Civil servants in Niger State are ordered to reimburse any excess February salaries or risk sanctions
Civil servants in Niger State who received multiple salary payments in February 2025 have been directed to return the excess funds immediately or risk penalties, including salary suspension. The directive,…
Nigeria’s Senator Natasha runs to Sky News after suspension
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator from Kogi Central, has insisted that her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio were the direct cause of her suspension. According to…
Donald Trump set to shut down US Department of Education
White House Fact sheet reveals Trump is about to shut down department of Education
2026 FIFA World Cup: Trump to sign executive order establishing task force
US President Donald Trump will on Friday sign an executive order establishing a White House Task Force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be hosted by the…
Ramadan school closure: Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria faults CAN’s threat of legal action
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, SCSN has criticised the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for threatening legal action over the closure of schools for Ramadan in northern states.…
Poland to withdraw from Ottawa Treaty
Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has suggested that his country may withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans anti-personnel mines. If Poland proceeds with the withdrawal, it will become the…
NANS, NAOSS seek IGP’s investigation of LASU graduate’s disappearance
The National Association of Ogun State Students, NAOSS, and the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Stakeholders in the state have called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to…
Oba of Benin suspends 67 dukes
The Benin Traditional Council has announced that 67 Enigie in the Benin Kingdom have been suspended with immediate effect. This was confirmed by the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council,…
Ivory Coast, Ghana urge juntas to rejoin ECOWAS
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his Ghanaian counterpart, John Mahama, on Wednesday called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to rejoin the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS,…
Confusion rocks Senate over ‘Rules and Order’ in handling Natasha’s petition
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday descended into confusion and chaos over Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. Natasha rose on Order 10 of…