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NCDC to Pay Quarantined Ebola Contacts ₦100,000 Weekly

KEY POINTS NCDC will pay quarantined or isolated individuals ₦100,000 weekly to cover essential expenses. Health officials are monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case. One contact who reported feeling unwell tested negative, while investigations continue. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

INEC Yet to Set Date for Corrected 2027 Candidates’ List

KEY POINTS INEC has not set a date to publish its corrected candidates’ list for the 2027 elections. The commission is reviewing complaints, corrections and court orders following a Supreme Court judgment. Accord Party’s Olawepo Hashim was still missing from INEC’s online list at...

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NAFDAC finds methanol and cannabis in Ondo drinks that killed 48 people

NAFDAC lab tests found high concentrations of methanol and cannabis in herbal concoctions blamed for 48 deaths and seven cases of blindness in Ondo State.

Oyo school kidnap survivor tells court of 56 days without clean water

A teacher abducted from an Oriire school in May told the Federal High Court how 46 captives, including toddlers, survived 56 days on dirty water and plain rice.

Civil servants warn Oyedele over 40% allowance he promised to fund

Federal workers have written to Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele warning that the unpaid 40% peculiar allowance and promotion arrears are building restiveness in the public service.

Kara Bridge repairs push Lagos-Ibadan gridlock 15km into Lagos

Repairs to Kara Bridge expansion joints have paralyzed the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway again, with some commuters reaching home after 2 a.m. and engineers questioning past work.

Ondo herbal drink deaths climb to 49 as crisis spreads to Irele

Deaths linked to a suspected poisonous herbal drink in Ondo State have climbed to 49, with the crisis now reaching Irele Local Government Area.

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Motorists trapped for 14 hours after seven-vehicle crash at Kara Bridge

A seven-vehicle crash at Kara Bridge left motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway trapped for more than 14 hours on Tuesday, with fares tripling on the route.

Aliko Dangote explains why petrol stays expensive despite local refining

Aliko Dangote says petrol remains expensive despite local refining because his refinery buys crude at global prices, but promises Nigeria will face no shortages.

LASUTH resident doctors launch indefinite strike over 25 months of unpaid allowances

Key points The LASUTH Association of Resident Doctors declared an indefinite strike from 8...

Aliko Dangote says N2.2 trillion refinery IPO will democratize wealth creation

Aliko Dangote says the N2.2 trillion Dangote refinery IPO will democratize wealth creation by giving Nigerians and global investors a stake in Africa's largest refinery.

ADC says it will beat APC in 2027 if the election is free and fair

ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi says the opposition party will defeat the APC in a free and fair 2027 election and is ready to protect its votes.

Peter Obi’s certificates under scrutiny as suspended LP chieftain sues WAEC, UNN and NYSC

Labour Party chieftain Abayomi Arabambi has filed three Freedom of Information suits in Abuja seeking to compel WAEC, UNN and NYSC to release Peter Obi's certificate records.

ASUP Orders Staff Off Campus Over Security Fears

KEY POINTS ASUP orders academic staff off Federal Polytechnic Offa campus. Council says meetings...

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NCDC to Pay Quarantined Ebola Contacts ₦100,000 Weekly

KEY POINTS NCDC will pay quarantined or isolated individuals ₦100,000 weekly to cover essential...

INEC Yet to Set Date for Corrected 2027 Candidates’ List

KEY POINTS INEC has not set a date to publish its corrected candidates’ list...

NCDC Investigates Second Suspected Ebola Case in Nigeria

KEY POINTS NCDC says it has identified two Ebola cases, comprising one confirmed infection...

Fulani leaders seek ranches and 30% of agriculture budget for livestock ministry

Nigeria’s pastoralist coalition wants 30% of the agriculture budget for the livestock ministry, pilot ranches in all six zones and gazetted grazing reserves.