Lagos Pensioners Demand 16 Years’ Arrears, Subsidised Healthcare
Pensioners in Lagos State have renewed calls on the state government to pay outstanding pension arrears and implement pension adjustments, saying many retirees are struggling...
Author : Alake Uri
Services, agriculture drive Nigeria’s GDP growth to 4.43%
Nigeria’s economy expanded by 4.43 per cent in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 4.23 per cent recorded in the same...
PenCom engages Lagos Government, LASPEC over pension adjustments
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has opened discussions with the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Pension Commission, LASPEC, over concerns about pension adjustments...
EFCC asks former Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva to appear over alleged $14.86m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called on former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the agency for questioning over an...
Nepal flood death toll rises above 1,000 as thousands remain missing
The death toll from severe flooding along the China-Nepal border has risen above 1,000, with thousands of people still unaccounted for as rescue operations enter...
LASUTH doctors issue Lagos Government seven-day ultimatum over unpaid allowances, salary arrears
Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, have given the Lagos State Government seven days to resolve outstanding issues involving unpaid allowances,...
Banks’ borrowing from CBN falls 89% to N126bn
Borrowing by Nigerian banks from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Standing Lending Facility, SLF, dropped significantly by 89 per cent in August 2026, indicating improved...
CDHR President Opposes Privatisation of Unity Schools, Says Education Must Remain Affordable
The National President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Comrade Yinka Folarin, has opposed any move to privatise or commercialise Nigeria’s...
Bimbo Oloyede calls on journalists to prioritise truth and accuracy as the media landscape evolves.
Speaking on Trade FM’s Breakfast Business Briefing, Ask the Expert segment, Oloyede said the speed at which information now travels through social media makes verification...
NRC, NSCDC foil railway vandalism attempt, recover nine cylinders in Osun
ACCORDING TO PUNCH NEWSPAPER The Nigerian Railway Corporation and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have foiled an attempt to vandalise railway track materials...