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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has demanded justice for murdered Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who went missing after she boarded a BRT bus in Lagos State. In a tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant, described Ayanwole's murder as heartbreaking and expressed hope that those behind the act would be made to face the wrath of the law. Meanwhile, Police authorities in Lagos State have taken into custody the driver of […]

The Federal Government has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to advise its affiliate, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to abide by the provisions of the Trade Disputes Act and call off its ongoing strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige who stated this during an event organized by the NLC, also urged the Council to discuss as part of its agenda, a workable recipe that […]

Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation, and the Senate President from tampering with the newly amended Electoral Act 2022. The judge in a ruling on an ex-parte application by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agreed that the Electoral Act has become a valid law and cannot be tampered with without following due process of law. […]

The Federal Government says the rescue of Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine may commence today. This comes as Russia announced the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and Sumy. In a series of tweets, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said the Ukrainian government had given approval for the students evacuation and promised to […]

The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja today. An update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle, revealed that the passengers, numbering about 450 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by 7:10 this morning via a Max Air flight. They were received by government officials and are expected to undergo documentation after which […]

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation says it has begun loading of trucks at all depots to clear current scarcity being experienced across the nation. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari who revealed this to newsmen after meeting with the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petrol Tanker Drivers (PTD), noted that there was availability of 1.7 billion litres of petrol currently in stock. Kyari, who […]