BREAKING: Osun Shuts Down Igbajo As Governor Adeleke Declares 24-Hour Curfew Amid Rising Unrest

In a decisive move to restore peace and prevent further breakdown of law and order, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed a full 24-hour curfew on Igbajo, a historically peaceful town in Boluwaduro Local Government Area. The emergency directive, which took immediate effect, follows escalating tensions that reportedly erupted after the death of former…

FG and PwC Unveil Bold Reforms to Transform Nigeria’s Power Sector

The Nigerian power sector is at the cusp of a transformative shift, as the Federal Government (FG) and key industry stakeholders, including PwC Nigeria, highlight critical priority actions to enhance electricity generation, distribution, and reliability nationwide. The recent 15th Annual Power & Utilities Roundtable hosted by PwC has brought renewed focus on strategies to strengthen…

Relief at UCH as Resident Doctors Return: What the Resumption After Month-long Strike Means for Nigeria’s Health Sector

In a development greeted with relief by patients and health-care stakeholders, resident doctors at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have resumed work after a month-long nationwide strike. The resumption marks a critical turning point in Nigeria’s ongoing struggle to stabilize its health sector and restore normal operations at one of the country’s premier teaching hospitals….

“Time to Act”: Senate Launches Landmark Security Summit to Tackle Nigeria’s Crisis

In a decisive move aimed at confronting the mounting wave of violence, kidnappings, banditry and unrest across Nigeria, the National Assembly’s upper chamber — the Nigerian Senate — has officially begun a three-day National Security Summit in Abuja. The summit, convened under the auspices of the newly constituted ad-hoc security committee, seeks to bring together…

Rivers Court Sentences UNIPORT Student to Death for Girlfriend’s Murder in Chilling 2023 Case

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has delivered one of the nation’s most disturbing and decisive criminal judgments of the year, sentencing a 400-level University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) student to death by hanging for the brutal murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend, a 300-level Biochemistry undergraduate at the same university. The…

Borno State to Sponsor Indigent Youths for Aeronautics Degrees

the Borno State Government has unveiled an ambitious sponsorship initiative to support indigent youths across all 27 Local Government Areas in pursuing degree programmes in aeronautics and advanced aviation technologies. The announcement, made during a high-level engagement between Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and representatives of Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), marks one…