PDP Slams AbdulRazaq as Kwara Government Lawyers’ Strike Enters Indefinite Phase

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PDP Slams AbdulRazaq as Kwara Government Lawyers’ Strike Enters Indefinite Phase

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has seized on the indefinite strike by government lawyers to launch a fresh attack on the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, describing the industrial action as evidence of what it called a deepening governance crisis in the state. In a statement issued on Monday by…

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Governance, Opposition

Nigeria Customs Releases Final List of Assistant Superintendent II Recruits, Outlines Next Screening Steps

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Nigeria Customs Releases Final List of Assistant Superintendent II Recruits, Outlines Next Screening Steps

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released the final list of successful candidates for appointment into the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASC II) under its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise, marking the beginning of the final phase of the enlistment process. In a statement issued by the Service, successful applicants were advised to confirm…

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Reps Panel Uncovers 29 Suspected Forged Documents in Probe of Alleged Fake Federal Agency

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Reps Panel Uncovers 29 Suspected Forged Documents in Probe of Alleged Fake Federal Agency

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it has uncovered 29 suspected forged official documents allegedly linked to the purported agency and its self-styled Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed the development during the appearance of…

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Elderly Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Ammunition Supply to Bandits in Zamfara

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Elderly Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Ammunition Supply to Bandits in Zamfara

Security operatives have arrested an elderly man suspected of attempting to transport ammunition to armed bandits operating in the Bagega forest area of Anka Local Government Area, Zamfara State, in what authorities describe as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt criminal logistics networks in the North-West. According to security sources, the suspect was intercepted during…

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Disaster Averted as 45,000-Litre Petrol Tanker Crashes into Ilorin Filling Station

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Disaster Averted as 45,000-Litre Petrol Tanker Crashes into Ilorin Filling Station

A major fire disaster was narrowly averted in Ilorin, Kwara State, after a fully loaded petrol tanker crashed into YTK Filling Station, opposite the Youth Camp in the Apata area of Eyenkorin, on the outskirts of the state capital. The incident occurred at about 6:02 a.m. on Monday when the 45,000-litre tanker, bearing registration number…

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Auto accidents

40 Million Nigerians Risk Fresh Airtime Loan Disruption as WASPAN Challenges FCCPC Rules

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40 Million Nigerians Risk Fresh Airtime Loan Disruption as WASPAN Challenges FCCPC Rules

More than 40 million low-income Nigerians who depend on airtime borrowing services could face renewed disruptions if the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) resumes full enforcement of its Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending (DEON) Regulations 2025 before the conclusion of an appeal, the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN)…

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Telecoms & Information Technology

NLC Declares N70,000 Minimum Wage Unsustainable, Rallies Workers for Fresh Pay Fight

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NLC Declares N70,000 Minimum Wage Unsustainable, Rallies Workers for Fresh Pay Fight

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on its affiliates and workers across the country to prepare for a fresh campaign for a new national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 benchmark no longer reflects the country’s economic realities. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call on Monday while declaring open the 2026 NLC…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, Wages and Minimum wage

Ex-Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed: Court Adjourns N5.78bn Diversion Trial as Key Witness Fails to Appear

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Ex-Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed: Court Adjourns N5.78bn Diversion Trial as Key Witness Fails to Appear

The ongoing trial of former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over an alleged diversion of N5.78 billion in State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) funds was stalled on Monday following the absence of a prosecution witness. The case is being prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of…

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EFCC Court Cases, Financial Crimes

Kwara Law Officers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Allowances, Salary Disparity

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Kwara Law Officers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Allowances, Salary Disparity

Law officers under the Kwara State Ministry of Justice have commenced an indefinite strike over outstanding statutory allowances and demands for the harmonisation of their salaries and conditions of service with those of magistrates in the state judiciary. The industrial action followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum earlier issued by the law officers, who…

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Tinubu Reconsiders South African Envoy Meeting After Ramaphosa’s Intervention

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Tinubu Reconsiders South African Envoy Meeting After Ramaphosa’s Intervention

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly agreed to receive a special envoy from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, following an initial decision not to grant the delegation an audience amid renewed concerns over attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The South African delegation, led by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, arrived in…

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Diplomacy and International Relations, Embassy and Consulates