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By Victor Ahiuma-Young Abuja: Mounting pressure from aggrieved Nigerian workers has compelled the Federal Ministry of Finance to convene an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, as growing economic hardship continues to fuel nationwide discontent. The National Secretary of the JNPSNC, Olowoyo Gbenga, confirmed that the union received an official invitation late on Tuesday, August 4, for a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele Gbenga said the national leadership of the council would attend the meeting with a firm…

One of the houses in Kano State linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, now lies deserted following its forfeiture to the federal government, but a hotel he also forfeited remains operational. Judge Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court granted the forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), holding that Mr Malami and others laying claim to the assets failed to prove they lawfully acquired them. The seized properties, worth N180.4 billion, as estimated by PREMIUM TIMES, include hotels, a university, malls, corporate entities, residential houses, and other properties in…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsAugust 4, 2026 21:40 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal summer 2026 transfer targets Martinelli to Serie A? Juventus and Roma have emerged as potential candidates to sign Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli before the transfer window concludes. The Gunners recently confirmed the departure of Leandro Trossard to Besiktas. He was immediately replaced by Christos Tzolis on the left wing.Arsenal are likewise aiming to offload Martinelli this summer as they seek to land an audacious deal for Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior.Juventus have looked at Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee in recent weeks, but are now exploring a…

António Guterres was speaking to journalists in the capital Nicosia at the end of his first official visit to the country, where he met with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders as well as stakeholders. Mr. Guterres said he held “frank and constructive discussions” with Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman, both separately and together. Solidarity and a search for a solution He recalled that the UN has consistently worked to assist the communities “in their efforts to reach a comprehensive, sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue”.  The island has been divided since July 1974. Recent UN engagement has focused on rebuilding confidence after years without a formal settlement track.  Since 2017, six meetings have been held in Switzerland, Germany and…

Google will unveil the Pixel 11 Pro on August 12, 2026, at the Made by Google event in New York City. The phone has not been officially announced yet, but sources and early listings have revealed a lot about what to expect, from the price and specs to colours and where to buy it. This guide covers everything that has been confirmed or credibly reported so far. The short version: the Pixel 11 Pro gets a faster 2nm chip, a new modem that should fix Pixel’s long-standing connectivity issues, a brighter display, and a camera that can zoom further than…

The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday released the final list of successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment, with only 3,852 applicants securing places out of 573,680 people who applied for the available positions. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who announced the release of the list during a press briefing in Abuja, said the recruitment recorded one of the highest levels of competition in the history of the service, with just 0.67 per cent of applicants making the final selection. Adeniyi explained that the successful candidates were selected across the three entry cadres of the service, comprising 1,275 candidates for…

A major debt recovery dispute between United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and Western Metal Products Company Limited (WEMPCO) has escalated with nine individuals linked to the industrial conglomerate facing possible contempt proceedings over alleged interference with a court-appointed receiver-manager. The case before the Federal High Court in Lagos centres on UBA’s attempt to recover N61.45 billion allegedly owed by WEMPCO and 16 related companies under credit facilities extended to the group. Justice Akintayo Aluko had on April 2, 2026 granted an interim Mareva injunction restraining WEMPCO and the related companies from dealing with funds up to N61,445,695,993.76 held across…

Republic of Naoero (location marked). The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its President, David Adeang, said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. The pronunciation commonly known abroad as Now-roo, has been replaced and spoken as Now-ero. The move would return the remote South Pacific island nation to its traditional name, according to a statement posted recently on the government’s Facebook account. The country became known internationally as…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is the only presidential candidate capable of winning Rivers State in the 2027 general elections.Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike said anyone calculating the outcome of the next presidential election should leave Rivers State out unless the votes are being counted for Tinubu. “If anybody is counting Rivers, go now and cancel it. The only person that can count Rivers is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I’m not talking because I want to talk; I’m talking as a political realist…

Officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission have received a delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Lagos as part of preparations for the 2026 CAF Awards. The CAF team visited the proposed venue for an inspection ahead of the awards ceremony, which will bring together some of the biggest names in African football. Officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission guided the delegation around the venue and received feedback on the preparations. The inspection is part of efforts to ensure that the venue and facilities meet the required standards for an event of such importance. The Lagos…