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Resident doctors under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their indefinite strike action and are set to return to work on Monday, September 22, 2025, by 8 a.m. The announcement was made by the chapter president, Dr. George Ebong, during a media briefing. According to […]
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday returned to Port Harcourt, the state capital, following the end of the six-month emergency rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara’s flight touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m., where he was received by a large crowd of supporters who had […]
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says it has established a Central Bank Monitoring Committee (CBMC) to oversee revenue inflows and disbursements from the Federation Account domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, disclosed this in a keynote address delivered at the opening ceremony […]
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) can now process and deliver between 4,000 and 5,000 passports within five hours, marking what he described as a historic milestone in the agency’s 62-year history. Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure on Thursday after inspecting the newly built Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsideen Adio — popularly known as “Shameleon” — over allegations of assault and murder. Adio, 55, is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, where discreet investigations into the two cases are […]
Thousands of supporters who trooped to Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday to welcome reinstated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, left disappointed after he failed to appear. Fubara was expected to resume duties on Thursday following the end of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. The […]
US President Donald Trump has suggested that television networks critical of his administration should “maybe” have their licences revoked, deepening concerns about political interference in media regulation. The remarks followed ABC’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who faced backlash after suggesting that conservative activist Charlie Kirk, murdered in Utah last week, had been killed […]
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), FCT chapter, to immediately suspend their ongoing strike. At an emergency meeting on Thursday, the committee — chaired by Senator David Jimkuta (Taraba South) — met with the leadership of […]
Tensions have flared once again between the Ogun State Government and Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, over the reconstruction of a road in the Sagamu area. The conflict reportedly stems from the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure allegedly issuing a “stop work” order on a road project said to have been […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that peace has returned to Rivers State following months of political tension and the imposition of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on a media outlet on Thursday, Wike revealed that he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday, ahead of the […]
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