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President Bola Tinubu has paid a glowing tribute to Vice-President Kashim Shettima as he clocks 60, describing him as a trusted ally, patriot and valued partner whose loyalty, wisdom and sense of duty remain invaluable to his administration.

The acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, said the latest increase would further worsen the economic pressure facing workers and low-income households already struggling with high transportation, food and living costs.

The demand has triggered an urgent internal directive by the OAGF, requiring its directors, heads of units, zonal coordinators and heads of Federal Pay Offices to submit current personnel records for consolidation and onward transmission.

Under the new arrangement, candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results through the JAMB Verification Service, following which the verification outcome will be electronically transmitted to the relevant university, polytechnic or college of education for screening and admission processing.

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved land allocations and the naming of streets after Kaduna-born members of Nigeria's gold-winning Olympic football squad, recognising their contribution to Nigerian football and the pride they brought to the state.

His family formally announced his passing in a statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., on behalf of the Orbih family. The family said the announcement was made “with profound sadness and a heavy heart but in total submission to the will of the Almighty God.”

The initiative operates in direct partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and the Federal Ministry of Education while led by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment through the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP).

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed turnover fell from about $5.28 billion in the preceding trading week.

The EFCC chairman also revealed that at least five officers are currently being prosecuted for alleged corrupt practices, while case files involving other personnel are being prepared for prosecution.

Justice Akintayo Aluko, in an interim ruling, also barred the regulator, its officers, agents and representatives from sealing, shutting down, restricting access to, obstructing, suspending, disrupting, inspecting, supervising, sanctioning or otherwise interfering with the refinery’s operations pending the determination of the substantive application before the court.