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Abuja was totally shut down on yesterday as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC threw its full weight behind the ongoing total and indefinite strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, declaring an all-out confrontation with what it described as an oppressive and insensitive administration. In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC accused the FCTA …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has vowed to arrest and prosecute any individual or group involved in extorting prospective candidates ahead of the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration. The State Commandant, Mr Olatunde Maku, gave the warning during a familiarization visit by the JAMB State Coordinator, Dr Dinah Obiano to the …

A Private Investigator, Prof. Sandra Duru, has called on the Police to expedite action on her petition against Sen. Natasha Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, in the National Assembly. The private investigator, based in the US, told newsmen on Friday in Abuja, that there was no need for delay in the investigation of the issues raised in the petition. She said …

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed that the world is investing far more in destroying nature than in saving it. The report, The State of Finance for Nature 2026, released on Thursday and obtained in Benin City, Edo State, noted that for every dollar spent on protecting ecosystems, 30 dollars were channelled into environmentally …

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on countries to protect the UN Charter, urging them to “stand up for a rules-based order” – or pay the price. Mohammed made the call in a speech to the Danish Parliament on Thursday, The UN’s founding document “is our moral compass ,” she said, calling for renewed commitment to multilateralism …

No fewer than a million people in North-East Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition assistance unless funding could be found “within weeks”. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Nigeria is facing one of the worst hunger crises in recent times. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a …

… Says African youths must hold leaders accountable By Igbotako Nowinta, Editor-At-Large, Alltimepost.com Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria – Africa’s crisis is not lack of resources but failure of leadership—and only a politically awakened youth can break the cycle. This was the blunt verdict of Prof. Cyrille Dalex Ngamen Kouassi, social engineer, philosopher and Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Government has issued a one-week ultimatum to accredited waste managers to clear refuse from the streets of Benin and neighboring local government areas. The directive was handed down on Thursday by the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Edo State Environmental Taskforce, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin. In a statement by …

The United States said Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians” following a mass kidnapping across several churches in Kaduna state, as a high-level security meeting kicked off in Abuja on Thursday. But in a speech, a senior State Department official leading the US delegation omitted any mention of Muslim victims of violence in Africa’s most populous country. The remarks …

“I hope that the US will reconsider its decision and rejoin WHO,” Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva.” Thursday marks one year since US President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) just hours after taking office. According to an agreement between the US and the Geneva-based UN agency, the withdrawal is due to …