•Nigerian workers Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have threatened possible nationwide action after talks with the federal government over workers’ welfare, petrol prices and other outstanding demands ended without a resolution. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Labour...
•Health minister, Ali Pate Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammed Ali Pate, has called on Nigerians not to panic over the outbreak of Ebola in the country, saying that the federal government has what it takes to contain the spread of the disease. Pate said this at the Presidential Villa after meeting with […]
•JAMB candidates Only 108 out of about 39,000 underage candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have survived the federal government’s rigorous screening for possible admission into tertiary institutions, underscoring the high academic and maturity standards imposed on exceptionally young applicants. The ca...
The federal government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has given an update on the lone case of Ebola Virus in the country. Recall that yesterday, Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali, had announced that a female patient who had travelled from Uganda in East Africa, tested positive for the virus, reports [&hel...
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has questioned the policies of the federal government, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road and the Presidential Initiative on CNG & EV. Makinde, who is also the governor of Oyo State, spoke yesterday during the APM Presidential Campaign Organisation South-S...
The federal government has reportedly commenced contact tracing after a suspected imported case of Ebola disease was identified in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with 44 close contacts said to have been identified. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, was quoted as disclosing this in a statemen...
•Makinde and Tinubu The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has insisted that the federal government was withholding ₦250 billion in Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) dividends for each state in the country. His reaction was after the presidency, yesterday, denied the allegation, tagging it as “false”. At the 2027 Budget Stakeholders’ Consultative Enga...
•Kayode Fayemi Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has urged the federal government to address the increasing brain drain in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, improve working conditions of medical professionals, strengthen diaspora engagement and negotiate agreements with countries recruiting the nation’s health workers. Fayemi said Nige...
The federal government and Kano State government have declared a united front to end child marriage, launching the National Strategy and Costed Action Plan (2025-2030) in Kano with a call for massive investment in girls’ rights. The launch took place at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, to mark the 2026 International Day of the [&he...
•Naira notes A total sum of N2.428 trillion, being September 2026 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. A statement from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation’s Director (Press and Public Relations), Bawa Mokwa, today, noted that the revenue was shared ...

