The United States military says Nigeria and the U.S. forces have carried out fresh coordinated airstrikes targeting Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in northeast Nigeria, marking a renewed escalation in joint counterterrorism operations in the region. The United States Africa Command confirmed in a statement on Monday that the strikes were conducted on Sunday against identified …
The Federal Government has introduced a free healthcare initiative for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme, targeting pensioners with monthly earnings below ₦70,000 in a new welfare intervention aimed at easing medical burdens among elderly Nigerians. The initiative, called PenCare, was unveiled by the National Pension Commission to improve healthcare access and support low-income retirees …
Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, alongside Hon. Hart Cyril Godwin and 11 other aspirants, have emerged as candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for House of Representatives seats in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The results of the primaries conducted on Saturday were …
A grim humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Kaduna State as about 2,800 former textile workers and their family members have reportedly died while waiting for the payment of ₦35 billion in unpaid gratuities and compensation owed by four collapsed textile companies. The affected workers, under the Coalition of Closed Unpaid Textile Workers of Nigeria, said …
Nigeria’s long-troubled electricity sector has come under renewed fire as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, described the country’s power industry as “the biggest scam in Nigeria,” accusing powerful interests of hijacking reforms and worsening electricity poverty despite decades of privatisation and reforms. Ajaero, who also serves as General Secretary of the …
The Federal Government’s decision to exempt admission seekers into Colleges of Education and Agriculture from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to generate widespread reactions across Nigeria’s education sector, with stakeholders sharply divided over the implications of the policy. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the decision during the annual …
The Nigerian Navy has dismantled a reconstructed illegal refining cluster along the Rivers–Bayelsa border, recovering about 8,500 litres of suspected petroleum products during the operation. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. According to Folorunsho, the operation was carried out by personnel of Nigerian …
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has warned against involving the United States in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, saying such a move could expose the country to foreign terror groups and escalate violence. In a Facebook post on Monday, Gumi described Nigeria’s sovereignty as “a red line,” insisting that the Nigerian military has the capacity to …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has heightened surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a confirmed imported case reported in Uganda. In a public health advisory signed by the Director-General of the agency, Dr. Jide Idris, the …
Nigeria’s two biggest telecom operators, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria, spent the last five years pouring billions into 4G, 5G, fibre networks and spectrum licences. The two giant telecoms companies also generated record revenues, driven increasingly by data consumption rather than traditional voice calls. However, across the same period, Nigerians continued to complain about dropped …
