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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions to begin urgent mobilisation and prepare for a nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Group, accusing the conglomerate of sustained anti-worker practices.This came as the nationwide strike declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENG...

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The Federal Ministry of Education has launched the 2025–2027 Communication Strategy and Framework to enhance policy engagement, transparency, and public trust in Nigeria’s education sector.Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, described the strategy as a blueprint for telling Nigeria&rsqu...

President Bola Tinubu has been scheduled to inaugurate the newly renovated National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Independence Day.This was disclosed in a statement from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday.The renovation of the National Theatre has been...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said the application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session will officially close on Tuesday.The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday.Sawyerr sa...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command has deployed 4,500 personnel to ensure a hitch-free 65th Independence Day celebration in Abuja and environs.A statement on Monday by the FCT command spokesperson, Monica Ojobi, said the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, ordered the deployment to ensure adequate surveillance of the FCT....

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria.The union made the decision following a National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja.The national president of ASUU,...

The Federal Government has dismissed claims that terrorists in Nigeria are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians, describing the allegations as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive.”In a statement on Sunday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said portraying Nigeria’s securi...

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order restraining a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a shadow government or cabinet in the country.Justice Omotosho issued the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS)....

By Israel Adebiyi The Federal Gove...