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A wing of a two-storey residential building collapsed early Saturday morning in the Kubwa area of Abuja. While four residents have been rescued, several are said to be trapped in the rubble. The incident occurred at around 7 a.m near Cupid Suites on C32, Sultan Dasuki Road, in the 2/2 …

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said its operatives were not responsible for the dead body found hanging by the gate of an estate along the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the agency’s Director, Public Affairs …

The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 200 suspected criminals and made some recoveries in the last two months, the Commissioner, Mr Nnaghe Itam, has said. He further stated that during the period, the command’s operatives recovered about 1,644 ammunition. Among those arrested were suspected kidnappers, cultists, car snatchers and …

This was made known in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of …

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says President Bola Tinubu is determined to do his best to pull Nigeria out of the current situation and catch up with the developed world. …

Hunters have reportedly rescued not less than three abducted persons from kidnapper’s den in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. Acting on credible intelligence, the hunters stormed the kidnapper’s hideout in Yagba West Local Government Area of the state, neutralizing many bandits in the crossfire while some escaped with gun wounds. …

The e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data designed to support police investigations, operational activities, and combat vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and armed robbery. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said it is set to commence the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry …

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo has reassured Nigerians of the union’s commitment to negotiate a substantial wage. Recall on June 4, 2024, the Organised Labour relaxed the ongoing strike with a seven-day ultimatum issued to the federal government on minimum wage proposal. With the expiration …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday threatened that it would come down hard on airlines engaged in deceitful departure time scheduling. NCAA said the warning followed information that some some airlines were advertising deceitful departure times. But NCAA, in a statement by its Acting Director-General, Capt. Chris Najomo …

He said that the benchmark remained the ideal standard for improving the living conditions of employees across the nation. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its demand for a N250,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The TUC president, Festus Osifo, on Tuesday, disclosed this at the inaugural Annual Convention …