On Monday, August 25, 2025, the second day of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference at the International Conference Centre in Enugu was marked by protests demanding the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a Labour Party member of the Enugu State House of Assembly and NBA member, currently serving a seven-year sentence, as […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) announced the closure of 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating without government accreditation, following a nationwide crackdown, as reported by Vanguard and Punch. The NCCE also conducted personnel audits and financial monitoring across all 21 federal colleges of education to ensure compliance, […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command launched an investigation into the disturbing case of a young man, Chigbo (alias Agudo), allegedly chained by his father for five years in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, as reported by Vanguard and Punch. Commissioner of Police Ikioye Orutugu, commending community youths for exposing the […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to withhold assent to a bill proposing to extend the service years of National Assembly and state legislative officers from 35 to 40 years and retirement age from 60 to 65 was hailed by public servants as a commitment to upholding Public Service Rules, per Vanguard […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening family values and accelerating development in Niger Delta communities during the 90th birthday celebration of Mama Keketobou Jane Kuku, mother of Hon. Kingsley Kuku, former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs, held at the First African Church, Arogbo, as […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, industry stakeholders expressed growing concern over the widening gap between Nigeria’s real and services sectors, with the real sector—encompassing manufacturing and agriculture—facing a sixth consecutive year of decline in 2025, while the services sector surges, reinforcing economic structural flaws that hinder industrialization, per Vanguard and ThisDay. National Bureau of Statistics […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, domestic airlines in Nigeria raised airfares to South-East and South-South regions by 131% ahead of the Yuletide season starting December 1, 2025, driven by high demand, as reported by Vanguard and Businessday.ng. Air Peace increased one-way economy tickets from Lagos to Asaba (Delta State) from ₦147,000 to ₦337,500, and from […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara states following a wave of violent attacks that claimed over 140 lives in the past two months, as stated in a release by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule distributed 50 electric cars and 50 electric tricycles to youth groups, including Rindre, Alago, Mada, and Eggon cultural organizations, as well as religious youth bodies, and vulnerable residents to foster economic empowerment and job creation, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. Speaking at the […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting security agencies in tackling drug trafficking, cybercrime, cultism, kidnapping, and other crimes, during a courtesy visit by a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) delegation led by Country Representative Mr. Cheikh Toure in Akure, as reported […]