The Osun Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Adekomi Jacob, says workers in the state will begin an indefinite strike on Tuesday (May 26) because of non-payment of salaries and entitlements to workers

Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday urged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to be agents of change during their one-year service to their fatherland

Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack

The police in Kano State have arrested six suspects in connection with the stabbing of two pupils of Fagge Special Primary school in Kano on Wednesday

The police in Kano State have arrested six suspects in connection with the stabbing of two pupils of Fagge Special Primary school in Kano on Wednesday.

MEMBERS of the National Union of Road Transport ‎Workers NURTW in Ondo state Monday protested the scarcity of petrol and the hike in the pump price by Petrol dealers across the state.

Kolawole said that the judge’s orderly, Musa was shot dead on the spot by the kidnappers in an operation that took place between 8:40 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. He described the three gunmen as heavily armed, unmasked and wearing dark glasses. The driver said the gunmen ordered the judge and his aides to lie face-down.

Oil marketers have restated their commitment to the quick resolution of the crisis in the oil industry that has lead scarcity of petroleum products and to untold hardship on Nigerians.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday closed the prosecution of its case against an oil marketer, Rowaye Jubril, accused of N963.7 million fuel subsidy fraud.

The lingering scarcity of petroleum products in the country which has caused petrol to be sold at between N4,500 and N5,000 per five litres has forced Nigerians to source the product from Cotonou.

The Defence headquarters said yesterday that a Boko Haram Commander, suspected to be a foreigner, was on Saturday killed during the ongoing offensive to rid the terrorists from the North East and that thousands of foreign currencies (Euro) were found on the Commander.

Due to the scarcity of aviation fuel caused by the strike action of oil workers in the country, airlines have rescheduled their flight operations leaving passengers stranded in Abuja.

The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, Mr Chris Finebone, said on Monday that the party was satisfied with the outcome of council polls held in the state. The APC won the 22 chairmanship seats, 297 of the 302 wards in the council election held on May 23.

“The attackers went into the village around 4:00 am while residents were still asleep and used machetes to attack their victims,”

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday signed two  bills into laws. 

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati told state House Correspondents that the two bills include the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 and the Immigration Act 2015.