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Nigeria Labour Congress has insisted on the planned protest, despite the union's meeting with President Bola TinubuAddressing reporters at the Labour house on Wednesday, the NLC President Joe Ajaero, said it will continue with today’s scheduled protest despite Tuesday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu.Ajaero told journalists that the meeting with the president was never meant to cancel the protest.“The meeting with the president yesterday never meant we cancelled the protest. We never spoke to the press on the cancellation of the protest.“NLC is an organisation that has its own channels of communication. We never released any information that the protest was cancelled.”Ajaero pointed out that none of its protest letters had been responded to by the presidency.He explained that NLC ...

Burkina Faso authorities have released the detained 11 Nigerian soldiers and a Nigerian Air Force aircraft. The release of personnel and aircraft is coming exactly 10 days after they were detained following an emergency landing in the Sahel country. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed the development on Wednesday night. “They have been released. I just confirmed with our Head of Mission in Burkina Faso,” Ebienfa said.The military personnel had been detained by Burkina Faso’s authorities after their Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft made an unscheduled landing in Bobo-Dioulasso on December 8, following a technical issue shortly after departing Lagos en route to Portugal. Burkina Faso authorities initially held the aircraft and it...

The police has suffered another set back on the resumption of the implementation of tinted glass permit. A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe, Wednesday, issued an ex-parte injunction stopping and barring the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command, from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide. The court also barred the police from harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting citizens and motorists on account of the said policy. The court also restrained the IPG and NPF, their officers, men, agents, privies and/or contractors from continuing to use the Parkway Projects Account (a private contractor’s account) to conduct any government business, pending the hea...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Wednesday announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, disclosed this in Ilorin during an accreditation tour of CBT centres. Oloyede also disclosed that 52 examination teams had been deployed across the country to re-accredit centres or disqualify those that failed to meet the board’s standards. He stressed the importance of the annual accreditation exercise, saying it was necessary to ensure compliance with laid-down requirements, stressing that past approval did not guarantee continued eligibility. “The fact that you qualified last year does not mean you qualify this year,” Oloyede said T...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have raided the offices and private residences of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in Abuja and Kebbi State. Malami’s media aide, Mohammed Doka disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. According to Doka, the raid came shortly after Malami’s office publicly referenced Chapter 9 of the Justice Ayo Salami Judicial Commission of Inquiry Report. Doka claimed that the raid was for the purpose of seizing Chapter 9 of the report. He accused the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, of bias and demanded his recusal from matters relating to him. He described the timing and scope of the raids as troubling, raising questions about the motive, legality and intent behind t...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, said 76 of its personnel have received punishment for various offences in 2025. The Corps Commandant General Ahmed Audi expressed his administration's commitment to revamping and repositioning the Corps through training and re-training of its operatives, ensuring adequate welfare of personnel, providing a reward mechanism to boost the morale of those who have performed excellently in discharging the Corps' statutory duties and responsibility.He said In the year 2025, cases of officers with charges of various offences were attended to and 76 personnel involving senior and junior staff had various disciplinary measures meted on them to serve as deterrent to others. Audi noted that the NSCDC gives credence to exceptionally outstanding offic...

Environmental advocates have warned that shifting weather patterns, corporate dominance and weak regulatory structures endangers food culture and public health in the country. A climate and extractive governance expert, Olamide Martins of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), also warned that effects of climate change on agriculture are no longer abstract.He lamented that erratic rainfall, rising temperatures and environmental degradation have disrupted traditional farming cycles that once ensured stable food production. He noted that decades ago, farmers could rely on predictable weather patterns, but those conditions have steadily declined due to fossil fuel use, extractive activities and environmental neglect. Beyond climate change, Martins expr...

 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate's confirmation of its members on December 16. Members of the reconstituted Board are:  Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni, PhD. — Chairman Dr Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017. He was subsequently appointed Vice Chairman of the Commission. His appointment as Chairman took effect from 1 December 2025 and shall subsist until the completion of his ten-year tenure at the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.  Yusuf Ali, PhD. — Vice Chairman Dr Ali was first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022. His designation as Vice Chairman took effect on 1 December 2025 and shall remain in...

…….. Says APC didn't have annoited candidate for Governorship. The Nasarawa State leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has held a crucial meeting with Speaker and Members of the party in the State House of Assembly to discuss emerging issues in the party and the State at large. The meeting which was held behind closed door took place today Wednesday at the Lafia residence of the Speaker of the State Assembly Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau and had in attendance APC Lawmakers and the State Executive members of the party led by the State Chairman Dr. Aliyu Bello. Briefing Newsmen shortly after the meeting, the State APC Chairman Dr. Aliyu Bello said the crucial meeting was necessary to examine both administrative and political deployments in the State among other e...

"••••• as Gov. Sule, Speaker Jatau, ECDA President, Abuluya harp on peace promotion, unity, support for Govt. Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nassarawa State, has said that his administration was committed to the promotion of unity and peace in the State. Sule stated this during the inauguration and swearing in ceremony of National Executives of Eggon Cultural and Development Association (ECDA) Worldwide held today at the palace of Aren Eggon, Nassarawa Eggon LGA of the State. The Governor said that his administration would continue to provide all inclusive leadership in the state for unity, peace and development to thrive. " I want to congratulate Mandy David Abuluya , the President of ECDA and other executive members on their well deserved victory at the polls. " I want to congrat...

By Ifeoluwa Olakunle In a landmark gathering that underscored the evolving landscape of national security, the Institute of Security and Forensic Studies Nigeria (ISFSN) convened its 18th Annual Conference at the prestigious National Merit Award House, Abuja. The event brought together a cross-section of forensic scientists, intelligence operatives, cybersecurity experts, legal analysts, and policy architects. Dr. (Amb.) Okocha M. Morgan, Director General of the Institute, described cyber-forensics as the fulcrum of modern security strategy, critical to dissecting and neutralising sophisticated digital criminality. The conference drew prominent stakeholders from across Nigeria’s security and law enforcement spectrum, reflecting the country’s growing urgency to enhance digital...

By Ojo Bukola Abuja, Nigeria — The 18th Annual Conference of the Institute of Security and Forensic Studies Nigeria (ISFSN) was held in grand intellectual and ceremonial splendour at the prestigious National Merit Award House, Abuja, a momentous occasion that drew a distinguished convergence of stakeholders from across Nigeria’s security architecture, including forensic experts, intelligence practitioners, policy strategists, academic authorities, and industry leaders. Anchored on the theme “Cyber-Forensics: New Methods to Track and Analyse Online Activities,” the conference provided a high-level platform for strategic dialogue on the growing complexities of cyber-enabled crime and the urgent need for advanced digital investigative frameworks. Delivering a keynote address on ...

Aliko Dangote may have won the fight with the boss of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed.Ahmed threw in the towel on Wednesday after meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Tinubu has also forwarded the names of two nominees to the Senate for confirmation as chief executive officers of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said the nominations followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed, former Chief Executive of the NMDPRA, and Gbenga Komolafe, former Chief Executive of the NUPRC.Both officials were ...

The Senate Tuesday approved the 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) submitted by President Bola Tinubu.The is sequel to the presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.In approving the framework, the Senate reduced the crude oil benchmark price for 2026 to $60 per barrel, down from the $64.85 earlier proposed by the executive, while fixing benchmarks at $65 and $70 per barrel for 2027 and 2028, respectively.The Upper Chamber said the adjustment was necessitated by heightened geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the volatility of international oil prices. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by...

In solidarity with the Nigerian people over the burden, losses and dislocation occasioned by the rising wave of insecurity in the nation, Cross River Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), joined its counterpart in other states of the federation for a peaceful protest. Addressing the peaceful protesters at the Comrade John Ushie Solidarity Centre venue of the take off point in Calabar, the State NLC Chairman, Comrade Gregory Olayi, pointed out that the peaceful protest in line with the directives of the national body, was geared towards the spiralling wave of insecurity in the country. "In Nigeria today, people are not sleeping with their eyes closed, citizens of this country cannot attend to farm needs without being attacked by bandits and in schools, children are not pr...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, Tuesday disclosed that the Federal Government recorded a significant revenue shortfall of N30 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year.Edun made the disclosure while appearing before the House of Representatives Committees on Finance and National Planning during an interactive session on the 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper.He said that the Federal Government projected N40.8tn revenue and it ended up making only N10.7tn.This, however, is a sharp contrast to the declaration by President Bola Tinubu in September that the Federal Government had already met its revenue target.The Federal Government had projected a revenue target of N40.8tn in 2025 to fund the N54.9tn “budget of restoratio...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, on Tuesday announced the discovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition from criminal hideouts.Ododo said the discovery was as a result of a decisive joint security operation in the state.He listed weapons recovered to include 24 AK-47 rifles, 23 pump-action rifles, one Tavor rifle, one FN rifle, four Barrett pistols, four Browning rifles, 42 magazines, 520 rounds of GPMG 7.62 ammunition, and substantial quantities of AK-47 ammunition and cartridges for pump-action and Barrett pistols. Additional items included handcuffs, 13 holsters, tear gas cartridges, and submachine gun components. Governor Ododo, briefing journalists in Lokoja, said, “The operation was the outcome of over a week of sustained, intelligence-driven surveillance by security age...

The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with the Thelema Lion Foundation, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting women and vulnerable communities.The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, at the 4th Annual Seminar on Zero Hunger and Free Food Palliative Distribution and Empowerment, held in Abuja stressed that food security is a critical human rights issue.Themed “Renewed Hope: Strategic Nutrition Planning for Family Wellness,” the event highlighted the power of partnerships in advancing human rights and promoting social justice. Dr. Ojukwu stressed that empowering women has far-reaching societal benefits. “But if you empower one woman, you’ve empowered the society. And all of us, we are born by women, and that is why when it co...

Traditional Rulers in two Gombe communities have encouraged women to speak out and champion against certain myths that inhibits their progress within the society. The traditional rulers however advised that this should be done within the ambits of acceptable religious and traditional norms of their communities. The two District Heads, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman of Zambuk and Abdulhameed Abubakar Aliyu of Liji, all in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State were part of a one day multi-level dialogue and sensitisation workshop where they corroborated each other on the need for women to make all efforts to know their rights. Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative (FOCEI) in collaboration with Women Aid Collective (WACOL) organized the workshop that brought together...

In a touching display of appreciation, members of the Peculiar Widows’ Forum traveled from all the way from Makurdi, Benue State to the Nations Capital to honor Chief Felix Amaechi Obuah, Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), as he marked his 63rd birthday. For decades, this Rivers State native has poured his heart into philanthropy, humanitarian aid, and uplifting the less privileged—acts that bridged states and touched lives far beyond his own. Leading the delegation, Regina Peter spoke with raw emotion, her words echoing the group’s profound gratitude. “I thank this man of vision and ambition who chose to wipe tears from our eyes,” she said. “The Bible tells us that giving to a widow or the poor is giving to God Himself. He has become our prayer ...