The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, has assured the public of adequate workplace security and safety standards to protect factory workers and prevent workplace accidents in free trade zones.The Administrative Manager of NEPZA, Mr Steven Makanjuola, gave the assurance on Tuesday during a press conferen…

…of injuries," the statement said.LASEMA said its Beta Whales Team from Epe Base was immediately deployed after the agency received a distress call about the crash.The response team, working with the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the Nigeria Police Force, secured the scene, administered first aid to the injured v…

A traditional ruler in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Dr. G.A.E.O Agbanyim, has married a much younger woman. A Facebook user, Anthony Ariwaozo announced the marriage in a post on Monday, October 26, 2026. According to him, the couple got married on Saturday. "His Royal Majesty Eze Dr. G.A.E.O Agbanyim, (…

…on Tuesday morning over a mob attack on the two suspects. He said a police patrol team immediately rushed to the scene and rescued them. One of the victims, Lovett Nehemiah, said she discovered around 4am that her phone and purse had been stolen from her home. Nehemiah said she had plugged in her phone before going to…

The NGX market capitalisation climbed to a record N164.91 trillion on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, after investors gained N1.75 trillion in one sessionThe All-Share Index rose by 1.07% to a fresh peak of 253,990.06 points, driven largely by a 9.80% gain in Dangote CementTrading volume surged by 1,487.21% to 5.23 billion …

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…processes,” the statement said. According to the agency, the returnees received immediate humanitarian assistance, including food, potable water and medical screening. The returnees entering a bus. Photo: NEMA It added that ambulance services were provided for those requiring medical attention, alongside luggage handli…

…surrounding the incident and the extent of damage to the vigilante office were not immediately available.

By Sam Efararo Renowned nationalist, lawyer, statesman and first Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo died in the bathroom of his Ikenne home on May 9, 1987. Although the exact circumstances of his death were never officially established, some have speculated that the 78-year-old elder statesman may…

By Ediri Ejoh Domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, rose by 17.78 per cent year-on-year, YoY, to 4.5 million litres per day in September 2026, from 3.7 million litres per day in September 2025. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, disc…

The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, CMAC, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, Dr Oluseun Adek has advocated stronger emergency referral systems to reduce preventable maternal deaths in Nigeria.Adek said even where tertiary hospitals have specialists, blood supply, operating theatres and essentia…

…Nigerians after the preliminary register was published online on October 26. Some social media users shared entries with photographs they suspected were AI-generated, while others reported duplicate records and the names of deceased relatives. INEC said it had noted the concerns and reports circulating online about the…

…had been watching television shortly before midnight when they heard gunshots. "We immediately switched off the television set, and I tried calling a friend but could not reach him. He later called me back to inform me of what had happened," he said.Police yet to issue statementThe Kaduna State Police Command had not r…

…on the spot. The fifth student and Chikuba survived; the DG was rushed to hospital immediately after the collision.How the crash happenedEyewitnesses said the convoy was returning to Minna after Governor Bago and members of his team paid a condolence visit to Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Ni…

The CCC Youth Organisation Worldwide (Nigeria Region) announced the death of Evang. Sunmade Oyedeji after a ghastly road accidentOyedeji, a member of the Board of Secretaries, died while returning from a church event and was described as a pillar of the youth bodyMembers of the CCC community have been reacting with sho…

Governor Dauda Lawal has been repositioning the healthcare sector in Zamfara state through infrastructural revitalisation, improved healthcare service delivery, institutional strengthening, the Medical Association, (NMA) has said. The NMA Chairman, Zamfara State chapter, Dr Muhammad Murtata Salahu, revealed this at the…

…(DPO), Dutsin-Ma, promptly led a team of operatives to the scene. The victims were immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention, where they were unfortunately pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor. “The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Ali Umar Fage, has ordered the deploy…

A Nigerian woman, Rezi Omoghene Uzih, is seeking a wife, concubine or side chick for her husband. She announced this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. According to her, interested candidates must be beautiful, young, intelligent, respectful and from well to do families. She explicitly noted that she cons…

Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday October 27 2026 has sentenced a former banker, Christopher Jackson Edeh, to a total of 39 years' imprisonment for his involvement in a N2.7 billion fraud prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial …

A Federal High Court in Benin City ruled on Tuesday in a pre-election suit brought by Osagie Efosa Omo against the NDC and five defendants over the Oredo Federal Constituency primaryThe presiding judge, Professor Chuka Obizor, criticised INEC over what he called frustrating tendencies in pre-election mattersEvidence be…

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed insinuations that the Russian government sponsored some Nigerian youths who waved Russian flags during the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Lavrov, who spoke in Moscow on the sidelines of the Third Russia-Africa Summit, in response to a question by the News Agency of…

The naira recorded its first appreciation against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday.Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the naira appreciated to N1,352.87 per dollar on Tuesday, marking its first gain since last week, compared with N1,367.61 recorded on Mond…

The Honourable Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has outlined a roadmap to stabilise Nigeria’s electricity grid, expand transmission capacity and attract fresh investment into the sector.He spoke at the opening of the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit 2026 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, themed “Strengthening Power Delive…

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have launched a manhunt for a suspected Fulani herder, identified as Abdulrahman Dahiru, for allegedly attacking a farmer, Mr Dauda Ngyang, and his son with a machete in Ganawuri community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources said the incident occurre…

A heartwarming video of a Nigerian mum reuniting with her son after four years of being abroad has goe viral.In the video, the Nigerian mum had arrived Nigeria from abroad and made her way to her son's school to surprise him.The video captured her son falling on the ground, bursting into tears and giving his mum a warm…