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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting …

Organised labour has announced plan to embark on strike in Taraba from Monday, August 11th over what it described as irregularities in the operation’s of the state’s Biometric Data Capture Committee.. The two major labour unions, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced the plan to …

Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo once berated him in the middle of the night over a perceived diesel supply crisis, following the deregulation of the product in 2004. The account appeared in Otedola’s memoir, ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business,’ to …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), through its Mining Marshals unit, has shut down an illegal quarrying site operating within the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The operation led to the arrest of 13 persons suspected of being involved in the unlawful activity. The …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a temporary shutdown of its online result checker portal, waecdirect.org, due to technical difficulties causing concern among candidates awaiting their 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The announcement, made via WAEC’s official X handle (@waecnigeria) at approximately 6:44 PM …

Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, has recounted the most turbulent period of his business career.   In excerpts from his forthcoming memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business, to be published on August 18, 2025, Otedola revealed how Nigerian banks that once pursued him with charm quickly turned …

Adedapo Segun, the chief financial officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been sued at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the failed refinery rehabilitation and OVH Energy deal.   The plaintiffs who are lawyers accused Mr. Segun, former …

– As Police Service Commission Conveys Approval The Nigeria Police Force is set to take a bold and historic step in the direction of motivation, meritocracy, and morale-boosting as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, prepares to decorate select officers recently approved for promotion by the …

Like the saying that Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It means consistently acting in accordance with those principles, even when it’s difficult or no one is watching. The above described Sentome Obi, a Superintendent of Police (SP) attached to the Bayelsa State Police …

Women’s advocacy group, HerRights Watch, has condemned what it described as “a calculated, misogynistic and false campaign” by SaharaReporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, to demonise women in the Nigeria Police Force, especially those serving in the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The group described the article recently published …