The Nigeria Debate Consortium, a series of debates for the 2027 general elections in Nigeria, will begin today with the Lagos governorship debate. It is the first debate in the series, organised by the consortium, which comprises Channels Television, TVC News, Punch Newspaper, The Cable, and Vang...
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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) Chapter, has announced the resumption of work on Monday, November 9, while issuing a fresh 14-working-day… Read More: https://punchng.com/sokoto-varsity-ssanu-resumes-work-gives-fresh-14-...
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The leadership crisis rocking the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has deepened, with the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Sani Dawop, disputing the reported suspension of its National Chairman, Yabagi Yusuf Sani. Dawop insisted that Sani remains the p...
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni One person has died after a fully loaded Mercedes-Benz six-tyre truck overturned around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State, in a midnight accident. The deceased, an elderly man whose identity had yet to be established, was reportedly thrown ...
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The presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has raised the alarm over the plight of 3.68 million internally displaced persons in Nigeria, calling for increased… Read More: https://punchng.com/olawepo-hashim-raises-the-alarm-over-3-68m-idps-in-nigeria/...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of ignoring the statutory timetable for the next national minimum wage review, insisting that negotiations should already be under way rather than waiting until 2027. NLC...
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested a former operative of the agency, identified as 36-year-old Adeyemo Olalekan, for allegedly impersonating enforcement personnel, unlawfully seizing commercial motorcycles and extorting their operators across the state. T...
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The Nigerian Navy has sustained its crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal refining activities in Rivers State, identifying a combined total of approximately 68,175 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. According to the Spokesperson of the Service, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorush...
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…Accuses APC of using violence, courts to weaken opposition …Cites declining confidence in INEC, judiciary …Jerry Gana urges President to act as father of the nation, not partisan politician By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Int...
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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said that President Bola Tinubu is accelerating the completion of major railway projects in Northern Nigeria, with the Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Railway scheduled for inauguration on December 3, 2026. It said ...
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The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed regret over his failure to form an alliance with the party's flagbearer, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general election. Kwankwaso said a joint presidential ticket with Obi coul...
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By Folarin Kehinde The Federal Government has secured a $200 million World Bank-backed financing commitment to boost fish production across the country through state governments, as part of efforts to reduce import dependence and strengthen Nigeria’s aquaculture industry. The fun...
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Muslims across the country to look out for the new moon of Jumada Assaniya 1448 AH on Monday, November 9, 2026. Read More: https://...
