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The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with the Republic of Niger, over the current political instability in that country. The Acting Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs, Bashir Adeniyi Adewale, who visited Nigeria’s border facilities with Niger, in Katsina State on Friday briefed reporters on the...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday withdrawn the nomination of Kano State ministerial nominee, Dr. Maryam Shetty replace her with Dr. Mairida Mahmoud. This is even as the President has nominated former Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, from Delta State as minister. Tinubu’s communication on the development was...

Leaders of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria are meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes just hours after the unions followed through on their plans to protest the economic hardship triggered by the discontinuance...

The cities of Niamey, Maradi, and Zinder each witnessed about an hour of electricity at a time before it went off for about five hours. This is quite unusual in the Niger Republic, which usually enjoys a more reliable electricity supply. Niger Republic is heavily dependent on Nigeria for most...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced nationwide protests over the removal of petrol subsidy. The protesters on Wednesday converged on the Ikeja under-bridge in Lagos State. The NLC had given the government a seven-day ultimatum with threats of a nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Follow...

The organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, has ruled out suspension of nationwide mass action against fuel price hike and other policies of the federal government. Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, disclosed this to journalists Tuesday night at Labour House, Abuja. Earlier,...

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered watertight security nationwide over planned protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress during the week. The Force Headquarters on Tuesday said the IG is deeply concerned about recent developments regarding the planned nationwide protests by the labour...

The United States denied 71 per cent of students in Nigeria and other West African countries visas in 2022, according to a report by the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. The report, titled, ‘Shorelight,’ revealed that West Africa had the highest visa refusal rate on the continent in...

No fewer than 42 civil society groups have announced that they will embark on an inspection tour of TETFund projects across the country. The groups, under the auspices of the Centre for Accountability and Transparency in Nigeria( CATIN), said this is the first in a series of tours to Ministries,...

President Bola on Monday decorated the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, alongside the Chiefs of Army, Naval, and Air Staff with their new ranks. The decoration ceremony which was held at the President’s office, comes six weeks after their appointment on June 19, 2023. Those decorated are...