•Tinubu The federal government has declared the era of strikes in Nigerian tertiary institutions as permanently over, assuring parents, students, and the general public that universities and polytechnics will remain open for all academic sessions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who gave the assurance at the presentation of awards to w...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government through a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the minis...
•Dr. Paul Alaje Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Dr. Paul Alaje, has advised the federal government to partner with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in providing palliatives to the masses following the escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and the United States. He gave the advice when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television [&he...
•Federal Civil Service Commission chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa The federal government has approved automatic promotion for six civil servants of the Ministry of Defence who were kidnapped in Kogi State while travelling from Lagos to Abuja to sit for their 2025 promotion examinations. Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Tun...
•Tinubu and ASUU logo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the federal government’s plan to establish a United Kingdom university campus in Nigeria, vowing to resist its implementation. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, made this known today in Bauchi during a public lecture organised by the Sa’adu Zungur University branch ...
•Tinubu and ASUU logo University lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have issued a four-day ultimatum to the federal government to immediately implement the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers across the country. The President of ASUU, Professor Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this y...
•The new Enugu–Onitsha Highway The federal government has announced plans to open the critical 15-kilometre stretch of the Enugu–Onitsha Highway to traffic before Easter. The government said the move is aimed at easing transportation challenges and boosting economic activities across Nigeria’s South-East, reports The Guardian. The Minister of ...
•Prison No fewer than 8,300 prison inmates have been pardoned or had their sentences reduced at different custodial centres across the country between January 2022 and March 2026, as federal and state authorities step up efforts to address overcrowding in correctional facilities. Pardons are usually granted after being recommended by a judicia...
•NLC President Joe Ajero The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to mobilise its members to down tools over the continuous delay in the payment of their February 2026 salaries. President of SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, made the threat yesterday, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuj...
Despite its status as Africa’s largest crude oil producer, Nigeria imported crude oil worth a staggering N5.734 trillion between January and December 2025 as domestic refineries grappled with persistent feedstock shortages, exposing a deepening supply paradox in the country’s oil sector. This comes in spite of the federal government’s much-pub...
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