Washington Post CEO resigns after mass layoffs
The Washington Post has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and publisher, Will Lewis, has resigned. This comes just a few days after Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, made drastic job cuts that angered readers. The newspaper announced in a statement issued on Saturday said that Lewis, who is English, has been replaced by Jeff D'Onofrio,...
Kaduna reforms yielding gains in transparency, investment — Uba Sani
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said his administration’s tough but necessary reforms are beginning to deliver tangible results in public finance management, governance and the state’s business environment. Speaking through the Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs. Patience Fakai, at the opening of the 47th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Saturday, the governor said the reforms were aimed...
Kaduna neuro-psychiatric hospital warns newly recruited nurses over absenteeism
The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kaduna, has directed newly recruited nurses employed in 2025 to immediately resume duty following reports of widespread absence without official leave. In an internal memorandum dated February 6, 2026, and issued by the Office of the Head of Clinical Services, the hospital management expressed concern over what it described as unauthorized absenteeism among the affected...
Senate commends FG over launch of national halal economy strategy
The Senate has commended the Federal Government for launching Nigeria’s National Halal Economy Strategy, describing the initiative as bold, forward-looking, and critical to the country’s economic diversification drive. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that the strategy is designed to position Nigeria to...
IPOB rejects viral video claiming end to Monday sit-at-home
A group clad in Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) insignia and flying the organisation’s flags has announced the cancellation of the long-running Monday sit-at-home directive across the South-East, directing residents to resume normal activities. The group made the declaration in a video that went viral on Sunday, urging markets, schools, businesses and public offices to reopen from Monday, February 9,...
NDLEA seizes meth hidden in yogurt, speakers, busts cannabis factory
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide offensive against drug trafficking, intercepting methamphetamine concealed in everyday items, dismantling a synthetic cannabis factory in Ibadan, and recovering hundreds of kilograms of illicit substances across several states. In the Federal Capital Territory, operatives recovered 627.7 kilograms of skunk from a makeshift warehouse in Kubwa. Attempts to smuggle methamphetamine...
China-bound businessman arrested at Kano Airport after swallowing 95 wraps of cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for attempting to traffic cocaine to China by ingesting dozens of drug pellets. Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, January 31, during the outward clearance of passengers boarding an Ethiopian Airlines flight to China...
Nigeria records 43,000 snakebites annually amid severe antivenom shortage
Nigeria records about 43,000 snakebite cases every year, but limited access to life-saving antivenom continues to drive preventable deaths and disabilities, health experts have warned. Medical professionals and researchers on Neglected Tropical Diseases are urging the Federal Government to prioritise local production, subsidise costs, and ensure widespread availability of antivenom across hospitals and primary healthcare centres nationwide. According to the experts,...
Kogi shuts markets, motor parks over insecurity
The Kogi State Government has ordered the temporary closure of selected markets and motor parks across parts of Kogi West Senatorial District as part of intensified security operations targeting terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. The announcement was made on Sunday, February 8, 2026, by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. According to him, the closures aim...
CAC delists 400,000 inactive firms, moves fully digital
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has removed over 400,000 inactive and non-compliant companies from Nigeria’s official corporate register in 2025 as part of efforts to sanitise its database and strengthen regulatory integrity. Registrar-General of the CAC, Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this during a “Celebration Walk” organised by the commission on Saturday in Abuja. Magaji said the mass delisting was aimed at eliminating...
