The potential month-long ceasefire in Ukraine proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is intended to test Russia’s readiness to end the conflict. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday. Macron has said that he and Starmer proposed a month-long ceasefire in the air, at sea and in relation…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office. Egbetokun, whose tenure was extended by one year in 2025 by President Bola Tinubu, tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday, citing personal family reasons. Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development upon enquiries from journalists. “A statement will be issued later in the…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno has directed the 27 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to take immediate steps towards implementing the new N70,000 minimum wage for council workers. Zulum gave the directive on Sunday during a high-level meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigeria Union…
As Nigeria gears up for its next presidential election in 2027, political activist and former candidate Chief Martin Onovo has issued a stark warning: no single opposition party can unseat President Bola Tinubu without a broad-based coalition. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Onovo stressed that only a unified alliance of…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service says it has rescued nine casualties from the fire at the six-storey building on Afriland Tower, Broad Street, Lagos Island. The Deputy Controller-General of the agency, Mr Ogabi Olajide, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He stated that nine victims had been rescued in…
The International Association of Judges (IAJ) has admitted the National Association of Judges in Nigeria (NAJN) as a member of the global judicial body. NAJN, which will represent Nigeria in the association, was admitted during the 67th Annual Meeting of the IAJ taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mr. Tobi Soniyi, media aide to the Chief…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has disclosed that 14 banks have fully met the new capital requirements under the apex bank’s ongoing recapitalisation exercise. Cardoso made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the communiqué of the 302nd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The recapitalisation framework,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former two-term councilor at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sales and trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the…
A witness for Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told an Abuja High Court on Monday that former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika did not authorise or sign any contract award letters related to projects under investigation. The witness, Isaiah Yesufu, Director of Compliance at the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP), made…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has announced a strict ban on taking photographs, videos or raising political and sectarian expressions at main Hajj sites. In a statement, the ministry emphasised that pilgrims are prohibited from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and at key Hajj locations including…
