Security has been beefed up at local government secretariats across Osun State, as factional council workers will resume today after eight-month strike over control crisis between All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Nation recalls that members of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) embarked on strike since February 17, when […]

Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has doled out N44.5million to 81 outstanding farmers across Ekiti State under the Afe Babalola Agric Expo and Youth Empowerment Programme (ABA-EX). Breakdown showed in each of the 16 local governments, top five farmers received N200,000, N150,000, N100,000, N75,000 and N50,000.  The best farmer

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the infrastructural strides of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, particularly the ongoing building of the state’s first-ever flyover. He described it as a landmark intervention in easing urban traffic and modernising Edo’s transport system. The President extolled the governor’s foresight in embarking on the one-kilometre flyover project at Ikpoba

The Senate will begin a busy legislative quarter after an eight-week annual vacation tomorrow. Top of the agenda are the 2026 budget, constitution amendment and the Electoral Act. Among such legislation is the ongoing alteration process of the 1999 Constitution. The House of Representatives, last week, held its National Public Hearing on about 86 constitutional

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has surged sharply across Lagos and other parts of the country, forcing households and small businesses to adjust their budgets and consumption patterns. Checks by The Nation showed that the retail price of LPG has risen from about N1,000 per kilogram to N1,500

Ehie’s return as CoS foreclosed Efforts to reconcile factions within the Rivers State political family gained momentum at the weekend as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and members of the Rivers Elders Council met in Port Harcourt. The meeting, which also had the Speaker of the House of Assembly,

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal has expressed his condolences to the family of the late elder statesman, Amb. Muhammad Jabbi Maradun. The late Ambassador Jabbi passed away at the age of 82 in Abuja on Saturday, after a prolonged illness. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described Ambassador Muhammad Jabbi as a dedicated

Union Bank of Nigeria has underscored the importance of healthy body and workplace as the bank staged the inaugural edition of its ‘Stay Recharged Health Walk’. The walk, which kicked off at the Stallion Plaza, Union Bank’s head office in Marina, passed through 7.5 kilometres of several vibrant Lagos streets to terminate at the bank’s

The Federal Government has expressed delight over the state-of-the-art Tasmania Digestive Centre built by a Nigerian Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Dr Albert Nwaba, in Tasmania, Australia. During the inauguration, Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia, Ambassador Jane Bassey Adams, said Nwaba’s establishment of the centre was a shining testament to the power of dedication and