FG Raises Alarm: Human Traffickers Earn $245 Billion Annually

The Federal Government has revealed that human traffickers generate a staggering $245 billion globally each year, with $169.9 billion coming from sexual exploitation and $75.9 billion from forced labour in…

Ex-NAFDAC DG Paul Orhii Resigns from PDP, Set to Join New Party

Dr. Paul Botwev Orhii, former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   Orhii, who…

NNPC Rules Out Sale of Port Harcourt Refinery, Vows Full Rehabilitation

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has dismissed speculations about the potential sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, affirming its commitment to completing the refinery’s full rehabilitation and…

AkwaPoly Rector Denies Ethnic Bias Allegation, Says Only Governor Can Appoint Successor

The outgoing Rector of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Dr. Moses Umobong, has dismissed as unfounded the claims that he is attempting to influence the appointment of his successor…

Nurses’ Strike: Shehu Sani Warns of Mass Exodus as Nurses Sell Doughnuts to Survive

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has raised concerns over the ongoing strike by Nigerian nurses and midwives, warning that the country risks losing its healthcare professionals to foreign nations…

Tinubu Orders End to Strikes in Public Tertiary Institutions — Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has given a firm directive to prevent strikes in public tertiary institutions across Nigeria.   Speaking on Channels…

IDPs Block Benue–Nasarawa Highway, Demand Return to Ancestral Homes

Vehicular movement came to a halt along the Yelwata stretch of the Benue–Nasarawa highway on Wednesday as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staged a protest, demanding an immediate return to their…

Actor Gideon Okeke laments skin reaction from unwashed Nollywood costume

Actor Gideon Okeke has expressed frustration after returning from a film set with rashes on his body.       In a post shared on Instagram, he blamed the Nollywood…

Tinubu Appoints Adeyemi Olumode as New Controller-General of Federal Fire Service

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adeyemi Olumode as the new Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS).   The announcement was made on Wednesday by Retired Major-General…

Court grants former AMCON MD Ahmed Kuru permission to seek treatment abroad amid N76bn fraud trial

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has granted former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, permission to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment.  …