16+ hour, 41+ 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…...

13+ hour, 26+ 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…...

1+ day, 6+ 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, 14+ 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, 13+ 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, 12+ 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, 15+ 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…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (278+ words) The Nigeria Immigration Service has intercepted two persons in Adamawa State with N34 million in cash allegedly linked to a kidnapping syndicate. The suspects were arrested while in possession of the money during an operation in the state, the Adamawa State…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (843+ words) A family in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State has raised the alarm over an alleged attempt to take over its poultry farm, accusing unidentified government officials and a Chinese-owned company, Red Tree Limited, of threatening its continued…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (253+ words) The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 persons in connection with the alleged attack on the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed the arrests on Wednesday,…...