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Ebonyi at 30: Nwifuru swears in 1,720 aides, including 10 ex-council chairmen
Ten former LG chairmen became Special Advisers and 1,710 others Executive Assistants as the state marked 30 years since its creation.
Ebonyi police break up child-trafficking ring, recover three children
Arrests spanned Enugu, Imo and Rivers states and include two social welfare officers from Obowo LGA in Imo, police say.
Tinubu says reform era is over, promises focus on jobs and industry
In his 66th Independence Day broadcast, the President said economic policy will now centre on jobs, enterprise and local production.
Tinubu signs fourth extension of 2025 capital budget to December 31
The capital part of the 2025 budget will now run to the end of 2026, the fourth time its implementation period has been extended.
Public sector unions order three-day warning strike from Friday
Federal, state and local government workers are told to stay off work from 2 to 4 October over petrol prices, a wage award and wage talks.
Atiku pledges to prosecute vote buyers and publish polling unit results promptly
The ADC presidential candidate used an Independence Day address to set out election, fuel subsidy and cost-of-living pledges for 2027.
Obi calls Nigeria 'the worst place to be born' in Independence message
The NDC presidential candidate cited poverty, out-of-school and youth unemployment figures in a critique of the APC government.
No military parade for second year as FG keeps Independence Day low-key
The official programme for the 66th anniversary had no parade, and the government has not said whether the coup case is a factor.
Only 3 of 180 FOI requests answered across Niger Delta states, group says
A Policy Alert baseline found a 1.7 per cent response rate to information requests in nine Niger Delta states, and only Imo has an FOI law.