Oyindamola Olugbile wins 2025 NLNG’s $100,000 Literature Prize

Nigerian-born author and cultural storyteller Oyindamola Olugbile has won the 2025 NLNG-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature, defeating Chigozie Obioma and Nikki May. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, established in 2004, is one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards. The Advisory Board for the Prize, chaired by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, announced Ms Olugbile’s victory at the…

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Edo Revenue Service shuts Market Square over N27m tax debt

Edo State Internal Revenue Service, EIRS, has sealed the premises of Market Square (Sunday Foods) in Benin City over alleged tax default amounting to more than N27 million. In a statement issued yesterday, the Head of Corporate Communications at EIRS, Courage Eboigbe, said the enforcement action followed the company’s failure to settle outstanding liabilities uncovered…

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LASTMA introduces drones for traffic monitoring and security surveillance in Lagos

In a bid to tackle the perennial traffic in Lagos, the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has launched drone operations aimed at enhancing traffic monitoring, strengthening security surveillance, and improving public safety across the state. The initiative represents a shift from conventional traffic control methods to intelligence-driven, predictive operations powered by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)….

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Labour demands immediate release of unpaid workers’ allowances

Tensions rose in the Federal Capital Territory yesterday as the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) demanded the immediate settlement of long-standing entitlements owed to public servants, warning that government inaction could spark wider unrest. In a statement issued on Thursday, ASCSN Secretary-General, Joshua Apebo, condemned what he described as the “forceful dispersal”…

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