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NLC Alleges N20bn Procurement Scandal in TCN

09.03.2026

The Nigeria Labour Congress has petitioned the Federal Government over what it described as a planned N20bn “emergency refurbishment” contract within the Transmission Company of Nigeria, warning that the move could drain public funds and further weaken the country’s fragile electricity transmission infrastructure. In a letter sent Sunday to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu,...

Over 5,000 Professionals Expected As Corporate Olympics Debuts

09.03.2026

No fewer than 5,000 professionals from various sectors are expected to participate in the maiden edition of the Corporate Olympics scheduled to be held in Lagos on May 1, 2026. This was disclosed by the organisers of the event, Work and Wellness Ltd, on Monday during a press conference in Lagos, where they unveiled activities...

S’West APC Will Mobilise 10 Million Votes For Tinubu

09.03.2026

Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday, said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had mapped out mobilisation plans to deliver at least ten million votes for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the South-west alone. Bamidele, who is also Chairman, Ekiti APC 2026 Governorship Election Campaign, noted that the June 20...

STEM Startups Hold Key To Solving Africa’s Challenges — Tinubu’s Aide

09.03.2026

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Inter-Governmental Affairs, Dr Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, has said that startups driven by STEM possess the capacity to solve challenges facing Africa. Speaking in a webinar at the AfriVatech iResearch Fellowship Cohort One Grand Pitch for the top seven young research fellows from Nigeria, Olanrewaju-Smart commended the contestants...

NRM Dismisses Njoku, Others Over Fake National Convention

09.03.2026

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has dismissed the claims by a former member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku and Mr Anselm Chinedu Nebeife that they are the National Chairman and Publicity Secretary of the party. The party also described as a total falsehood that there was a National Convention which...

Mustapha Seeks Prayers Amid Nigeria’s Security Challenges

09.03.2026

…Hosts Islamic clerics, others to Ramadan iftar The Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has hosted over 200 Islamic clerics, teachers, and opinion leaders from across the local government areas of the Ilorin Emirate Council to a Ramadan Iftar at his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Speaking at the...

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