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Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has identified corruption as the greatest challenge confronting the growth and development of Nigeria. Magu made this statement at the investiture of Fellows and graduate members of the Institute for Governance…

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conferred the title of a professor on Abubakar-Surajo Imam, a lieutenant-colonel and Head of Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the institution. Imam is now is now Professor of Mechatronics Engineering. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that combines mechanical…

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed to traffic by 7am on Monday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Keisha, made this known in a statement on Friday, adding…

The Hague Institute for Innovative Law on Thursday regretted that respect for the rule of law and justice was declining in Nigeria and other parts of the world at large. The Chief Executive Officer of HiiL, Sam Muller, disclosed this during the presentation…

Just a few minutes after meeting with the National Security Adviser, AIG Nuhu Ribadu, the organised labour in Nigeria has suspended the nationwide strike, which commenced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to protest the brutalisation of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Comrade…

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, rejected the ascription of the nationwide strike the congress embarked upon in conjunction with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as a personal agenda by NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero. On the contrary, NLC said,…

A 28-year-old single mother, Faith Omoruyi, who was arrested alongside her ex-boyfriend over alleged molestation of her six-year-old daughter, has exonerated her boyfriend of culpability. Omoruyi, a victim of human trafficking, also disclosed that her ex-boyfriend, Samuel Adams, who has been languishing in…

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has instructed all its branches and chapters to comply with the indefinite nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). In a statement issued on November 14,…

In solidarity with NLC, PASAN issued a directive to its members to remain at home even as it locked all entry points to the National Assembly complex. The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) had locked all entry gates into the National Assembly…

Rail and bank workers under the auspices of organised labour have joined the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to protest the brutalisation of Joe Ajaero, NLC president, and other unresolved issues with the government. Segun…