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•Demands signing of 2009 agreement, payment of arrears, revitalisation funds University lecturers across Nigeria on Tuesday staged peaceful protests, warning that the nation’s public universities may soon face another total shutdown if the Federal Government fails to meet their long-standing demands. At the University of Lagos, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) marched from the main gate …

The new minimum wage is N34,000 higher than that of the federal government, which is N70,000. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000 for civil servants in the state. Mr Uzodimma made this known during a meeting with various labour union leaders on Tuesday night at the Government House in Owerri. The News Agency …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the loan proposal for its members by the federal government as a Greek gift which members are not keen to take. This was the position of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, chapter of the union on Tuesday during a special Congress. The union also voted to support all the steps and …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Brazilian investors that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are delivering tangible results, boasting that there is “no more corruption” since he took office. The President made the statement during a meeting on Monday with ministers from both countries and members of the Brazil Business Group, where he reaffirmed Nigeria’s readiness to strengthen partnerships in technology …

The Japanese government issued the rebuttal in a statement about four days after the Nigerian presidency announced a special Japanese visa opportunity for Nigerians. The Japanese government has denied the President Bola Tinubu administration’s claim of a newly created visa category allowing skilled Nigerians to relocate to Japan. It said, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the claim of inclusion of …

President Donald Trump said that his administration will seek the death penalty in murder cases in Washington, DC. “Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment. Capital, capital punishment. If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, DC, we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” the president said during a meeting with Cabinet members today. He said it’s a …

Justice Emeka Nwite issued the directive following an ex-parte motion filed by the IGP’s lawyer, Wisdom Madaki. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered six banks to provide the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun with comprehensive account documents and transaction records linked to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore from January 2024 to the present. The transaction is …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections will be zoned to the South. This decision was disclosed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, while reading the communique issued at the end of the NEC’s 102nd meeting held on Monday at the party’s national secretariat …

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over 128 rescued kidnap victims from Zamfara State to their families in Abuja. The victims, comprising males, females and children, were rescued by security forces in two different operations in Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State. Ribadu said the victims would be treated for trauma and helped to settle down in their communities. …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts, with immediate effect.The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Vice-President Kashim Shettima is presiding over an implementation meeting with critical stakeholders on the Presidential directive. …