NEWS UPDATES

At least two persons have died following violent protests in Enugu State by traders at the Ogbete Main Market. The traders on Wednesday morning took to the street to protest the sealing of their shops for non-compliance with the state government’s order banning…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors declared an indefinite strike on Tuesday night. NARD President, Dr Emeka Orji, who disclosed this to our correspondent, said the strike will begin today, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 12am. Orji said the decision was made during the…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has flagged off the auditing of the remittance of statutory and non-statutory deductions from the payroll of workers from the year 2010 to 2022. The statutory deductions to be audited include taxes, pensions and insurance, while non-statutory deductions…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has joined in the condemnation of the show of shame orchestrated by the Department of State Services (DSS), when it engaged officials of the Correctional Service in fisticuffs over the custody of the suspended…

The Nigerian Army, NA says Lance Corporal Musa Adamu is in custody for violation of some provisions of the Armed Forces Act contrary to reports on social media that he was in detention for converting from Islam to Christianity and preaching the…

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC) has said consumption of fruits ripened with chemicals, such as calcium carbide, is partly responsible for some cases of premature deaths in the country. The agency, therefore, said it would intensify raids on sellers of…

Amnesty International Nigeria has demanded a transparent coroner’s inquest on 103 slain EndSARS protesters for whom the Lagos State Government is planning a mass burial, saying the plans should be put on hold. This follows the emergence of a leaked memo addressed to the Lagos…

A total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. This is according to the examination report obtained from the MDCN on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, July…

Eight persons have been confirmed dead while scooping fuel after a petrol-laden tanker fell and spilled its content along the Ore-Benin Expressway, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. While many were reported to have died from the Sunday evening incident,…