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FG Approves Increase of Nurses’ Uniform Allowance to N80,000 Annually

● FG Approves Increase of Nurses’ Uniform Allowance to N80,000 Annually

The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the uniform allowance for nurses in its employment, raising it from N20,000 to N80,000 per ann...

February 7, 2026
Nigerian Army Honours 10 Retiring Generals at Colourful Valedictory Parade in Lagos

â—Ź Nigerian Army Honours 10 Retiring Generals at Colourful Valedictory Parade in Lagos

The Nigerian Army Finance Corps on Friday held a valedictory parade in Lagos to honour 10 senior officers who have retired after years of meritorious ...

February 7, 2026
FCT Teachers Press Wike Over Unpaid Arrears, Traffic Gridlock Amid Abuja Labour Crisis

â—Ź FCT Teachers Press Wike Over Unpaid Arrears, Traffic Gridlock Amid Abuja Labour Crisis

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have renewed demands for the settlement of outstanding salary and allowance arr...

February 7, 2026
Jihadist Kill 36 Soldiers in Coordinated Attacks

â—Ź Jihadist Kill 36 Soldiers in Coordinated Attacks

At least 36 soldiers of the Nigerien Armed Forces were killed on February 4 in a coordinated jihadist assault on Makalondi, a border town between Nige...

February 7, 2026
FCT Teachers Press Wike Over Unpaid Arrears, Traffic Gridlock Amid Abuja Labour Crisis Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have renewed demands for the settlement of outstanding salary and allowance arrears, while also urging the FCT Administration to take urgent steps to improve traffic management in the nation’s capital amid lingering labour unrest. In a letter addressed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Coordinator of the FCT Local Education Authority (LEA) Teachers’ Forum, Abdulsalam Haruna, recalled that during the 2024/2025 academic session, public primary schools in Abuja were shut for about three months following strike actions by teachers over unresolved entitlements owed by the six area councils. Haruna acknowledged that through the intervention of the FCT minister, teachers eventually received the N70,000 national minimum wage and partial payment of nine months’ arrears. However, he noted that three area councils ar

● FCT Teachers Press Wike Over Unpaid Arrears, Traffic Gridlock Amid Abuja Labour Crisis Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have renewed demands for the settlement of outstanding salary and allowance arrears, while also urging the FCT Administration to take urgent steps to improve traffic management in the nation’s capital amid lingering labour unrest. In a letter addressed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Coordinator of the FCT Local Education Authority (LEA) Teachers’ Forum, Abdulsalam Haruna, recalled that during the 2024/2025 academic session, public primary schools in Abuja were shut for about three months following strike actions by teachers over unresolved entitlements owed by the six area councils. Haruna acknowledged that through the intervention of the FCT minister, teachers eventually received the N70,000 national minimum wage and partial payment of nine months’ arrears. However, he noted that three area councils ar

Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have renewed demands for the settlement of outstanding salary and allowance arr...

February 7, 2026
FG Orders Six-Week Partial Closure of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway for Urgent Bridge Repairs

● FG Orders Six-Week Partial Closure of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway for Urgent Bridge Repairs

The Federal Government has announced a six-week partial closure of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway to enable urgent repair works on deteriorated expansion...

February 7, 2026
Gunmen Kill Ogidi President General, One Other in Night Attack on Chinua Achebe’s Hometown

● Gunmen Kill Ogidi President General, One Other in Night Attack on Chinua Achebe’s Hometown

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed the President General of Ogidi Town Union, Sir Ikwuka Okoye Anumili, and another man during a late-night a...

February 7, 2026
Ribadu Issues Warning on Violence, Vote Buying Ahead of Rivers, Kano, FCT Elections

â—Ź Ribadu Issues Warning on Violence, Vote Buying Ahead of Rivers, Kano, FCT Elections

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors, vote buyers and individuals inclined to violence to desist from ...

February 7, 2026
UNFPA Warns 4.5 Million Girls Face Risk of Female Genital Mutilation in 2026

â—Ź UNFPA Warns 4.5 Million Girls Face Risk of Female Genital Mutilation in 2026

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that an estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of being subjected to female genital m...

February 6, 2026
OSPAC Recovers Headless Body of Omoku Youth Federation President in Forest

â—Ź OSPAC Recovers Headless Body of Omoku Youth Federation President in Forest

The lifeless and headless body of the President of the Omoku Youth Federation, Comrade Ifeanyi Azuazu, has been recovered in a forest at Elieta in Ogb...

February 6, 2026