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Lagos monarch appeals ruling halting installation, urges peace
The Olu of Oko Baba Agba in the Oworoshoki community of Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Adesegun Basiru, has appealed a November The Olu of Oko Baba Agba in the Oworoshoki community of Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Adesegun Basiru, has appealed a November 6, 2026, order of the Lagos State High Court halting his installation as…
Customs Intercepts Diesel, Rice, Cosmetics Worth N83.12m in Marine Raids
The Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Area Command, has intercepted 14,100 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), 204 bags of foreign parboiled rice and 40 cartons of assorted cosmetic products in a series of anti-smuggling operations along waterways within its area of responsibility. The Acting Area Controller of the unit, Thomas Jonah, who displayed the…
Obasanjo Says Nigeria Must Hand Over Power Sector to Private Operators to End Electricity Crisis
FILE: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for greater private sector participation in Nigeria’s energy sector, saying government alone cannot resolve the country’s persistent electricity crisis. Obasanjo spoke at the Youth Governance Dialogue, themed “African Youth and Renaissance”, held at the Youth Development Centre of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in…
Tinubu Pledges Reliable Electricity, Support for Small Businesses at APC Rally in Jigawa
A photo combo of Tinubu and power infrastructure President Bola Tinubu has promised Nigerians a more reliable electricity supply, saying his administration will address the country’s power challenges if re-elected in the 2027 election. Tinubu made the pledge on Tuesday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, where…
Prolonged Absence of Governing Boards Raises Concerns Over Oversight and Staff Welfare in Federal Hospitals
The prolonged absence of the governing councils and boards of federal agencies, parastatals, and federal tertiary hospitals is creating regulatory uncertainty, weakening oversight, and potentially affecting professional licensing, accreditation of training programmes, workers’ welfare, disciplinary proceedings, institutional accountability, and ultimately, patient safety, NKECHI ONYEDIKA-UGOEZE and IJEOMA NWANOSIKE report. Concerns are mounting over the Federal Government’s failure…
Nigeria’s Economic Reforms Raise Concerns Over Workers’ Welfare Amid Rising Living Costs
Communications Expert, Dr Ganiu Okunnu (left); President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero and President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, at the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) 2026 Conference in Lagos. Nigeria’s economic reforms may be restoring fiscal stability, attracting investment and reshaping the economy, but for…
Nigeria’s Weak Local Insurance Capacity Costs Aviation and Maritime Sectors ₦500bn Annually
NAICOM • Over 90% of aviation, maritime insurance premiums sent abroad• Sector reform threatened by poor capacity, trust deficit• ‘Weak capacity fuelling N82b capital flight in maritime’• Sosoliso crash victims yet to be compensated 21 years after• NAICOM defends risk sharing with foreign firms The perennial low capacity of local insurance underwriters currently accounts for…
UN Warns Iran War and El Niño Are Driving Global Fuel and Food Price Increases
Children play football as they cool off in a water fountain as Spain experiences a heatwave, in Madrid on June 23, 2026. El Niño disrupts global weather patterns, bringing heavy rain to some regions and drought to others, and spiking food and fuel prices, a situation worsened by the ongoing war in Iran, according to…
Shangisha Land Dispute: 546 Judgment Creditors Challenge Lagos Over Allocation Of 549 Plots to Three Individuals
A fresh controversy has erupted over the protracted Shangisha land dispute, as 546 judgment creditors have challenged the Lagos State Government over the issuance of a global Certificate of Occupancy covering 549 plots of land to Chief Adebayo Adeyiga and two associates, despite two substantive appeals pending before the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division. The…
Ogun Govt Clarifies Viral Video Of Corps Members Sleeping At Sagamu Camp
Blames surge in corps members for congestion at NYSC camp The Ogun State Government has clarified the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing prospective corps members sleeping in a multi-purpose hall at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Sagamu, attributing the development to an unexpected increase in the number of participants and…
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