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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dragged the Joint Unions Action Committee of the Federal Capital Territory Administration before the National Industrial Court over the ongoing indefinite strike by FCTA workers, as the dispute escalates into a full legal showdown. Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital…
The legal and political battle sparked by the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has intensified, as Senate President Godswill Akpabio has again approached the Supreme Court to challenge appellate court decisions linked to the controversial disciplinary action. Court documents obtained by the media show that Akpabio, in his capacity as President of the Senate, has…
The Supreme Court on Thursday brought a final closure to the long-running murder case of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, dismissing an appeal by the Lagos State Government seeking to revive the prosecution of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.). In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the apex court ruled that Lagos State had effectively abandoned its…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the Rivers State House of Assembly to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, citing subsisting court orders. The Assembly had asked the chief judge to set up a seven-member panel to probe the…
Major opposition parties have criticised President Bola Tinubu over his decision to confer the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on billionaire businessman and longtime associate Gilbert Chagoury, describing the honour as a symbol of cronyism and a degradation of Nigeria’s national values. The parties, speaking separately on Tuesday, questioned the timing,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by empowering polytechnics to award degrees, marking a major policy shift aimed at repositioning technical and vocational education as a catalyst for national development. The Minister of Education disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing a high-level retreat involving…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and formally recognised the leadership of a Caretaker Committee headed by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman. Justice Peter Lifu delivered the ruling on Wednesday, grounding his decision on a Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025,…
After decades of decay, abandoned contracts and public frustration, the Federal Government has fixed April 28 for the completion of major sections of the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway, signalling a decisive turnaround for one of the South-East’s most troubled highways. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Saturday after inspecting the ongoing reconstruction works, expressing…
Property worth several millions of naira was destroyed in the early hours of Tuesday after a fire outbreak razed a one-storey commercial building along Somoye Street in the bustling Computer Village area of Ikeja, Lagos State. The fire, which reportedly broke out around midnight, engulfed a commercial structure housing dealers in computers and computer accessories,…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday signed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, officially setting the financial direction of Africa’s largest city for the coming fiscal year. The signing ceremony was held at the Conference Room of Lagos House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, following the Lagos State House of Assembly’s approval of the…
