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GOV MBAH APPROVES RELEASE OF N290.8M FOR PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES, PENSIONS FOR ENUGU RETIREES Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N290.8 million for the payment of gratuities and related pensions of 37 state workers, who retired in the month of February 2025. Recall that the government had earlier settled the gratuities …

ARISE TV uNDER FIRE FOR SHIELDING NATASHA, ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING AUDIO EVIDENCE In what is quickly becoming a media credibility scandal, Arise TV’s Morning Show is under fire for allegedly sanitizing its coverage of the now-infamous feud between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and activist Dr. Sandra Duru. The show’s hosts—Rufai Oseni, Ojy Okpe, and Ayo Mairo-Ese—are being accused of deliberately suppressing …

NIGERIAN HAS MOST MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN AFRICA, SECOND HIGHEST GLOBALLY – UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.Travel guides Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition …

25 BAUCHI RESIDENTS KILLED AS BANDITS AMBUSH LOCAL VIGILANTES INSIDE FOREST No fewer than 25 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly confrontation between suspected bandits and local vigilantes in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The clash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 4, 2025, when a patrol team of professional hunters from Duguri and …

BANKS HIKE EMPLOYEE PAY AS STAFF COSTS ACCOUNT FOR 27.44% OF OPERATING EXPENSE Employee costs account for 27.44 percent of the total operating costs of Nigerian banks in the first quarter of 2025, posing challenges to banks in improving their net interest margins as lenders hiked pay for workers to cushion the impact of cost of living. The most capitalised …

BANKS HIKE EMPLOYEE PAY AS STAFF COSTS ACCOUNT FOR 27.44% OF OPERATING EXPENSE Employee costs account for 27.44 percent of the total operating costs of Nigerian banks in the first quarter of 2025, posing challenges to banks in improving their net interest margins as lenders hiked pay for workers to cushion the impact of cost of living. The most capitalised …

UK TO RESTRICT VISA APPLICATIONS FROM NIGERIA, PAKISTAN As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom could soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays. First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. The report noted that nationals …

ALL MOBILE PHONES TO BE DEACTIVATED AHEAD OF CONCLAVE TO ELECT A NEW POPE All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported. The Vatican also plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside …

U.S. APPEAL COURT REJECTS TRUMP’S BID TO REVOKE THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put …

15 POTENTIAL SUCCESSOR Of LATE POPE FRANCIS’ Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, due to a stroke and cardiac arrest at his residence in thew Domus Sanctae Marthae, Vatican City. His death concluded a 12-year papacy noted for its emphasis on humility, advocacy for social justice, and efforts to reform the Catholic Church. …