, approximately 50 kilometres from the…
Simon Ekpa, a prominent pro-Biafran agitator, is facing terrorism charges in Finland, with prosecutors pushing for a six-year prison sentence if he is found guilty. Ekpa, who has been under investigation for his alleged role in inciting violence in Nigeria’s South-East region, appeared at the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday for a preparatory hearing related…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday, officially handed over brand-new 2025 SUV vehicles to the 18 local government chairmen across the state, as part of his administration’s effort to boost grassroots development and service delivery. The vehicle commissioning ceremony was held at the State Secretariat in Benin City and attended by the Governor’s…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially inaugurated three Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS) — NNS SHERE, NNS FARO, and NNS IKOGOSI, along with three AW109 Trekker helicopters (501, 502, and 503) — into the Nigerian Navy fleet, reinforcing Nigeria’s commitment to maritime security. The historic event took place in Lagos on Saturday, with the President represented…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially released the timetable and schedule of activities for the upcoming Ekiti and Osun State governorship elections in 2026. According to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Ekiti State governorship election is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026, while the Osun State governorship election will hold on Saturday,…
A heated political exchange has erupted between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, over the ongoing clampdown on ground rent defaulters in Abuja. The controversy began following the FCT Administration’s sealing of several properties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat and Access…
