NARD ISSUES FOUR-WEEK ULTIMATUM TO FG, EXTENDS STRIKE SUSPENSION
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and...
NO SURVIVORS AS PLANE CARRYING COLOMBIAN LAWMAKER CRASHES NEAR VENEZUELAN BORDER
Agency Report A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including Colombian lawmaker Diogenes Quintero, has crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all...
DIEZANI DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AS DEFENCE OPENS AT LONDON CORRUPTION TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Lawyers representing former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, on...
LAGOS COUPLE ARRESTED FOR STAGING OWN KIDNAP, EXTORTING N10M FROM FAMILIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own abduction and extorting ₦10...
DANGOTE REFINERY SAYS IT CAN MEET NIGERIA’S FUEL DEMAND, SUPPLY EXCEEDS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reaffirmed that it has sufficient capacity to meet and exceed Nigeria’s domestic fuel requirements, amid ongoing adjustments in petrol pricing....
GUINEA-BISSAU JUNTA LEADER PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL AMID MILITARY RULE
Agency Report Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader, General Horta N’Tam, has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces...
MAN CHARGED AFTER POSING AS FBI AGENT TO FREE MURDER SUSPECT IN NEW YORK JAIL
Agency Report A 36-year-old man, Mark Anderson, was charged Thursday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent at a New York jail in an attempt to...
IATA WARNS EU’S SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TARGETS “NOT ACHIEVABLE”
Agency Report The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has cast doubt on the European Union’s ambitious targets to increase the use of...
ANTHONY JOSHUA PAYS TRIBUTE TO FRIENDS LOST IN LAGOS ROAD ACCIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Anthony Joshua has broken his silence following a tragic road accident in Lagos that claimed the lives of two of his...
2,103 CANDIDATES BEGIN 2026 PUBLIC SERVICE EXAMINATION ACROSS NIGERIA
No fewer than 2,103 candidates commenced the 2026 Public Service Examination organized by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) on Thursday. The examination, which...