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The federal government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to discontinue the practice of placing civil servants on a mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave, stating that such a provision is not recognised under the public service rules. The directive was issued in a circular signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, and …

  …Says Students Being Used as Terrorists’ Shields The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced a nationwide solidarity protest scheduled for Tuesday to draw attention to the abduction of teachers and students from schools in Oyo State. Speaking with Vanguard on Monday, the National President of the union, Mr. Audu Titus Amba, said the NUT was anxiously awaiting the …

  The development comes months after the terrorists massacred over 200 residents of the community and abducted 176 women and children during a deadly raid that shocked the nation. Families of victims abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have told SaharaReporters that the insurgents are preparing to organise a …

  During the primaries, in many instances, party membership registers were not visibly used to verify those who turned up as bona fide members. The flag-bearers of political parties for elective offices in the 2027 general elections have emerged. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier set 30 May as the deadline. However, the outcomes of the primary elections …

Oil prices jumped and equities struggled on Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled and tensions mounted between Iran and the United States. Crude futures shot around seven percent higher after an Iranian news agency announced Tehran had suspended the negotiations with Washington via mediators. The United States and Iran had traded strikes over the weekend and Tehran had insisted …

  Enraged by the continuous Israeli incursions and deeper occupation of Lebanese territory, Tehran has ordered an immediate freeze on all diplomatic backchannels. Global geopolitical stability is hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic of Iran abruptly pulled the plug on its highly sensitive, mediated peace negotiations with the United States. The sudden breakdown in diplomatic channels comes as …

  Kuwait said its air defenses had opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire as Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike. The dueling attacks reflect the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war, which has seen repeated attacks even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it. DUBAI, …

Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC Verify show, suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged. Iran has targeted key facilities across eight countries in the Middle East since the end of February, causing millions of dollars of damage to state-of the-art air defence systems, …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State as part of measures to strengthen security following the abduction of pupils and teachers in the state. The approval was announced during a visit by a high-powered Federal Government delegation, led by Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, to Ahoro- Esinele and …

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that four frontline health workers affected by Ebola in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have fully recovered and received their discharge certificates. Africa CDC said this in a post on its official X account on Sunday. According to the agency, the development marks a significant milestone for …