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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa (SLUK) branch, has declared a two-week warning strike from September 15, 2026, over unresolved issues with the Jigawa State Government. The decision was reached at the union’s 54th Regular Congress Meeting held on Tuesday, September 8, at the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences of the university. In a resolution issued after the meeting, the union said it was dissatisfied with the government’s latest offer following engagements between both parties. ASUU-SLUK resolved to begin the strike at midnight on Tuesday, September 15, warning that the action could become…

The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom imposed an extra “admin fee” on citizens to facilitate the ongoing Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) passport intervention. The passport intervention was launched to clear backlogs involving new passport applications, renewals and pending cases. However, the exercise got off to a rocky start when applicants reported delays and other difficulties at intervention centres across the UK after it began on Monday. Videos shared on social media showed crowds in Manchester and London left unattended at the intervention centres. Nigerian immigration authorities were also accused of demanding £70 from citizens as a passport intervention…

The Federal Government has moved to accelerate the nationwide rollout of 112 as Nigeria’s single emergency number, directing key agencies to develop a comprehensive operational roadmap for its implementation. A committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other relevant agencies has been constituted to finalise the roadmap and standard operating procedures. The framework will be submitted to the National Economic Council (NEC) for formal endorsement. The development was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media…

Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign, has declared that anyone who supports the continued sale of petrol at N1,300 per litre is unfit to lead Nigeria. Okonkwo made the remark during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, while criticising the administration of President Bola Tinubu over petrol prices, insecurity and electricity supply. “Anybody who is telling you that Nigerians can pay N1,300 for fuel… I heard diesel had exceeded N2,000 Naira per litre,” he said. “Anybody who is telling Nigerians to continue paying that is wicked, and is not fit to be a president in this country.”…

Aliko Dangote has said ordinary Nigerians, including the company’s drivers and cooks, will have the opportunity to own stakes in the Dangote Refinery through its planned Initial Public Offering (IPO). Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, made the declaration on Monday at the signing ceremony for the refinery’s IPO in Lagos. “What we are trying to achieve is to make sure our drivers, cooks, servants, and everybody have the opportunity of having stakes in the refinery,” he said. The IPO will offer 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 per share, putting the refinery’s implied market valuation at…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has shown a willingness to negotiate a settlement to the war following talks with US envoys in Moscow and Kyiv. According to Axios, Zelensky said US officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told him that “the Russians are ready to negotiate” after holding separate meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian leader. The weekend diplomatic mission is Washington’s latest attempt to break the deadlock in efforts to end the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Witkoff said there had been progress during the discussions and raised…

Israeli opposition leaders have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being unfit to remain in office following a report that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) warned him about a planned Hamas attack shortly before October 7, 2023. Haaretz reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan allegedly spoke with Netanyahu about a week and a half before the attack and warned him that Hamas was preparing a major operation. Netanyahu’s office strongly denied the claim, describing the report by the left-leaning newspaper as “an absolute lie”. It also said Netanyahu did not speak with the Emirati leader at the…

Lawyers to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have demanded ₦10 billion in damages from Defence Minister, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory remarks made about their client. The demand was contained in a letter before action dated September 7, 2026, and addressed to Musa at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Abuja. The legal threat followed the minister’s appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on September 3, where he discussed insecurity in Kaduna State and made allegations concerning the former governor. According to El-Rufai’s lawyers, Musa accused the former governor of deliberately planning the killing of people in…

The Federal Government’s special passport intervention for Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) has opened amid complaints over delays, poor organisation and alleged additional administrative charges. Videos shared on social media on Monday showed Nigerians gathered outside a locked entrance believed to be the Nigerian Passport Intervention Centre in Manchester, waiting to gain access. One X user said applicants who arrived as early as 9am were still waiting by 11:30am without being attended to. “It is now 11:30 a.m., and people who arrived as early as 9:00 a.m. are still waiting, with nothing happening. This is not the way to…

The re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has come under legal challenge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed separate petitions before the state governorship election petition tribunal. The petitions were displayed on the notice board of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, formally commencing the legal process against the outcome of the August 15 governorship election. The tribunal secretary, Pefe Belemore, confirmed that petitions challenging the election had been filed. The APC petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by its candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Adeleke, Accord…