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The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday became the first state legislature to approve the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police, as the National Assembly clarified that only the State Police Services Bill had been transmitted to the 36 state Houses of Assembly.The clarification came amid reports suggesting that the National Assembly had forwarded the entire package of proposed Constitution alterations to the state legislatures for consideration.In a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, the National Assembly said the State Police Services Bill was the only constitutional alteration proposal so far transmitted to the states, while other bills would be forwarded after being passed in identical form by both chamb...

The Federal Government is working to announce a new national minimum wage to alleviate the economic hardship faced by Nigerian workers.Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Kamil Shoretire, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop organised for labour correspondents.Shoretire confirmed that consultations were underway to set an official date for negotiations.“We are yet to announce the timetable for that, but background discussions are already ongoing.“When it’s time to get the press involved in what has been proposed and what is being negotiated, it will be revealed to you,” he said.According to him, the government was also engaging workers in sectors where disputes over salaries and allowances remain...

Final-year students of Taraba State University, TSU, Jalingo, have appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to urgently intervene in the lingering issues between the state government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, TSU chapter, to prevent an indefinite strike.The students made the appeal in an open letter dated September 22, 2026, addressed to the Governor and signed by “Concerned Final Year Students” of the university.The students said they were scheduled to commence their final examinations on September 29, 2026, but expressed concern over reports that the university’s ASUU chapter may embark on an indefinite strike over unresolved demands.According to them, the proposed industrial action, if allowed to commence at the time of their examinations, could disrupt the ...

Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, have urged President Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, bring down the price of petrol to N500 per litre to cushion the impact of the worsening economic hardship on workers and their dependants.In a letter addressed to President Tinubu and signed by its National Secretary, Comrade Olowoyo Gbenga, the workers said the latest increase in petrol prices, which they put at N1,430 per litre and above in some locations, has further worsened the economic hardship many Nigerian workers battle with.The council said the continuous increase in fuel prices since the removal of petrol subsidy has invariably led to the increase in transportation, food, housing, healthcare, education and other es...

A Nigerian doctor, Aniekwe Donald, has raised an alarm over the alleged presence of volatile organic compounds in disposable sanitary pads in Nigeria.GeographicReferenceIn a viral video, Doctor Aniekwe said his social media handles have repeatedly been taken down after he asked what the Nigerian Administration for Food, Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC and the Standards Organization of Nigeria SON, had done concerning the 2024 recommendation from the Scientist of the Defence Academy and Scientists of the Airforce Institute of Technology, when their chemical analysis showed that sanitary pads in Nigeria contain Volatile Organic Compounds in varying concentrations. He argued that Nigerian women have the right to know the chemical compounds contained in the sanitary pad...

Female prisoners are being given s£x toys in a bid to curb the rise of infections from dangerous, homemade alternatives. The scheme, which is taking place across the Netherlands, will make sex toys available to around 70% of Dutch prisoners. It comes after experts warned of a rise in dangerous fungal infections due to inmates using things like toothbrushes to satisfy their s£xual needs. According to a report by Dutch broadcaster NOS, female prisoners can chose from two different products: an air-pressure 'Satisfyer' and a non-branded transparent dildo, with both available to purchase at cost price. Announcing the scheme, the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency said: “Healthy s£xuality contributes to relaxation, better sleep and less frustration, and can reduce...

The Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of lying over the alleged N50bn funding from the Federal Government for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport.Makinde, who spoke while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina on Tuesday, said the Oyo State Government did not receive any N50bn from the Federal Government, adding that the expansion of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan, was fully funded by the state government.Wike, while appearing on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme on Monday, had claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported the Oyo State Government w...