NUJ FCT, Nizamiye Hospital Provide Free Medical Check Up to Over 300 Journalists in Abuja

NUJ FCT, Nizamiye Hospital Provide Free Medical Check Up to Over 300 Journalists in Abuja

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, have partnered with Nizamiye Hospital to provide free health check-ups for over three hundred journalists in Abuja. More than 300 journalists took part in the outreach event, which took place at the NUJ FCT Secretariat in Utako with High blood pressure and sugar level prevalence This is just as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), […]

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FCTA Staff Stage Protest Over Poor Welfare, Give Three-Day Ultimatum

By Toffa Momoh Some staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, are currently protesting in front of the FCTA headquarters in Area 11, Abuja, to press home their demands. The group, under the auspices of the Joint Union Action Committee, held placards with inscriptions such as “Non-payment of AEPB Enforcement Squad,” “Inaccessibility of the salary portal to salary desk officers,” “Withheld salaries and allowances of workers for over 6 […]

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Over 80% Candidate-Suspected Impersonators Fail to Show Up for UTME Resit -JAMB

By Toffa Momoh The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said more than 80 percent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) failed to appear, attributing the development to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre in NAF Valley Estate, Abuja, told journalists that turnout was alarmingly […]

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Trump, Elon Musk Clash Over Tax Bill

In a dramatic unraveling of what was once seen as a powerful alliance, tech mogul Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump have publicly clashed over the recently proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), a sweeping tax and spending package championed by Trump’s administration. The feud erupted after Musk condemned the OBBB as a “disgusting abomination,” pointing to its projected $2.4 trillion deficit impact and, more critically for him, the […]

June 5, 2025 27

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Anyigba Monarch Convenes Emergency Peace, Security Meeting Over Fatal Road Accidents Involving Okada Riders

Anyigba Monarch Convenes Emergency Peace, Security Meeting Over Fatal Road Accidents Involving Okada Riders By Toffa Momoh, Abuja In response to growing concerns over a series of fatal road accidents involving Hausa commercial motorcyclists in Anyigba, the paramount traditional ruler, HRH Alhaji Abuh Shaibu Okolo — Ogohi Onu Anyigba Dọọọọọọọgá — convened an emergency Peace and Security Meeting today to address the disturbing trend. The meeting was prompted by a […]

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Oshiomhole Challenges Abati to a ‘Street Fight’ Over ‘Disrespectful’ Comments

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has challenged Arise TV anchor and ex-presidential Spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, to a fight over what he described as disrespectful and mischievous comments made on national television. Oshiomhole issued the challenge on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he reacted to a recent episode of Arise TV’s The Morning Show in which Abati questioned former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi […]

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Security expert slams defence minister over rising insecurity

Security expert slams defence minister over rising insecuritySecurity consultant and public affairs analyst, Opialu Fabian, has criticised the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, over the country’s worsening insecurity, despite the substantial support provided by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during a TVC News programme, Politics Tonight, on Monday, Fabian commended Tinubu’s efforts and political will, particularly in allocating the highest budgetary provision for security in Nigeria’s history. “The President has done […]

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INC urges Tinubu to caution Wike over comments on Ijaw

The Ijaw National Congress has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to call the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to order over his comments on the Ijaw. The INC was reacting to alleged comments credited to Wike in which he said the Ijaw people ”were a minority of minorities in Rivers and other South South States except Bayelsa”. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary, INC, Chief […]

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N54tn budget: Experts divided over raise, FG adds N4.5tn agric, infrastructure funds

Some players in the Nigerian economy have shared different views following the decision of the Federal Government to increase the 2025 Appropriation Bill from N49.7tn to N54.2tn on the back of additional revenues generated by key government agencies. On Wednesday, letters from President Bola Tinubu were read on the floor of the Senate indicating the adjustments in the yet-to-be-passed budget. The President conveyed the budget adjustment in separate letters sent […]

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