08 Feb, 2026
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Lagos Assembly asks workers to work from home

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely until further notice due to the ongoing leadership crisis in the legislative arm. The directive was issued on Sunday by the Acting Clerk of the Assembly, Babatunde Abubakar, in a memo addressed to all staff. The move, according to […]

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NLC opposes plans for fresh hike in electricity tariff

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to resist any plan by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to further increase electricity tariffs by migrating other electricity consumers to Band A. The congress threatened to mobilise its members for a nationwide protest should the regulatory agency go ahead to implement any fresh tariff increase in […]

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Supreme Court verdict: Hand over to head of administration, Fubara directs sacked LG chairmen

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the 23 local government chairmen of the state to hand over to the head of administration of their respective councils. This is following Supreme Court judgment nullifying the local government election in Rivers State held on October 5, 2024, Fubara who made the order on Sunday in […]

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Appeal Court Declines Falana’s Request To Ban Public Officers From Medical Tourism

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking medical treatment abroad. “It will be an infringement or breach on the Fundamental Right of Nigerians be they Public Officers or not to prevent them from seeking medical attention outside […]

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N9.4tn debt: Reps invite Oando, Chevron, Mobil, Shell, others for investigative hearing [Full List]

Nigeria’s House of Representatives, through its Committee on Public Accounts, is commencing investigative hearings aimed at addressing significant outstanding debts owed by some oil companies to the Federation Account. The debts amount to N9.4 trillion. House of Representatives spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The statement noted that the investigative hearing […]

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Gunmen kidnap 4 students in Katsina

Suspected armed bandits have abducted at least four students from Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Sunday in a post on his X handle. Makama wrote that the attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, when […]

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(Just In) Ifon-Ilobu communal clash: Governor Adeleke relaxes curfew from 10pm to 4am daily

• Sues for renewed commitment to use holy month of Ramadan to toe the path of peaceful co-existence • Directs law enforcement personnel to continue to maintain 24 hour surveillance Following gradual return to peace and harmony between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has relaxed the hitherto […]