FG Approves ₦70,000 Monthly Transport Allowance For Workers For Six Months
The Federal Government has approved a monthly transport allowance of ₦70,000 for public service workers for six months, beginning in November 2026, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of rising transportation costs and economic hardship. The approval followed…
Nigerian navy cybersecurity team wins national cybersecurity competition
The Nigerian Navy cybersecurity team has emerged champion at the 2026 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Cyber Drill Finals, earning recognition for its technical expertise, discipline and commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital security. The competition was organised by the National…
Haiti postpones presidential election to July 2027
Haiti’s electoral council has postponed the country’s first presidential election in a decade to July 18, 2027, according to a new electoral calendar published on Wednesday. The vote had initially been scheduled for December 13, 2026, but the Provisional Electoral…
FG Receives 180 Nigerian Returnees from Libya
The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has received 180 Nigerian migrants who voluntarily returned from Libya under a reintegration programme coordinated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).Buy Maps According to NEMA, the returnees arrived at…
MEET DEHLIA UMUNNA: The first Nigerian Professor of Harvard.
Dehlia Umunna is from Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Sources describing her background identify her father as Igbo. She started working at Harvard Law School in 2007 and she is also Deputy Director and Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School…
FG, NLC reach deal on N70,000 transport allowance, 19-month health workers’ arrears
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have reached an agreement on a series of measures to ease the economic difficulties facing workers, including a ₦70,000 transport intervention and the payment of 19 months’ arrears owed health workers….
30 Nigerian States Approve State Police Constitutional Amendment
Thirty out of 36 Nigerian state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment for establishing state police, surpassing the required two-thirds majority. The Presidency has urged the organized private sector to contribute to financing and implementing the scheme, citing security’s impact…
Jailed Tanzanian opposition leader starts hunger strike
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was charged with treason last year, has started a hunger strike to protest his inability to access his lawyers, his party said. Lissu, who leads the CHADEMA opposition party and came second in the…
Ikeja Electric apologises for failing to meet 20-hour Band A supply target
Ikeja Electric has apologised to customers on several Band A feeders after failing to meet the minimum 20-hour daily electricity supply target on October 25 and 26, with some feeders recording zero hours of supply on both days. In a…
Nigeria’s Okoko becomes first West African to win East Africa Swing title
Nigerian professional golfer Godwin Okoko has made history by becoming the first West African golfer to win an event on the Sunshine Development Tour – East Africa Swing after claiming victory at the Rift Valley Championship in Kenya. Okoko secured…