•Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin The Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, has urged residents to avoid violent protests that could lead to the destruction of public property, as seen during the 2020 #EndSARS protests. The SSG gave this advice on Tuesday while speaking to journalists after a routine security meeting with the ...
•President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned protesters planning an anti-corruption march tomorrow that they are “playing with fire” and will not be tolerated. The protesters, mostly young Ugandans, are demanding an end to corruption in government and have been inspired by recent demonstrations in neighbo...
•Flood Residents in 18 of Delta State’s 25 local government areas have been warned to brace for potential flooding. The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, issued this alert during a one-day Stakeholders Sensitisation Workshop in Asaba. The workshop, organised by NEMA in collaboration with th...
•NLC President Ajaero The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero has warned against a recent decision of members of the National Assembly to remove Wage from the Exclusive legislative list to the Concurrent list. Comrade Ajaero gave the warning today while addressing participants at the opening ceremony of the 2024 a...
•Food stuffs The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity. The prediction comes in the wake of a persistent hike in food prices in [&hel...
•Children’s cigarettes pack The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has issued a warning to Nigeria regarding British American Tobacco’s (BAT) efforts to export small cigarette packs, referred to as “kiddie packs,” from Pakistan to Africa. This alert is supported by 60 public health advocates from 54 organisations across 25 African c...
•National Youth Service Corps members Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yushau Ahmed, has warned corps members to stop posting camp activities on social media. The D-G said posting happenings in camp on social media is a violation of the scheme’s standing rules and policies, reports Daily Trust. Ahmed, wh...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the general public on what it described as a plan by a shadowy group to instigate a protest against the Commission. The Commission in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the group has been actively campaigning on social media, recruiting impressionable young...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a warning to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and authorised forex dealers, advising them against rejecting old and lower dollar denominations from customers in the country. According to the apex bank, the directive became necessary as it had been inundated with complaints from customers after it conducte...
•Alison and Diezani Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke has petitioned the court for an injunction restraining his ex-wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) following the dissolution of their marriage. He prayed the court grants an order directing the respondent (Diezani) to adopt and revert to...

