The Guardian Editorial The recent revelation that no fewer than 762 Nigerians were killed by kidnappers in 4,722 abductions within the last one year is distressing, making Nigerians more apprehensive about their safety in their own country. Indeed, the insecurity in Nigeria has assumed a war situation and there is yet no indication that the [&...
•Oba Sikiru Adetona Leadership of markets across Ijebu-Ode have directed all markets and shops to remain shut today, Monday, June 14, 2025, to mourn the passing of the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona. A resident of Ijebu Ode who is also a close ally of Ajalorun of Ijebu-Ife, Mr Abiodun […]
•Bill Gates The Gates Foundation plans to spend more than $200 billion over the next 20 years, accelerating its public health mission and shutting down in 2045, the organisation said today. The new timetable means a change to the organisation’s charter, which planned for the foundation to sunset 20 years after the death of Bill […]
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has said it may be forced to shut down its operations in Nigeria after a tribunal insisted that it must pay the $220 million slapped on it in July 2024. Meta was also asked to pay the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) an additional $35,000 as […]
•Protesting students The management of the Federal University, Lokoja in Kogi State, has closed down the institution indefinitely to forestall further loss of lives and prosperity. This was contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar and Secretary to Council, Dr. Rebecca Aimiohu Okojie, today and made available to the newsme...
•Nigerian students protest Nigerian students, under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students, have rejected the recent increase in ATM charges by the Central Bank ank of Nigeria. In a statement issued yesterday by the Clerk of the Senate at NANS National Headquarters, Oladimeji Uthman, the association described the increment ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday, threatened to shut down any command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) that impounds its official vehicles. The student body said it received with great dismay the recent pronouncement by the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, directing hi...
Authorities have sealed an illegal clinic in the Kapwa, Gaube Community of Kuje Area Council following the death of a patient after a hernia operation. The Private Health Establishments Registration and Monitoring Committee (PHERMC) shut down Dada’s Clinic and Maternity Ltd after it was found operating without registration and conducting medic...
•Nigerian workers Workers in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Cross River states yesterday commenced a one-week warning strike to demand the implementation of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments. In Nasarawa State, public offices, including the State House of Assembly, courts, and ministries, were shut down, reports Daily ...
•Health workers threaten The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, are demanding the Zamfara State Government, to immediately commence the payment of their six-month salary arrears from the adjusted CONHESS or face industrial action. They made the call while briefing jou...

