Homepage News from Saturday, January 24th, 2026

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday gave the Federal Ministry of Health a final 14-day deadline to implement the long-awaited Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) adjustments or face coordinated nationwide action, the unions said.

The House of Representatives’ deputy spokesman, Philip Agbese, on Saturday dismissed the Minority Caucus’ interim report alleging illegal alterations to newly gazetted tax laws as “belated,” saying leadership had already taken steps to settle the controversy.

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday and praised the president's leadership in a short interview clip that circulated online on Saturday.

Nigeria should stop importing goods it can produce at home and use government buying power to grow local industry, the Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan, said Saturday.

The Federal Government has commended the swift arrest of three suspected vandals caught damaging infrastructure on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, following the deployment of a newly installed CCTV surveillance system on the bridge.

The Kano State government has approved N1.705 billion for the construction of a surface-dressed road linking Chiromawa to Garun Babba in Garun Malam Local Government Area, following years of complaints by residents over the poor condition of the road.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public health warning urging Nigerians not to buy or consume Goya Oil sold in PET plastic bottles.

The Association of Zamfara State Retired Permanent Secretaries has honoured Governor Dauda Lawal in recognition of what it described as the “impactful projects” and reforms carried out by his administration since taking office in 2023.

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has issued an Order of Interlocutory Injunction, prohibiting the FCT Administration  workers' union, their agents, and members from embarking on strikes, picketing, lockouts, road blockades, or any action aimed at shutting down the administration's activities.

Workers, distillers, and labour unions converged at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday to protest against the enforcement of a ban on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small bottles.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised Nigeria’s electricity sector following the latest collapse of the national power grid.

At least nine people were killed and several others injured on Friday after an illegal cocaine laboratory exploded in the southwest of Colombia, authorities said.

Following a national grid collapse in Nigeria, electricity supply has been gradually restored to major cities including Abuja and Lagos, officials said as recovery efforts got underway.