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2027: El-Rufai’s plans in limbo as Northwest politicians shun SDP

Metro News NgMay 16, 202516 May 20250

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently at a political crossroads following the failure of his recent defection to the Social Democratic Party, SDP,

FCTA civil servants demand payment after being wrongly delisted, labelled as ghost workers

Metro News NgMay 16, 202516 May 20250

No fewer than 50 civil servants under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have appealed to the FCT Civil Service Commission for the immediate payment

Schools shut as bandits launch fresh attack on Katsina community

Metro News NgMay 16, 202516 May 20250

Schools in Guga District of Bakori Local Government Area, Katsina State, have shut down following a fresh attack by bandits in Dabaro, a neighbouring community

Inflation rate drops to 23.71%

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

Nigeria’s Headline Inflation dropped to 23.71% in April, relative to the March 2025 headline inflation rate of 24.23%. According to the National Bureau of Statistics

UTME: Reps Suggest Establishment Of One CBT Centre Per LG

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of at least one computer-based testing (CBT) in each of the 774 local government areas of

UTME: Obi Commends JAMB Registrar, Says No Room For More Glitches

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

Peter Obi has commended the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, for admitting to glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary

Bill To Make Voting Compulsory For Nigerians Passes Second Reading In Reps

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act, 2002 to make it mandatory for Nigerians of Maturity Age to Vote in all National

VeryDarkMan Re-Arraigned Over Alleged Cyberbullying Of Iyabo Ojo, Others

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

The Inspector-General of Police has re-arraigned social media influencer, Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court in

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed Tried to Slap Me In Public – Foreign Affairs Minister

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has revealed that Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, threatened to slap him during a recent

How Obasanjo ended Boko Haram within weeks – Atiku

Metro News NgMay 15, 202515 May 20250

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that his principal, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, ended the activities of Boko Haram terrorists within a few weeks