The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Germany have renewed calls for urgent global action to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), describing them as a “silent pandemic” claiming millions of lives every year. Speaking at the World Health Summit 2025 on Monday in Berlin, Germany, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said NCDs kill 43 million people…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called for the full implementation of the Justice Mohammed Uwais report on electoral reform to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral system. TUC President, Mr. Festus Osifo, made the call on Monday at a one-day Public Hearing on a Bill to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 13, 2022 and Enact the Electoral…
Hamas announced on Monday that it had handed over 13 additional hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, marking the release of the last remaining living captives held by the group. The handover follows the earlier release of a first group of seven Israeli hostages earlier in the day, as…
Famous Nigerian evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has passed away at the age of 80. His family announced his death on his official Instagram page, @UmaUkpai, on Monday, stating that the revered preacher and televangelist died on Oct. 6, 2025. Rev. Dr. Ukpai’s ministry was non-denominational,…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its draft guidelines mandating banks to refund customers for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ondaje Ijagwu, said the draft…
Academic staff at Nigeria’s Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) in Ondo State have joined a nationwide two-week strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over unresolved labour grievances with the federal government. Dr Oluwatoyin Ogunbamike, Chairman of the ASUU branch at OAUSTECH, confirmed on Monday that lecturers had downed…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as part of a regional diplomatic mission following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump, who played a central role in brokering the truce, met families of freed Israeli hostages and is scheduled to address lawmakers in the Knesset before travelling to Egypt…
Israel has started freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas, hours after the militant group released the last 20 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip for more than two years. Television images showed buses carrying detainees leaving Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank and heading towards Ramallah…
Nigerians are calling on the government to stabilise the price and supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) after a sharp increase triggered by recent industrial unrest disrupted distribution nationwide. The price of cooking gas — a key household energy source for millions — surged from ₦1,100–₦1,200 per kilogramme to as high as ₦1,800, following a…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has pledged stronger legislative action to boost food security and revitalise the agricultural sector amid rising concerns over food shortages and inflation. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, represented by Deputy Chief Whip Ibrahim Isiaka, said this during a public hearing in Abuja on Monday, organised by the House Committee on Agricultural Production and…
