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Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its ongoing two-week warning strike. ASUU’s National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the decision followed a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC), which lasted through the night and concluded around 4:00 a.m. Piwuna explained that the strike was initially declared due to the federal government’s delay

Lagos State Government director, Serifat Talabi, has died just four days before her scheduled retirement from civil service and celebration of her 60th birthday. Talabi, who was the Director of Procurement at the Lagos State Resident Registration Agency (LASSRA), was reportedly killed by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday while crossing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near the Redemption Camp in Ogun State. According to sources within the agency, efforts were made to

Nigeria imported over 613.6 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, between October 2024 and October 10, 2025, according to fresh data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Despite increased local refining from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other domestic plants, imported petrol still dominated the country’s fuel supply during the review period. The report, obtained on Monday in Abuja, showed that

A member of the House of Representatives, Ojema Ojotu, who represents Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency of Benue State, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made during Tuesday’s plenary session by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who read the lawmaker’s defection letter on the floor of the House. Before Ojotu’s move, the APC already held 10 of the 11 federal seats representing

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to head its Election Observation Mission for the upcoming presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire. According to a statement from ECOWAS, the election is set to take place on October 25, 2025, while the observation mission will be deployed from October 19 to 29, 2025, in line with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on

Reports of an alleged plan by some military officers to topple President Bola Tinubu’s government have sparked widespread condemnation across the country. Civil society organisations, senior lawyers, and retired military officers warned strongly against any attempt to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. The Defence Headquarters has debunked the claims, maintaining that there is no coup attempt or related detention within the military. Director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, clarified