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FG To Begin Health Insurance Deductions From Workers’ Salaries
The Federal Government says deductions made from the October 2025 salaries of civil servants were due to the commencement of statutory contributions to the National Health Insurance Scheme. In a circular seen by The PUNCH in Abuja, the government explained that the mandatory NHIS deductions began in October, leading to the reduction noticed across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The circular was...
ASUU Gives FG 10-days Ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to utilise the remaining 10 days of the one-month window granted to it to holistically resolve lingering issues between both parties. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the National Executive Council meeting of ASUU held at Taraba State University, Jalingo, between November 8 and 9, and contained...
FG Declares English Sole Medium of Instruction In Schools
The Federal Government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organized by the British Council in Abuja on Wednesday. In 2022, the Federal Government approved a National Language Policy (NLP), which stipulates that...
“Respect the Uniform, No Offence Committed” — Gen. Irabor, Matawalle
The dust raised by the altercation between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer in Abuja a few days ago is yet to settle, as former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, retd, and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, yesterday warned that any act of disrespect towards the uniformed services...
Crisis Looms As Wabara, Saraki Disagrees Over PDP Convention In Oyo
Two former Senate Presidents and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, have disagreed over holding the party’s national convention billed to start tomorrow in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While Wabara, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, said the exercise must go on against the plans of those he said wanted...
FG Begins Payment Of N3.9bn Pension Backlog
In a major relief for Nigerian retirees, the Federal Government, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has disbursed N3.9 billion in arrears to 91,146 eligible pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS. The payment comes as part of the N32,000 pension increment approved by President Bola Tinubu, providing long-awaited relief to thousands of retired workers across the country. The arrears...
BBC Finally Issues Apology To Trump After Doctoring Panorama Speech As Broadcaster Is Accused Of Second Misleading Edit
The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump after doctoring his Panorama speech as the broadcaster is accused once again of a misleading edit. It comes as the US President threatened to sue the firm for $1 billion (£759 million) in damages unless the corporation issued a retraction and apologised. The BBC confirmed the programmed will “not be broadcast again in this...
“US Focused on Islamic Jihadist Responsible For Killings not Targeting Tinubu’s Govt” – Orji Kalu
The senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has said that the United States is not targeting President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that American concerns are focused on Islamic jihadist groups responsible for killing innocent citizens. He made the remarks in a chat with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja regarding concerns raised by U.S. President Donald Trump and some U.S. lawmakers...
Super Eagles Under Pressure Ahead Of 2026 FIFA WC Play-off
The Super Eagles are in for a long, arduous trip as the hunt for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup gathers momentum. The route is strewn with death traps and landmines which requires careful planning and meticulous execution to navigate their way through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is no doubt, Nigeria’s longest route to the...
Senate Dismisses Claims Of Akpabio’s Impeachment
The Senate has said that there were no moves anywhere to impeach the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying that the Chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission, SEDC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia North, was quoted out of context. Recall that during an interview with journalists on Tuesday at the National Assembly, when...
