Homepage Lagos from Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have returned to work following a National Industrial Court injunction ordering the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) to suspend its strike.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates not to accept multiple admission offers, saying it undermines the system and blocks opportunities for others.

The Lagos Water Corporation has announced a temporary disruption of water supply in several parts of the state to allow for critical repair and replacement works at the Adiyan I Water Treatment Plant.

Nigeria has taken a major step to resolve its power sector debt with the issuance of a ₦501 billion bond and the signing of settlement agreements with five electricity generation companies.

Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison Madueke has denied multiple bribery charges as her trial opened on Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court in London.

President Bola Tinubu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday reaffirmed plans to deepen economic and security cooperation between Nigeria and Türkiye, setting a target of reaching a five-billion-dollar bilateral trade volume.

Security operatives on Tuesday moved into the Onitsha Main Market to enforce a one week closure ordered by Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo. The action triggered protests from traders and condemnation from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.