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The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has received 180 Nigerians who returned from Sebha, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. NEMA disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and published on its X handle on Wednesday, saying the returnees arrived at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, at about 4:20 pm on Tuesday. The returnees arrived aboard an Air […]

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking approval for a supplementary external borrowing plan of $20.52bn and €1.045bn to finance infrastructure and development projects across the country. The proposal was reported by Vanguard and The Guardian as one of the major stories featured in Nigerian newspapers on Wednesday. The Guardian also highlighted concerns over Nigeria’s rising debt burden, noting that the proposed borrowing comes amid increasing debt refinancing […]

The Federal Government has agreed to pay Nigerian workers a monthly transport allowance of N70,000 for six months, beginning in November 2026, as part of measures to cushion the effects of economic hardship. The agreement followed a meeting between government representatives and officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The meeting addressed several issues affecting workers, including the national minimum wage, petrol prices, welfare benefits, […]

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 11 men over alleged cult initiation activities in a bush near the Engineering Department of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The suspects were arrested on Thursday, October 22, following a distress call from the university, according to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata. The statement said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit […]

Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over budget implementation, alleged nepotism and what he described as the prioritisation of regional interests over national development. Makinde spoke at the South-West Town Hall meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where he called for a fundamental reset of Nigeria’s economic and security systems ahead of the 2027 general election. He questioned the […]

The late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, will be buried on December 17, 2026, according to burial arrangements announced by his family. Fasoranti, who died at his residence in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at the age of 100, will be honoured with a Christian wake-keeping service on Wednesday, December 16, at his residence within the Omolere Nursery and Primary School compound, Akure. In a […]

The Federal Government has urged 15 states to urgently update their Ebola preparedness and response plans as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the outbreak following the confirmation of an imported case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, disclosed that 21 states had updated their response plans, while the remaining states were yet to complete theirs. He said hospitals […]

Security operatives have been deployed to protect campaign posters and billboards of President Bola Tinubu in Kaduna ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2026. Personnel of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Authority (KASTLEA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are reportedly among those assigned to guard campaign materials at strategic locations, particularly along major roads leading to […]