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Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential candidates from the Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, have expressed concern over what he described as “coordinated and dangerous attacks on different voices” in Nigeria. Atiku’s statement followed the recent incident, including the police call former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the attack on former …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) ordered Ibom Air to compensate the passengers affected by the cancellation of the airline flight on Friday 5 September 2025. The directive followed a complaint from one passenger on X, who accused Ibom Air of little service. The passenger wrote: “After moving a 3:30 flight to 5:20, you still call your customers to go …

The Nigerian equity market continues to decline because investors lose N832 billion in the new trading Sunday. Bourse recorded profits in only one of the four trading sessions this week, losing in three because the Federal government was declared Friday 5 September 2025, as a public holiday to mark Eid El Maulud’s celebration. Market capitalization fell to N87,937 trillion from …

Petroleum Tanker Driver (PTD) has replied to the strike notification issued by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (Nupeng) for the alleged prevention of dangote refinery for compressed natural gas tanker drivers (CNG) from “joining the trade union”. Ripples Nigeria has reported that Nupeng has directed the driver of the tanker to the tools down from 8 …

A professor of transport geography, Lokoja Federal University (Full), Adventune Musilimu Adeyinka, invited the federal and state government to build and rehabilitate the existing roads to host modern vehicular traffic to face the incessant block in the cities and in state capital. He also argued that the mass underground transport system and the transport of light subway is introduced to …

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has strengthened professional banking education in Nigeria with the commissioning of the Bankers Hall at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The 160 -seater completely digitized structure, a project to equip the Institute, was presented on August 28 on the main campus of the University during a ceremony in which the best dignitaries …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Tambuwal accused Tinubu, APC from an unstable opposition party A former Governor of the State of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday accused the President of Bola Tinubu and the Congress of all Progressive (APC) of stabilizing the country’s opposition. Read more 2. APGA launched a 489 member campaign board for …

Chapter of the state of the highlands fromMiyetti Allah Cow Nigerian Association (Macban), has increased alarm over the killing of a shepherd and 25 cows in the fan district of the Ladi Ladi Regional Government. The head of the Macban State, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Thursday, said that the armed people attacked …

Cisterna Nupeng’s drivers announce the date to start the strike for CNG Controversy trucks The branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (Nupeng) oil drivers will begin an indefinite strike on Monday 8 September 2025, following unresolved disagreements for the planned deployment of 4,000 trucks for compressed natural gas (CNG). The union said he was worried …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The scarcity of fuel looms in Nigeria as the Nigeria Union of oil and natural gas workers, Nupeng, notified the government of its plan to start a strike at national level from Monday 8 September 2025, to protest against what has described as anti-union work practices from the refinerry of dance in the implementation of compressed …