Big Stories Archives - Page 4 of 191

No Blood Doesn’t Mean No Virginity — Medical Student

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

A final-year medical student of Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Zakariya Mansur, has clarified that the absence of bleeding during a woman’s first sexual intercourse does not indicate that she is not a virgin.Mansur, who is also a medical education and health awareness advocate, explained that there is no medically...

FCCPC cracks down on erring digital loan operators

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a phased enforcement against digital money lenders (DMLs) that failed to regularise their status under the 2025 digital, electronic, online and non-traditional consumer lending regulations. The regulations were introduced in 2025 to curb harassment, data breaches, and other exploitative practices...

Sowore Demands IGP’s Removal, Accuses Police Leadership of Deep Decay

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the immediate removal of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, accusing the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force of deep-rooted decay and systemic failure. Sowore, in a statement on Wednesday, described the current police leadership as incompetent...

Workplace Safety and Health: Today’s Choices Determine the Future – NSITF Boss.

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

As the NSITF-NECA Safe Workplace Intervention Project kicks off in Lagos, Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, has enjoined employers of labour in Nigeria to be intentional about compliance with workplace safety and health regulations as he said that the future is determined...

Alleged N4tr debts: 1,000 CSOs back local contractors protest against FG

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

*demand resignation of Finance Minister, Uzoka-Anite No fewer than one thousand (1000) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have formed a strong Coalition to back the ongoing protest against the Federal Government, by Nigeria’s local contractors in Abuja. The Coalition has also called on the Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris...

Jubilation as NSCDC Commandant General, Audi, Gets Tenure Extension

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

There was widespread jubilation across the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following the extension of the tenure of its Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The development has been welcomed by stakeholders who see the extension as a vote of confidence in Audi’s leadership and the reforms recorded...

Timi Frank knocks GCON for Chagoury, warns of ‘state-sanctioned impunity’

NewsDeskNgJan 20, 2026January 20, 20260

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on businessman Gilbert Chagoury as a dark moment for Nigeria, warning that the decision sends a dangerous signal that corruption and...

Alleged cyber bullying of President: DSS’ trial of Sowore begins Jan 22

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22, 2026, to begin the trial of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, for the alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Department of State Services (DSS) had in...

ASUU demands Isa Yuguda’s public apology, resignation as NOUN’s pro-chancellor over threats to university professors

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded the immediate resignation of a former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, as Governing Council Chairman of the National Open University, over his statements at a recent public hearing held at the National Assembly, on the conversion of the Abubakar Tafawa...

Anambra State Government adds solar, GSM, plumbing to JSS curriculum

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

Anambra State Government has introduced 15 entrepreneurial subjects into the Junior Secondary School (JSS) curriculum to boost students’ practical skills and foster an entrepreneurial mindset. According to the government, the subjects include solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs, agriculture, plumbing, digital literacy, and robotics. This move is part of the...