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The Nigerian Railway Corporation is considering an upward review of passenger and freight tariffs across its entire rail network. Senior management officials cite a crushing surge in monthly operating expenses as the primary driver behind the looming fiscal adjustment. The proposed hike comes directly after the expiration of a short-lived fifty per cent government holiday…
The Nigerian Senate has rejected a legislative motion seeking a comprehensive probe into national military spending and defense procurement. Lawmakers defeated the proposed investigation during a tense plenary session following strong pushback from the chamber’s leadership. The upper house argued that exposing detailed defense expenditure during active operations could compromise national security and weaken troop…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared absolute solidarity with the ongoing nationwide strike action organized by the Nigeria Union of Teachers. Labour President Joe Ajaero issued a stern warning to the federal and state governments regarding the unchecked expansion of the domestic kidnapping industry. The central union described the academic shutdown as a vital and…
The controversy surrounding the alleged leak of voter information from the Independent National Electoral Commission database has deepened, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar demanding a comprehensive investigation into what he described as a possible case of internal compromise and political interference. INEC, in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the National…
A severe data vulnerability at the Independent National Electoral Commission has triggered an intense political row over the security of Nigeria’s national voter register. Personal details belonging to millions of registered voters reportedly leaked from the commission’s servers into the public domain. The incident has drawn fierce condemnation from opposition parties, civil society groups, and…
Political economist and former presidential candidate Professor Pat Utomi has described Peter Obi’s departure from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a wise move, while disclosing that he only learned of the decision while outside the country and had initially argued against such a defection. Speaking during an…
The Osun State government has summoned an emergency security meeting following the mass abduction of students and teachers in neighbouring Oyo State. The state Ministry of Education met with local union leaders and state intelligence chiefs in Osogbo to draft defensive strategies. Governor Ademola Adeleke ordered the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative to…
Former Newcastle United manager and England captain Kevin Keegan has disclosed that he is dealing with stage four cancer, speaking publicly about his condition during a weekend appearance at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle. The 75-year-old, who announced in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer, appeared in good spirits during a brief…
A fierce political confrontation has broken out between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and prominent civic activist Aisha Yesufu, following the collapse of her senatorial ambition under the Nigeria Democratic Congress platform in the FCT. Yesufu, a longstanding voice in Nigeria’s civil activism space and a co convener of the…
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a sharp attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing the administration of deploying state institutions to frustrate opposition parties and tilt the political playing field as Nigeria edges closer to the 2027 general election. The accusation, contained in a statement issued by…
