Oct. 27, 2025 The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has urged policymakers and practitioners to strengthen Nigeria’s social protection systems through evidence-based policies and coordinated implementation strategies. ILO Country Director to Nigeria, Dr….
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Asaba orphanage owner docked for allegedly kidnapping 2 Kano children
Oct. 27, 2025 The owner of Asaba Orphanage Home, Mr Ogugua Christopher was on Monday arraigned before a Kano State High Court for allegedly kidnapping two Kano children. Christopher, who lives at…
3 to die by hanging for robbing 87-year- old woman in EKiti
Oct. 27, 2025 An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced two brothers and their female friend to death by hanging for robbing an 87-year-old woman of N147,000 and…
Ondo baby factory: We’re not under any obligation to hand over suspects to NAPTIP – Police
Oct. 27, 2025 The Police Command in Ondo State says it is not under any obligation to hand over suspects arrested in connection with the baby factory in Ore, Odigbo Local Government…
Telecoms: Ntel to make comeback into Nigeria’s market Q1 2026 – CEO
Oct. 27, 2025 The Chief Executive Officer, Ntel, Mr. Soji Maurice-Diya, on Monday announced that the once-dormant Nigerian telecommunications brand would officially re-enter the nation’s telecoms market in the first quarter of…
One killed, 26 rescued in Lagos building collapse – LASEMA
Oct. 27, 2025 The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said one person has died while 26 others have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at Coast Street, Oyingbo, Lagos, in…
Court hears Akpoti-Uduaghan’s prayer challenging AGF’s power to prosecute
Oct. 27, 2025 Justice Chizoba Oji of an Abuja High Court on Monday adjourned hearing in the preliminary objection raised by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, challenging the powers of the Attorney-General of the…
JAMB releases results of 85 underaged candidates for exceptional admission
Oct 27, 2025 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates (under 16 years) who successfully completed the comprehensive screening process established by the board…
Gumi urges Islamic Judges to empower women to divorce abusive husbands without paying compensation
Oct. 27, 2025 Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on Islamic Judges and clerics to ensure that women suffering from domestic abuse were granted the right to divorce their husbands…
Nnamdi Kanu abandons plan to open defence, insists he has no case to answer
Oct. 27, 2025 Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence. Kanu, upon resumed hearing in his…