Governor Alex Otti Declares Health Emergency, Rehabilitates Over 900 Clinics Across LGAs

  The Abia State government has said that the healthcare needs of its citizens will always remain a top priority. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche, stated this…

PDP Demands Immediate Return of Senator Natasha Akpoti‑Uduaghan to the Senate

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to prepare to resume her duties in the Senate. In a statement by…

NUPENG Calls Off Nationwide Strike After Unionisation Deal with Dangote Refinery

  The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has announced the suspension of its nationwide strike. UGAMATV reports that the suspension followed an agreement on Tuesday with…

School fee hikes blamed on Nigeria’s economic crisis, says private school owner

  Proprietor of Triumph and Peak International Academy, Enugu, Dr Gladys Ajaero, has lamented the current hardship in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise…

Egregious Attempt to Stifle Democracy”: Lawyer Calls DSS Request to Delete Omoyele Sowore’s Account Unlawful

  Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has petitioned Meta Platforms Inc., urging the tech giant to reject a request by Nigeria’s Department of State Services, DSS, to deactivate the Facebook…

Nigeria’s Oil Labor Talks End in Deadlock as Government and Dangote Group Fail to Reach Deal

  The high-level consultative meeting between the Federal Government, executives of the Nigeria Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Dangote Group, and other stakeholders ended in a deadlock on Monday.…

Nigeria’s public debt tops $97 bn, breaching the 40 % GDP ceiling, Speaker warns of fiscal danger

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has warned that Nigeria’s rising debt profile has exceeded the country’s legal threshold and now poses a major threat to…

Kidnapped Fishermen Trigger Seafood Shortage and Price Surge in Calabar Markets

  The shortages of fish, crayfish and other seafood in many Calabar markets, and their resultant high costs, have been linked to last week’s reported kidnap of seven fishermen and…

Nicolas Jackson Breaks Silence on Chelsea Exit: “No Regrets” About Bayern Munich Move

  Nicolas Jackson, Chelsea loanee, has finally broken his silence after leaving the Blues for Bayern Munich. The Senegal international joined the Bundesliga champions on a season-long loan from Chelsea…

Rhodes-Vivour Rejects Tinubu Alliance, Vows Independent Path to Lagos Governorship 2027

  Lagos State 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has emphatically stated that he would not align with president Bola Tinubu to become the state governor come…