Public servants across Nigeria’s federal, state and local governments have begun a three-day warning strike over demands for lower petrol prices, wage relief and negotiations for a new national minimum wage. The industrial action, organised under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), began at midnight on Friday, October 2, and is scheduled to…
Police cancel the Obi-Kwankwaso march in Akwa Ibom over security concerns, sparking anger from NDC and Obidient Movement leaders. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has kicked against the cancellation of an Obi-Kwankwaso march in Akwa Ibom State. The planned two-million-man march was scheduled for Thursday, October 1, in Uyo. The Obidient Movement organised the event…
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) says Nigerians are ready to vote President Bola Tinubu out in the 2027 presidential election. The party made the claim after Tinubu returned from his holiday in France on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. APM’s National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, said Nigerians showed little excitement over the President’s return. He claimed…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has promised measurable and accountable governance. Also stating that Nigerians would begin to see tangible results within his first year in office if he is elected. Obi made the pledge in his Independence Day address on Thursday, as Nigeria marked its 66th anniversary. He said…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has moved past the toughest phase of his economic reforms and entered what he calls an “age of prosperity.” Tinubu made the declaration on Thursday during his Independence Day address to Nigerians. The President spoke as the country marked its 66th Independence anniversary under the theme, “From Reform to Prosperity.”…
Atiku Abubakar meets opposition coalition leaders in Abuja as talks intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met opposition coalition leaders in Abuja. The meeting took place at his residence on Tuesday night. The talks come as opposition parties step up preparations for the 2027 general elections. National Chairman…
NLC Wants Lower Petrol Prices, Wage Award The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded an immediate reduction in petrol prices and a nationwide wage award for Nigerian workers. The union also wants the Federal Government to begin negotiations for a new national minimum wage. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the demands in an Independence Day…
Nyesom Wike says he will resign as FCT Minister if President Tinubu loses Rivers State and the FCT in the 2027 election. Nyesom Wike has made a bold promise ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The FCT Minister says he will resign if President Bola Tinubu loses Rivers State and the FCT. Wike made the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of five Nigerians arrested and arraigned in Maiduguri, Borno State, over T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” Atiku made the demand in a statement issued on Wednesday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council….
Jordan Wike denies a $2.1 million fraud allegation as an Abuja court orders him to produce his American passport. Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations that he collected $2.1 million over a land deal in Abuja. The case came up at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory…
