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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta south LGA of Ogun state, has been gutted by fire. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday. The INEC facility was allegedly torched…

The Director of the Anambra Fire Services, Martin Agbili, has said that 80 shops were affected in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge. This is contained in a statement signed by Agbili on Wednesday in Onitsha. He said that incident took…

Global watchdog, Amnesty International, has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok users – Mubarak Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad – in custody in Kano State. The duo were remanded in prison for allegedly defaming the character of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, in…

The acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Sylva Okolieaboh, has inaugurated a joint committee to address the peculiarities of Nigerian universities in the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The joint committee comprises representatives of the Office of the Accountant General…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday asked for the cooperation of Nigerians as it “continues to pursue positive resolution of this avoidable crisis within the ambit of legality without compromising the interests and welfare of Nigerian intellectuals.” The union made this…

Two remaining towers on the site of the collapsed 21-storey building belonging to Messrs Fourscore Homes Limited on 42 Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, are presently undergoing demolition. The deconstruction of the two towers, which ought to have been completed by now, suffered a…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday raised the alarm that there might be another devastating flooding in Nigeria next year if necessary precautions were not taken by government at all levels. The warning by NEMA came just as members of the National…

Amidst the nation’s dwindling economy, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has lamented that the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to remit any revenue into the federation’s account since the beginning of this year has put many states…