Civil servants under the umbrella of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Trade Union Side have called on the federal government and state governments to approve and implement a 400 per cent increase in the current N70,000 national minimum wage to cushion the devastating effects of the country’s economic hardship.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African labour movement has issued a stark warning that Nigeria and other countries across the continent risk a deepening poverty and inequality crisis unless governments urgently reverse decades of underinvestment in public services and improve the welfare of public sector workers. In a statement marking the 2026 United Nations Public Service […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young More than 10,000 workers of WEMPCO Group of Companies are facing an uncertain future following their alleged displacement from the company’s factory in Magboro, Ogun State, a development that sparked a protest by the Steel and Engineering Workers’ Union of Nigeria, SEWUN. Displaying several placards with various inscriptions, they chanted solidarity songs, […]

•Okpebholo accuses locals of importing criminals from the North •Police parade suspects, recover vehicles, cash  By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has revealed a disturbing new dimension to the insecurity plaguing the state. Speaking at the 2026 Ministers Conference, organised by the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, […]

•Millions lost, livelihoods shattered By Egufe Yafugborhi The streets of Asaba’s once-bustling gadget district have taken on the feel of a war zone. Shops that once hummed with the chatter of haggling customers now stand eerily quiet. Roller shutters crash down by 6pm, two hours earlier than just weeks ago. And behind every counter, nervous […]

A suspected Improvised Explosive Device, IED, yesterday detonated beneath a parked vehicle in the Oke Mushin area of Lagos, injuring the owner and causing panic among residents.

No fewer than 22 persons, including health workers and security personnel, were killed by gunmen in Sunday night attack on Kawel village in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

By Ike Uchechukwu For the people of Ukim Ita Eyo Ndem, a serene farming settlement tucked behind the creeks of Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, peace has become a distant memory. In its place sits a name etched in terror, a “death list” allegedly drafted by a 30-year-old suspect now in police custody and […]

At the heart of the crisis is a series of unexplained gas emissions, now believed to contain significant concentrations of methane

By Emma Una YALA—The anxious faces of students at Igbeku Comprehensive Secondary School told a familiar story of uncertainty, worry, and the quiet fear that their education might end before the term did.   For many, the third term examination loomed not as a challenge to conquer, but as a door that might remain firmly shut.  Then […]

The Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 57-year-old man, Mr. Udo Samuel Sunday, in connection with the alleged murder of two farmers whose bodies were reportedly thrown into a river following a dispute over an illegal cannabis plantation in Odukpani Local Government Area.

From Oshodi, Ikotun to Ijegun, Surulere and Lagos Island, indiscriminate waste disposal has become a huge challenge

Nigerians are returning to basic, non-Android ‘feature phones’ due to the crushing costs of mobile data and airtime,

When we were campaigning for office, we set out a blueprint for what Enugu could become under our watch. And that blueprint was predicated on three factors

Oorelope Local Government Chairman has now refuted the claims, insisting that the victims remained in captivity