Power sector workplace deaths drop 37% in Q1 – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says workplace fatalities in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) fell by 37 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting improved safety performance across the power sector. According to the commission, fatalities dropped from 27 in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 17 in the first quarter of 2026, while workplace injuries...
Down syndrome: Pastor to die by hanging for killing 16-year-old daughter
A High Court in Calabar has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. Justice Blessing Egwu of High Court No. 11 delivered the judgment in suit number HC/54C/2025, State v. Ubong Bassey Etim, after finding the defendant guilty of murdering his daughter on February 15, 2025. Deborah,...
CBN retains interest rate at 26.5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), the country's benchmark interest rate, at 26.5 per cent, citing persistent inflationary pressures and growing global economic uncertainties. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision on Tuesday after the conclusion of the bank's 306th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja. The decision marks the second consecutive...
Uba Sani to govs: Put politics aside, focus on governance to achieve lasting peace
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has urged state governments seeking to improve security and replicate Kaduna’s peace-building efforts to set aside politics and prioritise governance, stressing that peace and development cannot thrive where political, religious or ethnic interests take precedence. Speaking while receiving members of the National Economic Council (NEC) Implementation Monitoring Committee at the Government House in Kaduna on...
Insecurity: Uba Sani urges states to adopt community-driven approach to replicate Kaduna peace model
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has advised states seeking to replicate the Kaduna Peace Model to first identify the root causes of their security challenges and ensure that local communities take ownership of any peace-building initiative. Sani gave the advice while receiving members of the National Economic Council (NEC) Implementation Monitoring Committee at the Government House in Kaduna on Tuesday,...
UNILAG begins post-UTME July 27, warns candidates against malpractice
The management of University of Lagos (UNILAG) has warned candidates sitting for its 2026-2027 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Aptitude Test against examination malpractice and violation of guidelines. The warning is contained in a statement issued by the UNILAG Registrar, Abosede Wickliffe, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Wickliffe stated that the online aptitude test would hold from July 27 to July 31...
Police arrest hospital cleaner for stealing NYSC doctor’s ₦18m car
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old hospital cleaner for allegedly stealing a 2016 Toyota Corolla Sport valued at about ₦18 million from a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) doctor. The suspect, Mohammed Dan-Azumi, was arrested in Kano State by operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) following a coordinated intelligence-led operation, according to the command's spokesperson,...
NSCDC busts fake university, rescues 106 students in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Badagry, Lagos State, rescuing 106 youths allegedly recruited into the scheme and arresting its suspected proprietor. The operation was carried out by the NSCDC Badagry Area Command in the early hours of Monday after days of intelligence gathering and surveillance. According...
Police arrest three, recover seven stolen motorcycles in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a motorcycle theft syndicate and recovered seven motorcycles believed to have been stolen in different parts of the state. The suspects, identified as Mustapha Lekan, 38, from Osun State, Blessing Adebiyi and Ogunbayo Adebiyi, were arrested in separate operations by operatives of the Command's Violent Crime Response Unit. The Police...
55-year-old Bauchi community leader shot dead
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Clement Anthony, over the alleged killing of a community leader in Unguwar Ngas, Bauchi metropolis. The victim, 55-year-old Jacob Bature, who was the Mai Anguwan Ngas, was allegedly shot during an altercation on the evening of July 19. The command's spokesperson, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said the suspect allegedly used a locally...
