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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Head of Service of the Federation (HoS), Steve Oronsaye, from the N190m corruption charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Ekwo discharged Oronsaye from the fraud charges due...

The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have suspended its indefinite strike for 21 days. The suspension was announced after the leadership of the unions held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday. The Acting National Secretary, Matthew Ajirotu, in a text message sent to...

The National Industrial on Monday granted an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress from embarking on strike on Wednesday. Justice O. Y. Anuwe issued the order and adjourned further hearing till 19 June.

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has declared industrial action over the removal of fuel subsidy. The pump price of fuel tripled after President Bola Tinubu declared that fuel subsidy was gone. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) had directed its retail station to jerk up the price...

Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo, says the federal government has a plan to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal on Nigerians. On Sunday, a federal government delegation which included Oshiomhole, held a meeting with representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the presidential villa, in Abuja. Festus...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tasked security and intelligence agencies in the country on the importance of information and intelligence sharing, to obliterate counter productivity of resources in the fight against terrorism. Highlighting the importance of backing their efforts with knowledge, Tinubu underscored that in order to achieve economic revival,...

THE Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over its refusal to repay short term loans given to Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, from special funds accounts totaling N910 billion. It uncovered this after investigation by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, led by Senator Matthew...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Plateau state, Samuel Kwamkur, on Sunday cautioned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, not to set Nigeria on fire with his utterances Kwankur, who is a former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria, stated this at a press conference...

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, met with labour leaders in the state on the recent removal of fuel subsidy. According to a statement issued by the state’s Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Monday, the governor stated that the subsidy removal was done to prevent...

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, visited the Office of the National Security Adviser, Major General Mohammed Monguno (Rtd.), in Abuja. During the visit, Monguno took Tinubu on a tour around the National Counter Terrorism Centre. Credit: Twitter | DOlusegun —Follow us for more breaking news and videos