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PH Refinery Workers Threaten Shutdown Over Unpaid Salaries

Support staff at the Port Harcourt Refining Company have threatened to shut down the refinery if the management fails to address their demands over seven months of unpaid salaries and the non-implementation of a newly approved salary structure. The workers, who protested at the refinery in Eleme, Rivers State, gave the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited a 48-hour ultimatum to implement the salary structure, pay their outstanding wages and address other welfare concerns. The union also demanded […]

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Makinde Urges Nigerians to Collect PVC Ahead of 2027 Elections

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde made the call in a video shared on his social media accounts, displaying his PVC and urging citizens to obtain theirs. He said INEC had announced that PVC collection would commence on October 9, 2026. The governor described the PVC as a means for citizens to participate in choosing their leaders and urged Nigerians to take part in the […]

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Obi Vows to Restore Petrol Subsidy if Elected

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has said he would restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, saying corruption was the major problem with the subsidy system. Obi made the statement during a BBC interview on Tuesday, reversing his earlier position during the 2023 presidential campaign, when he supported removing the subsidy and redirecting the funds to education, healthcare and infrastructure. The former Anambra State governor said his administration would first tackle the corruption associated with […]

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Rainbow Coalition Leaders Meet Fubara

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and leaders of the Rainbow Coalition have met with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at his private residence in Port Harcourt. The meeting was also attended by the APC governorship candidate, Kingsley Chinda, and Senator Magnus Abe. It was the first reported visit by Wike to Fubara since the political crisis in Rivers State was resolved. Sources described the meeting as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the renewed peace in the […]

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FG Offers 40 Oil Blocks in Licensing Round

The Federal Government has opened the 2026 Nigerian oil licensing round, offering 40 oil blocks across land, shallow water and deepwater terrains to attract fresh investment into the upstream petroleum sector. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said the blocks are open to investors with the required technical and financial capacity, as well as the commitment to develop the assets. The commission also introduced stronger transparency measures, including mandatory disclosure of bidders’ beneficial owners and fuller publication of evaluation […]

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Tinubu Declares Three Days of Mourning for NAF Crash Victims

President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. The President also directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast across the country in honour of the deceased officers. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos. The aircraft had 25 passengers […]

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Ondo Air Crash: Diri Condoles With Tinubu, NAF, Victims’ Families

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has expressed condolences to President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Air Force and families of personnel who died in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, also condoled with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, describing the incident as a tragedy that has plunged the country into grief. The aircraft, travelling from Benin City to Lagos, crashed into a swamp in […]

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Super Eagles Seek Redemption Against Russia

The Super Eagles will look to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau when they face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, with kick-off scheduled for 6pm Nigerian time. Eric Chelle’s side had earlier defeated Madagascar 2-1 but will be without several key players, including captain Wilfred Ndidi and Raphael Onyedika. Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to return to the starting line-up after a lengthy absence from the national team. Russia enter the match […]

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SSANU Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum Over Salary Arrears

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has given the Federal Government 14 days to release funds for the implementation of the 2026 agreement and pay outstanding salary arrears, threatening to shut down universities if its demands are not met. The union, at its 56th National Executive Council meeting in Akwa Ibom, demanded payment of outstanding arrears under the 2026 FGN/SSANU CONTTA salary structure, effective from January 1, 2026. It also called for payment of two months’ withheld salaries […]

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