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NLC Convenes Meeting Over Strike Action As Ultimatum Ends Today
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its organs will meet and decide on the next line of action as the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government over the looming industrial action in public tertiary institutions expires on Saturday (today). The acting Secretary-General of the NLC, Benson Upah, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The...
Macron Expresses Concern Over G20 Struggle To Resolve Global Crises
The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a summit boycotted by the United States Saturday. Macron was among two dozen world leaders at South Africa’s G20 summit marked by the absence of President Donald Trump, who is at loggerheads with Pretoria on a range of...
S’East Slams FG Over Kanu’s Relocation To Sokoto Prison
Angry reactions have trailed the conviction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and his subsequent relocation to Sokoto prison. Many Abia residents have voiced concern over the decision to move him to Sokoto, just as Kanu’s family has alleged a plot to eliminate him, citing the growing banditry currently ravaging the Northern region. In...
FG Shut Down 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Concerns
A hostel at Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, where bandits kidnapped 25 students, killing the vice-principal in the process. Due to the resurgence in the abduction of students in schools in some parts of the country, the Federal Government on Friday ordered the closure of 41 unity colleges with immediate effect. In a statement signed by the...
Taraba Govt Shut Down Boarding Houses Over Kidnappings
Following the insecurity challenges in the country, the Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has directed all private and public schools to close all hostels and revert to day schooling. This also came as the Catholic Diocese of Wukari tasked the federal government to take proactive action over resurgence of killings and sacking of communities in Southern Taraba. In a statement,...
Niger Govt Orders Closure of Schools Over Abduction of School Children
Niger Governor Umaru Bago has ordered the immediate closure of all schools in the state following the abduction of children from a Catholic school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of the state. Bago announced the directive during a press briefing after an expanded security meeting in Minna on Saturday. He described the incident as unfortunate and avoidable. ”This incident could have...
FG Dismisses Nationwide Closure of Schools Claim
The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports claiming that schools across the country have been directed to shut down on November 24, 2025. In a statement issued on Saturday, the ministry described the widely circulated message on social media as “false and misleading,” insisting that no such directive originated from the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Education, any...
Nnamdi Kanu Faults Conviction From Sokoto Prison, Says Judgment Has “No Legal Basis” — Brother Reveals
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother to detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed details of a meeting held with his brother inside the Sokoto Medium Security Correctional Centre on Sunday, where Kanu is currently being held following his recent sentencing. https://youtube.com/live/QYoe5Pe0R_Y In a statement shared via his official Facebook page, Emmanuel said he met with Kanu alongside his lawyer, Dr....
Mimiko Urges FG To Decentralise Security Architecture
Former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, has called for the decentralisation of the country’s security architecture, saying effective security begins at the local community level. According to a statement shared with Sunday PUNCH, Mimiko made the remarks at the grand finale of the 13th anniversary celebration of Gallery Security Services Limited, founded by Bibopere Ajube, at Agadagba-Obon, Ese Odo...
Tinubu Meets Military, Police Chiefs In Abuja Over Security Concern
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, entered into an extended security meeting with the nation’s Service Chiefs at the State House, Abuja. The high-level session, which was still ongoing at press time, had in attendance the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director-General of...
