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The National Orientation Agency has cautioned Nigerians against spreading unverified information, especially on social media, warning that such actions fuel panic and undermine public confidence in security operations.The Director General of the agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave the warning on Monday during the NOA’s m...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a total and comprehensive two-week warning strike affecting all public universities across Nigeria.The Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja....

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process heads of state and government level meeting.President Tinubu is in Rome for the Aqaba Process meeting which is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015....

As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarks on a two-week warning strike, the Federal Government has emphasised that the “No Work, No Pay” policy remains an existing labour law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.The government stated that it will be guided by this law should academic activities be disr...

...Activists seek environmental audit, accelerated cleanup, and end to Ogoni marginalizationHuman rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has renewed calls for accountability, equity, and environmental...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members, insisting that the upper chamber must uphold discipline and respect for its rules to preserve the sanctity of Nigeria’s democracy....

The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to grant presidential pardon and clemency to 175 Nigerians and foreigners, including late environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Major General Mamman Vatsa, and other members of the “Ogoni Nine”, was part of efforts to promote fairness, justice, and nat...

The highly anticipated Osamede movie, a groundbreaking Nigerian historical superhero film inspired by the 1897 British invasion of the Benin Kingdom, premiered to a thunderous standing ovation on Friday night at the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, Edo State.The Osamede homecoming premiere attracted a distinguished audience of government o...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday granted presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd).While Vatsa was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, Macaulay was twice convicted by the colonial authorities in Lagos....

The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday....