Category: News
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FG’S 50% TRAIN DISCOUNT KICKS OFF WITH MASSIVE CROWDS!
Christmas travel just got cheaper—Federal Government slashes train fares by 50% nationwide, and Nigerians are flooding stations like it’s free jollof! NRC MD Dr. Kayode Opeifa announced Tuesday that the discount started today, running through Jan 4, 2026, on all major routes—Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, narrow gauge lines packed near capacity from early bookings. Families rave it’s…
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INVESTORS RAKE IN N578BN AS SANTA CLAUS RALLY ROCKS NGX
Jingle all the way to the bank! Nigerian stocks exploded Tuesday with a festive N578 billion gain, the 9th straight bullish day—fueled by the global Santa Claus rally lighting up the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Market cap surged 0.59% from N97.193trn to N97.771trn, All-Share Index leaped 895 points to 153,354.14, boosting YTD returns to a stellar…
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SUPER EAGLES GRIND OUT 2-1 WIN OVER TANZANIA IN AFCON OPENER.
Naija fans, what a nail-biter! Super Eagles kicked off the 35th AFCON in Morocco with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Tanzania’s Taifa Stars at Complexe Sportif de Fes Tuesday—three vital points in Group C. Semi Ajayi broke the deadlock in the 36th minute, rising high to head in Alex Iwobi’s pinpoint cross for a 1-0…
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UMAHI BANS FEDERAL ROAD CLOSURES WITHOUT APPROVAL – NO EXCEPTIONS!
Stuck in endless jams from random road shutdowns? Works Minister David Umahi just dropped the hammer: No federal road or site closes without Ministry okay especially key routes like Abuja-Kano, Abuja-Lokoja, and Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina axes! At Tuesday’s Abuja presser, Umahi stressed: “Follow contracts, get approval first. Unauthorized blocks fuel chaos we must keep roads open and…
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357 MDAs FLOUT ETHICS & INTEGRITY – 13 BRANDED HIGH-RISK BY ICPC
Shocking wake-up call: Not a single federal ministry or agency nailed full ethics compliance in 2025—leaving massive gaps for corruption to sneak in! ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu (via rep Olusegun Adigun) unveiled the 7th annual Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) Tuesday in Abuja, grading 357 MDAs (344 fully assessed). Zeros for full compliance;…
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77% OF MEASLES CASES HIT NIGERIA’S UNVACCINATED KIDS – NCDC
Heartbreaking stat: Over 77% of Nigeria’s 2025 measles cases— that’s 14,801 out of 19,213 confirmed—struck kids with zero vaccine doses. Don’t let your little one be next! NCDC’s November report shows 26,866 suspected cases Jan-Nov, 153 deaths (0.8% fatality), with 9-59 month olds hit hardest (48.9%). North bears 80% burden—Borno, Zamfara, Yobe, Bauchi, Kebbi top…
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NSCDC DEPLOYS 55,000 OPERATIVES NATIONWIDE FOR FESTIVE SAFETY
Worried about bandits crashing your Christmas vibes? NSCDC just unleashed 55,000 officers across Nigeria to lock down lives, critical assets, and infrastructure—before, during, and after the yuletide rush! Spokesperson Babawale Afolabi dropped the news Tuesday in Abuja, quoting Commandant-General Ahmed Audi: “This massive rollout boosts our security game, curbing festive crime sprees like kidnapping, banditry,…
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POLICE, FRSC, LASTMA TEAM UP TO CRUSH LAGOS ACCIDENTS & ONE-CHANCE
Tired of dodging reckless trucks and sketchy buses on Lagos roads? Big relief ahead top agencies like Police, FRSC, and LASTMA just locked arms at Ikeja HQ to slash accidents and wipe out ‘one-chance’ robbers hitting highways hard! At Tuesday’s stakeholders’ powwow, Lagos Police Commissioner Mr. Olohundare Jimoh spotlighted the chaos: 23 million folks, container…
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PENCOP DG URGES CSOs TO LEAD PENSION AWARENESS CHARGE
Imagine retiring with real dignity, not scrambling for scraps—PenCom’s boss just called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to make that vision real for every Nigerian, from market traders to gig hustlers! At the 2025 PenCom CSO conference in Abuja today, Director-General Ms. Omolola Oloworaran (via her rep, Mr. Usman Musa) hailed CSOs as community trust-builders…
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ARMY NABS FEARED BENUE BANDIT KINGPIN IN SMART INTEL OP
Hey, have you heard? The Nigerian Army just pulled off a massive win in Benue State snagging Fidelis Gayama, that notorious bandit boss who’s been terrorizing the Benue-Taraba border with kidnappings and robberies for ages. Talk about a game-changer! Troops from the Forward Operating Base in Wukari, part of the 6 Brigade and Operation Whirl…
