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  The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025.   A.S. Akinlabi Akinlabi, spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said in a statement that the increment is aimed at sustaining the quality of the Nigerian …

A magistrate court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has summoned Dino Melaye, former senator for Kogi West, over allegations of failing to pay his mandatory personal income tax for 2023 and 2024. The summons, dated August 21, 2025, and signed by Chiemena Nonye-Okoronkwo, the presiding magistrate, ordered Melaye to …

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches to conduct referendums to back the proposed strike. The Witness learnt that the union also ordered branches to begin campus protests, moving from lecture halls to university gates with placards. A national executive …

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inaugurated a Committee on the Amendment of the Engineers (Registration, etc.) Act (as Amended) 2018. The inauguration, which took place on Tuesday at COREN Headquarters in Abuja, was aimed at strengthening engineering regulation in Nigeria. Speaking at the event, …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that a Kaduna-bound train derailed on Tuesday morning along the Abuja–Kaduna route, triggering panic among passengers. In a statement issued by the Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, the corporation disclosed that emergency operations had been activated. “NRC confirms a train derailment …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over the Federal Government’s failure to honour agreements and resolve lingering issues in Nigeria’s university system. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday at the University of Jos, ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, declared that the …

Sources told Reporter that the duo allegedly facilitated access for the embattled Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to meet with the President at the Presidential Villa (Aso Rock Villa), Abuja, after he reportedly paid them off. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief Security …

The Lagos State Government has initiated a new registration exercise to identify poor and vulnerable households previously excluded from its database, reinforcing its commitment to enhanced social protection and welfare delivery across the state. Lagos drainage solutions The exercise, coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget under the …

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has confirmed the death of a Part 2 medical student, Ajibola Ibitayo, who reportedly committed suicide shortly after the release of his examination results. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Thursday confirmed the death of the …

The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has demanded ₦3.5 billion in compensation and a public apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged invasion of its premises on Sunday. According to reports, EFCC operatives stormed the library grounds, arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters, …