…include professional development, decent working conditions, teaching and learning resources, career progression, mentoring and continuous capacity building. He said, “Oyo SUBEB would continue collaborating with relevant authorities, teachers, communities and development partners to strengthen teacher quality and impro…

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed how he refused to pay ransom to bandits who abducted his brothers, insisting that he would not give money to criminals. Lawal disclosed this during a media chat on Monday while reiterating his opposition to negotiating with kidnappers operating in the state. According t…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Delta State Wing, has called on the state government to address teacher shortages, insecurity and inadequate teaching materials in public schools. The NUT State Chairman, Dickson Poubeni, made the call on Monday at the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration held at the Cenotaph Ground in As…

The High Court of Anambra State, Awka Judicial Division, presided over by Justice Okechukwu Nwabunike, has sentenced one Silas Uwa to life imprisonment for killing his uncle over a family land dispute in Ebenebe, Awka North LGA of the state. Justice Nwabunike convicted Uwa on Monday, after finding him guilty of manslau…

…unclear as tributes continue to pour in.PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The Nigerian gospel music community has been thrown into mourning following the death of gospel singer and choir master Kolawole Okanlawon.Okanlawon, who served as a choir m…

…while reserves rose to $55.60 billionPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade's experience covering energy, MSMEs, technology, banking and the economy.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed t…

The Joint Health Sector Union, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Monday called on the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to intervene over the non-compliance of the management of the institution with his directives on the payment of several arrears due to members of the union. JOHESU …

The Nigeria Revenue Service has sealed the headquarters of Kaduna Electric in Kaduna over alleged outstanding statutory tax liabilities, the News Agency of Nigeria reports Monday. The enforcement action is contained in a non-compliance notice posted at the entrance of the company’s premises on the order of the NRS Exec…

…news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Crash Site in Remote Creek AreaA source with knowledge of the incident said some of the helicopter's occupants may have been killed, though the total number of casualties could not be confirmed, The Punch reported. Security personnel, including police and military ope…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the removal of the fuel subsidy has helped President Bola Tinubu’s administration to increase investment in critical aviation infrastructure, with about $500m raised for the reconstruction of the Lagos airport and other need-specific aviation i…

Two people have died and another remains missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, disrupting transport, flooding homes and forcing hundreds of rescue operations. The storms began affecting parts of Catalonia on Saturday, October 3, with authorities issuing a red …

…winners. Vanguard also reports that amid the worsening cost of housing and declining purchasing power, more workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, are turning to their pension savings to raise equity contributions for residential home ownership loans. Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian reports that…

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Hajia ’Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, and the wife of the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Adenike Adebutu, have announced a cash gift of N1m to recently retired Deputy Superintendent of Traffic, DST Anifat Bello, for her …

The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has dismissed a video circulating on social media that alleges poor education funding and inadequate teacher remuneration in the state. The union described the video as old, edited and doctored to create a false impression about the state government’s performance…

One person was confirmed dead while several others sustained injuries after a commercial bus conveying 21 passengers somersaulted and caught fire along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Sunday. The PUNCH gathered that the accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction after the bus, with regis…

…Ohida, a senior ISWAP commander, in Owo forest, Ondo State, at the weekendSecurity sources said Ohida had taken over ISWAP operations in central and southern Nigeria after his predecessor was arrested in 2023Intelligence from the UK and a jailed ISWAP leader reportedly helped expose Ohida's plot to attack civilians dur…

…online about marriage and self-disciplinePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Pete Edochie has offered a refreshingly candid explanation for what has kept him committed to one woman across 57 years of marriage, and he held nothing back while doing so…

…gas at N1,150 per kilogram.These figures confirm that cost differences begin at the source, before logistics and retail margins are added.Transportation costs add to the burdenRising petrol prices have pushed up transportation costs across the country, adding further strain on the LPG supply chain and, by extension, on…

A video showing the moment suspected armed robbers attacked some POS operators situated at Aroma junction in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Sunday, October 4, has made the rounds on social media. A video capturing a brazen, daylight robbery by suspected armed criminals targeting Point of Sale (POS) operators at the…

…the comments to comfort the grieving singerPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Gospel singer Kehinde Adegbodu has shared a deeply moving birthday tribute to his late twin brother, Taiwo, marking what he described as "my very first birthday" without…

Man City and Norway forward Erling Haaland is an injury concern for Manchester City ahead of their Premier League clash with Liverpool after the striker limped off during Norway’s 2-1 Nations League defeat by Portugal. As reported by BBC Sport on Sunday, Haaland signalled to the bench and was substituted in the 67th mi…

…drive its share price. Afribank is even more instructive. It used depositors’ funds to purchase 80 per cent of its own initial public offering, paying N25 per share when the market price was N11. Those shares later collapsed to under N3, and by 2011 the bank’s licence was revoked. Shareholders lost everything. No one w…

…threshold. The report noted that “Households also remained reluctant to make major purchases, particularly houses, motor vehicles, investments and consumer durables.” Monetary policy preferences revealed a public divided by economic pain. While 62.2 percent of respondents indicated a preference for lower lending rates…

…leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida. Security sources said Ohida aka Anwar, who was on the verge of planning massive terrorist attacks in some southern states, was killed alongside many members of the terrorist organization by the security forces who led a surprise attack on their…

…sustained resilience across key economic pillars. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report, released during the weekend, showed that the composite PMI rose to 53.0 points in September 2026, up from the 52.7 points recorded in August. PMI is a monthly economic indicator that measures th…