Ukpono Ukpong, Author at DAILY TIMES Nigeria

FFS, Customs honour Afritower Fire victims, forge stronger safety alliance

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday joined the UBA Group Chairman, Mr. Tony Elumelu, to honour the victims of the tragic Afritower fire in Lagos with a solemn one-minute silence. The symbolic act of remembrance was held at exactly 12 noon during the

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Ebola: FCT Health Secretary Confirms Suspected Case Negative, Assures Residents Of Safety

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that a suspected case of Ebola in Abuja has tested negative, easing public concerns about a possible outbreak. Addressing journalists on Friday, the Mandate Secretary, Health and Environment Service Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, made the announcement while assuring residents that robust surveillance

Resident Doctors Suspend Strike As Wike Meets Demands

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended their strike following the approval of their demands by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike. The doctors had downed tools on September 15 over unpaid arrears and unresolved issues with the FCT Administration, but Wike confirmed that their requests had been signed off. The […]

Education

Back To School: Parents, School Owners, Businesses Recount Experiences

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

Schools nationwide have resumed a new academic year, and along with this comes the attendant joys and challenges associated with the start of new sessions. From day care centers to secondary schools, learners flood into new and higher classes of learning, while another hundreds of thousands commence the journey of their educational careers for the […]

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Nigeria Gets First Centralised Passport Centre, Targets One-Week Delivery

Ukpono Ukpong 19 September 2025 0

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday inspected the newly completed Centralised Passport Personalization Centre in Abuja, saying that the facility will ensure faster delivery of passports and permanently eliminate backlogs. He stressed that the centre would enable Nigerians to obtain passports within one week, and in many cases, within 24 hours of

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NLC blames UBA fire on corruption,negligence

Ukpono Ukpong 19 September 2025 0

….Says Nigerian workers not expendables The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the tragic fire outbreak that razed the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Afriland Building on Lagos Island, insisting that Nigerian workers are not expendables to be sacrificed on the altar of negligence and corruption. At least six people were confirmed dead in the […]

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Wike hints on ₦25bn health budget, moves to pacify aggrieved doctors

Ukpono Ukpong 19 September 2025 0

…says allowances, recruitment underway …dismisses health rumour The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured resident doctors and other health workers that their concerns are being addressed, disclosing that a ₦25 billion capital budget has been set aside for health in 2025. He said the FCT Administration had already directed

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Dabiri-Erewa hails release of detained Nigerians in Saudi custody

Ukpono Ukpong 19 September 2025 0

The Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah for their collaborative efforts that led to the release of three Nigerians earlier detained in

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Nigeria one of biggest beneficiaries of Brexit — UK envoy

Ukpono Ukpong 18 September 2025 0

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said that Nigeria is one of the countries that benefited the most from Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), better known as Brexit. The High Commissioner stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that UK-Nigeria […]

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Adeyanju seeks urgent intervention for over 200 Nigerians in Benin Republic prisons

Ukpono Ukpong 18 September 2025 0

Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has petitioned the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), seeking urgent intervention over the plight of more than 200 Nigerian citizens detained in prisons across the Republic of Benin. In a petition to the government officials, […]

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FCT Minister praises Tinubu for lifting emergency rule in Rivers

Ukpono Ukpong 18 September 2025 0

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for restoring democratic governance to Rivers State by lifting the emergency rule imposed on the State. The Minister, who said the President has once again demonstrated his total commitment to peace and sustenance of democracy in the country, said his proactive action […]

Education

Strike: NASU, SSANU issue 7-day ultimatum to FG, to embark on strike September 22 if…

Ukpono Ukpong 17 September 2025 0

University non-teaching staff under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have declared plans to embark on strike from September 22 if the Federal Government fails to resolve lingering labour issues. The unions, in a formal notice

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Yunusa Yusuf, advocate of FCT Original Inhabitants laid to rest amid tears

Ukpono Ukpong 17 September 2025 0

Tears flowed freely in Abuja on Tuesday as friends, family, and associates bade farewell to Yunusa Ahmadu Yusuf, a passionate advocate of the rights of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Original Inhabitants, who was laid to rest after a brief illness. Until his passing, Yusuf served as Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to the […]

Politics

Wike to commission two roads, flag-off 12 more from Thursday

Ukpono Ukpong 16 September 2025 0

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday, commence the flagging-off of construction of 12 new roads and provision of solar lights in some major areas in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and Expressways under the Light Up Abuja Programme. The Minister will also commission the access roads in Sector Centre […]

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APC Youths hail Tinubu over Adeyemi’s appointment as Fire Service boss

Ukpono Ukpong 16 September 2025 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Youth Wing has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Olumode Samuel Adeyemi as the new Controller General of the Federal Fire Service. The group described the appointment as historic and a demonstration of the president’s commitment to inclusive governance. Speaking on behalf of the North Central Youths, APC […]

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DBI, NCC train 10,000 tertiary institution staff on digital skills

Ukpono Ukpong 16 September 2025 0

The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) on Monday commenced the training of about 10,000 workers to build the digital literacy and capacity of the workforce in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions nationwide. Under its 2025 Advanced Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI), the DBI will train 100 workers each in about 100

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Nigeria, Angola sign deals to boost economic, cultural, scurity ties

Ukpono Ukpong 15 September 2025 0

Nigeria and Angola have deepened their bilateral relations with the signing of landmark agreements on security and cultural cooperation, as well as fresh state-to-state partnerships aimed at driving economic growth and people-to-people exchange. At the 5th Session of the Nigeria-Angola Bilateral Economic Joint Commission, held in Luanda, both countries signed two key

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NUPENG accuses Dangote of breaking labour deal, threatens strike

Ukpono Ukpong 12 September 2025 0

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused the Dangote Refinery of violating a newly signed agreement with the Federal Government and organised labour. The union warned that it may resume its suspended nationwide strike. In a statement NUPENG alleged that the refinery breached the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on […]

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NLC blames incessant grid collapse on failed privatization, looting cabal

Ukpono Ukpong 12 September 2025 0

…rejects ₦4trn bailout, demands public power reform The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of deliberately keeping Nigerians in perpetual darkness through failed policies and corrupt management of the power sector. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in a statement on Wednesday, said the incessant collapse of the national grid was not

Aviation

FG brokers peace as NUATE suspends planned strike against Ethiopian Airlines

Ukpono Ukpong 12 September 2025 0

The Ethiopian Airlines branch of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has cancelled its planned industrial action, following mediation by the federal government. The union had threatened to embark on strike over the refusal of the management of the Airline to implement the Collective Bargaining Agreement on the 13th-month salary, the non-promotion of workers,

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