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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to align the 53-year-old scheme with Nigeria’s current development priorities. Mr Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu. He said the reform followed a comprehensive review …

The Federal Ministry of Works has announced a ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The restriction, which takes effect this week, was announced in statement on Sunday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olufemi Dare. Dare said the decision was introduced to protect the newly constructed superhighway from misuse and deterioration. …

A cleric, Adegbe Akubo, has called on the Federal Government to improve the welfare of civil servants. Akubo, Resident Pastor of Family Worship Centre Wuye, made the call during a thanksgiving service organised to mark the 2026 Civil Service Week on Sunday in Abuja. He said that it was unacceptable for workers who dedicated decades of service to the nation …

Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has defended the passage of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, describing it as a child of necessity rather than political expediency. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. Bamidele said the proposed legislation was the …

Senator Joseph Ikpea, representing Edo Central Senatorial District, has urged candidates in the July 11 Edo State local government election to use council autonomy to deliver development at the grassroots. He warned them against mismanaging public funds, saying elected council chairmen could be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while still in office. Senator Ikpea gave the …

Edo State Police Command said it has rescued 11 persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in Iyahmo, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state and arrested two men for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping to extort ₦4 million from relatives. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikioedem, disclosed this in separate statements issued last weekend in Benin. According to …

Experts say sronger reserves can improve investor confidence, enhance the country’s ability to manage external shocks, and provide greater flexibility in foreign exchange management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that recent data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to 50.11 billion dollars in June, the highest since 2009. This position …

Dr Yakubu Kingsley, the presidential aspirant of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), on Sunday disagreed with the party’s National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, over his call for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation. Baba-Ahmed had, in a statement on June 4, asked President Tinubu to resign from office. Reacting in a statement signed by Kingsley in Abuja, he said he does not support …

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has commended the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, for the success recorded in combating kidnapping since the initiation of “Operation Kosaye” in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Kayode Akinmade. Akinmade quoted Abiodun as describing the joint Ogun-Lagos …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the purported official list of successful candidates from its recently-held primaries in circulation, describing it as fake and unauthorised. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the party had not released any official list of winners of its primaries. “The APC hereby informs the …