Nigerian Workers Protest Against Insecurity

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigerian Workers Protest Against Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2025

Ahead of the Christmas and New Year festive period, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) took to the streets across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, protesting against the insecurity that has bedeviled the country. The protest, which commenced as early as 8 am in the nation’s capital, was led by the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, accompanied by the former presidential candidate of the African...

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Misconduct: NSCDC Fires ACG, 37 Other Officers In 2025   

Crime & PunishmentNewsMisconduct: NSCDC Fires ACG, 37 Other Officers In 2025   

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2025

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed Assistant Commandant General (ACG) and 37 other senior officers for gross misconduct and insubordination. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Corps, Babawale Afolabi. According to him, a total of 76 officers, comprising both senior and junior personnel, were sanctioned in 2025 for various offences ranging from gross misconduct and insubordination to job racketeering, extortion, and...

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Seven Trafficked Victims Reunited With Their Families In Kano

NewsNigeriaSeven Trafficked Victims Reunited With Their Families In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2025

Officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have reunited seven victims of human trafficking with their families in Dambatta local government area of Kano state. The victims, who were transferred to NAPTIP by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were received last Saturday by the Kano/Jigawa Zonal Command of the agency. According to a statement by the Kano Zonal Command spokesperson of agency, Mohammed Habeeb on Wednesday...

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Inferno Destroys Property Worth N1.1bn In Gombe Markets

NewsNigeriaInferno Destroys Property Worth N1.1bn In Gombe Markets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2025

An inferno has destroyed property worth about N1.1 billion in two separate fire incidents at the Gombe timber and scrap markets within one month. The latest fire incident occurred on Monday night at the Kasuwan Katako (Timber Market), and destroyed goods valued at over N600m. The Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Haruna Abdullahi, said assessments were ongoing, adding that the fire was suspected to have been caused by...

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Tinted Glass: Court Halts Inspector General of Police From Enforcing The Order

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaTinted Glass: Court Halts Inspector General of Police From Enforcing The Order

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 18, 2025

A Delta State High Court has issued an ex parte injunction, stopping and barring the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy nationwide. The latest injunction followed a suit filed in Delta State by the applicant, Mr. Israel Joe, a citizen, through his lawyers led by Kunle Edun (SAN). Recall that the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, had on Monday announced...

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Burkina Faso Releases Detained Nigerian Soldiers After Tinubu’s Diplomatic Intervention

AfricaNewsNigeriaPoliticsBurkina Faso Releases Detained Nigerian Soldiers After Tinubu’s Diplomatic Intervention

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 18, 20251

Burkina Faso has released the Nigerian soldiers who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country nearly two weeks ago. The release followed a high-level diplomatic intervention ordered by President Bola Tinubu, who dispatched a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, to meet with Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday. The talks were held in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Confirming the...

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Tinubu to Present 2026 Budget to National Assembly on Friday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu to Present 2026 Budget to National Assembly on Friday

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 18, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, 19 December 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday, officially notifying lawmakers and National Assembly staff of the President’s appearance. The planned budget presentation is contained in a letter dated December 17, 2025, signed by Admiral Essien Eyo...

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Lawmaker Query Differences in Passed, Gazetted Tax Reform Act

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLawmaker Query Differences in Passed, Gazetted Tax Reform Act

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 18, 2025

A member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, has raised concerns over what he described as serious discrepancies between the tax reform Act passed by the National Assembly and the version subsequently gazetted and made available to the public. Dasuki, who represents Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, raised the issue on Wednesday during plenary while speaking on a Point of Privilege under Order Six, Rule Two of the House Rules. A gazette is...

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Ahmed Musa Retires from Super Eagles After 15 Years of Service

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsAhmed Musa Retires from Super Eagles After 15 Years of Service

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 18, 2025

Ahmed Musa, Nigeria’s most capped footballer, has formally announced his retirement from international football, bringing to an end a distinguished Super Eagles career that lasted almost 15 years. Musa made the announcement in a statement released on Wednesday, in which he reflected on his long journey with the national team and the deep pride he felt representing Nigeria at the highest level. “After a lot of thought, I have decided to retire from international football,...

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Dangote Allegations Trigger Farouk Ahmed’s Exit from NMDPRA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDangote Allegations Trigger Farouk Ahmed’s Exit from NMDPRA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 18, 2025

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ahmed’s resignation came amid allegations of corruption and economic sabotage levelled against him by billionaire businessman and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. President Tinubu had, on Wednesday, summoned Ahmed over the allegations, which were published in a paid advertisement...

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