12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (514+ words) No fewer than 10,494 Nigerians are currently listed among staff in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, a development that has renewed concerns over Nigeria’s worsening health workforce shortage and the continued migration of skilled professionals. The figure, released by NHS…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (603+ words) Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the funds saved from the removal of the petrol subsidy, following the renewed threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a nationwide strike. Atiku…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (527+ words) Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered security agencies to arrest those responsible for the killing of his ally, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, amid a lingering dispute over the control of motor parks in the state. Oyeyemi…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (847+ words) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to account for more than N126.46bn in electoral funds allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for. SERAP’s demand was contained in a letter dated September…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (742+ words) ….Audit Report Flags N27.25bn Payments For Unexecuted, Poorly Executed Jobs The infractions, contained in the Auditor-General for the Federation’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance/Internal Control Weaknesses in MDAs, ranged from irregular contract awards and breaches of procurement procedures to payments for…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (424+ words) The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has urged labour leaders across the country to seek political power, arguing that occupying elective and appointive positions would give workers’ representatives greater influence over policies affecting the Nigerian workforce. Ajaero…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (432+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 12 containers containing consignments with a combined value of N43.59bn at the Apapa Port in Lagos, including 7,624kg of cannabis, nearly 170,000 bottles of codeine syrup and 108 security-sensitive drones. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (438+ words) • FG flags 919 locations for possible flooding between September 10 and 23 • 425 locations placed on high-risk watch The Federal Government has raised a fresh flood alarm, placing 919 locations across 20 states, including Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo, in the critical-risk category for…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (356+ words) • Olaosebikan, Tunji, Babalola, Sadare get key roles The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has constituted his campaign media and publicity team ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The campaign organisation announced the appointment…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (243+ words) The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat terrorism and other security threats. The US Africa Command disclosed this on Thursday, saying a US Air Force…...