https://newsstand.ng/category/general Curated General Nigerian news aggregation, breaking stories, and editorial coverage. en-ng Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:07:15 GMT https://newsstand.ng/news/centre-urges-inclusive-education-assistive-tech-for-blind-students-u12edq https://newsstand.ng/news/centre-urges-inclusive-education-assistive-tech-for-blind-students-u12edq Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:41:07 GMT A centre has urged federal and state governments to invest in inclusive education, assistive technology, and teacher training for blind students in Nigeria General https://newsstand.ng/news/health-firm-offers-free-screenings-at-lagos-fitness-event-evmurg https://newsstand.ng/news/health-firm-offers-free-screenings-at-lagos-fitness-event-evmurg Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:40:16 GMT Avon Healthcare will offer free health screenings and wellness activities at the Avon Colour Run on November 14 at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. General https://newsstand.ng/news/why-women-should-prioritise-health-well-being-physicians-t9nwb8 https://newsstand.ng/news/why-women-should-prioritise-health-well-being-physicians-t9nwb8 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:36:48 GMT Medical experts have advised women to prioritise their health and well-being by paying attention to their bodies and adopting healthy lifestyles to reduce General https://newsstand.ng/news/lagos-warns-motorists-against-ember-months-recklessness-wjz4yo https://newsstand.ng/news/lagos-warns-motorists-against-ember-months-recklessness-wjz4yo Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:02:08 GMT The Lagos State Safety Commission has warned motorists and commercial drivers against reckless driving during the ember months, launching a safety campaign General https://newsstand.ng/news/four-killed-in-lagos-container-truck-collision-wm5dr0 https://newsstand.ng/news/four-killed-in-lagos-container-truck-collision-wm5dr0 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:29:17 GMT Four people were killed and six injured after a container-laden truck overturned onto a passenger bus on Berger Bridge along the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway in General https://newsstand.ng/news/uniport-don-seeks-parental-education-to-check-decadent-behaviour-3sv049 https://newsstand.ng/news/uniport-don-seeks-parental-education-to-check-decadent-behaviour-3sv049 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:22:29 GMT A University of Port Harcourt don, Prof Chinelo Ugwu, has advocated for parental education in Nigeria to address the rising decadent behaviour among youths General https://newsstand.ng/news/the-blood-sucking-demon-on-otedola-bridge-9sn5as https://newsstand.ng/news/the-blood-sucking-demon-on-otedola-bridge-9sn5as Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:10:27 GMT A columnist argues that attributing frequent Otedola Bridge accidents to a 'blood-sucking demon' is a metaphor for the human errors LASTMA identified. General https://newsstand.ng/news/violence-mars-raddas-campaign-kick-off-in-katsina-mo2qr6 https://newsstand.ng/news/violence-mars-raddas-campaign-kick-off-in-katsina-mo2qr6 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:09:37 GMT Violence marred the campaign kick-off of Katsina Governor Dikko Radda in Funtua, leaving several APC supporters injured and property damaged. General https://newsstand.ng/news/adc-shifts-sokoto-campaign-kick-off-amid-hotel-booking-row-j2ss2c https://newsstand.ng/news/adc-shifts-sokoto-campaign-kick-off-amid-hotel-booking-row-j2ss2c Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:04:18 GMT The African Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential campaign kick-off in Sokoto amid allegations the state government directed hotels to deny de General https://newsstand.ng/news/lasg-enlists-fathers-to-prevent-child-abuse-9pqilp https://newsstand.ng/news/lasg-enlists-fathers-to-prevent-child-abuse-9pqilp Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:04:11 GMT The Lagos State Government has launched a pilot programme to enlist fathers in preventing child abuse, with 70 men pledging to protect their daughters. General https://newsstand.ng/news/on-ogun-states-recurring-gas-crisis-ydcyd3 https://newsstand.ng/news/on-ogun-states-recurring-gas-crisis-ydcyd3 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:02:11 GMT Recurring gas leaks in Ogun State have led to the hospitalisation of over 30 students, with the precise source of the environmental hazard still unresolved General https://newsstand.ng/news/states-hold-n264bn-ubec-funds-as-schools-struggle-u515jw https://newsstand.ng/news/states-hold-n264bn-ubec-funds-as-schools-struggle-u515jw Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:00:26 GMT Nigerian states have left N264.12bn in UBEC matching grants unspent, even as public schools grapple with dilapidated classrooms and overcrowding. General https://newsstand.ng/news/lppc-opens-applications-for-2027-san-rank-sets-n5m-n2-5m-fees-yy07k2 https://newsstand.ng/news/lppc-opens-applications-for-2027-san-rank-sets-n5m-n2-5m-fees-yy07k2 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:12:08 GMT The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has invited applications for the 2027 conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, fixing a General https://newsstand.ng/news/solid-minerals-fg-inaugurates-nigeria-us-committee-on-strategic-cooperati-is768g https://newsstand.ng/news/solid-minerals-fg-inaugurates-nigeria-us-committee-on-strategic-cooperati-is768g Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:43:00 GMT The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigeria-United States Committee on Strategic Cooperation in the Solid Minerals Sector in Abuja to advance the partnership with the US. General https://newsstand.ng/news/foundation-settles-patients-medical-bills-in-ogun-hospital-88atiu https://newsstand.ng/news/foundation-settles-patients-medical-bills-in-ogun-hospital-88atiu Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:42:46 GMT Blossom Heart Foundation, a nonprofit, organisation has paid the medical bills of some patients at the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The General https://newsstand.ng/news/october-and-the-conscience-of-a-nation-by-cyril-abaku-38duk8 https://newsstand.ng/news/october-and-the-conscience-of-a-nation-by-cyril-abaku-38duk8 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:25:57 GMT I propose that October be recognised as our National Month of Conscience. Not a month of ceremonies alone. Not a period of official speeches and wreath-laying. But a time for national reflection, truth-telling and the deliberate work of confronting unresolved injustice. General https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-to-fg-you-dont-need-minimum-wage-negotiations-to-increase-salaries-bcv388 https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-to-fg-you-dont-need-minimum-wage-negotiations-to-increase-salaries-bcv388 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:00:11 GMT TUC has told the Federal Government that it does not need to negotiate a new minimum wage before increasing workers’ salaries. General https://newsstand.ng/news/2027-adc-pcc-disowns-campaign-timetable-the-guardian-nigeria-news-6rp0sk https://newsstand.ng/news/2027-adc-pcc-disowns-campaign-timetable-the-guardian-nigeria-news-6rp0sk Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:32:00 GMT 2027: ADC-PCC disowns campaign timetable The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/2027-nnaji-campaign-official-accuses-mbah-of-neglecting-enugu-north-the-g-t9zd3p https://newsstand.ng/news/2027-nnaji-campaign-official-accuses-mbah-of-neglecting-enugu-north-the-g-t9zd3p Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:08:00 GMT 2027: Nnaji campaign official accuses Mbah of neglecting Enugu North The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-rejects-fgs-n70000-transport-allowance-demands-immediate-salary-incre-m7v4l2 https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-rejects-fgs-n70000-transport-allowance-demands-immediate-salary-incre-m7v4l2 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:37:13 GMT The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the Federal Government’s N70,000 transportation allowance for workers for six months, demanding an immediate salary increase and full implementation of the agreement with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). General https://newsstand.ng/news/one-dies-one-injured-in-sagamu-benin-express-way-auto-crash-the-guardian-e0z3no https://newsstand.ng/news/one-dies-one-injured-in-sagamu-benin-express-way-auto-crash-the-guardian-e0z3no Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:20:00 GMT One dies, one injured in Sagamu-Benin Express Way auto crash The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/the-2026-french-week-celebration-showcasing-the-dynamic-economic-and-comm-33q23r https://newsstand.ng/news/the-2026-french-week-celebration-showcasing-the-dynamic-economic-and-comm-33q23r Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:36:04 GMT Nigeria is France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a recent interaction with the Consul General of France in Lagos, Mr. Laurent Favier, General https://newsstand.ng/news/updated-high-speed-train-collision-in-spain-kills-64-injures-over-100-my98ff https://newsstand.ng/news/updated-high-speed-train-collision-in-spain-kills-64-injures-over-100-my98ff Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:23:24 GMT A high-speed train collision south of Madrid in Spain killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. General https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-insists-on-outright-salary-increase-for-workers-rejects-n70000-pallia-benf0n https://newsstand.ng/news/tuc-insists-on-outright-salary-increase-for-workers-rejects-n70000-pallia-benf0n Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:48:00 GMT TUC insists on outright salary increase for workers, rejects N70,000 palliative The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/nema-ncfrmi-receive-180-returnees-from-libya-the-guardian-nigeria-news-trb572 https://newsstand.ng/news/nema-ncfrmi-receive-180-returnees-from-libya-the-guardian-nigeria-news-trb572 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:38:00 GMT NEMA, NCFRMI receive 180 returnees from Libya The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/increase-salaries-immediately-tuc-rejects-fgs-naira-70000-transport-allow-qkyedh https://newsstand.ng/news/increase-salaries-immediately-tuc-rejects-fgs-naira-70000-transport-allow-qkyedh Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:32:50 GMT The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to increase salaries and implement the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) agreement rather than the N70,000 six-month transportation allowance approved for workers. General https://newsstand.ng/news/climate-change-must-be-declared-global-health-emergency-lancet-study-3sa514 https://newsstand.ng/news/climate-change-must-be-declared-global-health-emergency-lancet-study-3sa514 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:29:41 GMT Climate change must be declared a "global health emergency" to shape governments' policies after heat caused three million deaths. General https://newsstand.ng/news/nelfund-plans-portal-for-parents-to-check-childrens-school-fee-status-the-vutmwr https://newsstand.ng/news/nelfund-plans-portal-for-parents-to-check-childrens-school-fee-status-the-vutmwr Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:59:00 GMT NELFUND plans portal for parents to check children’s school fee status The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/ebola-survivors-can-transmit-virus-through-s3x-but-not-sweat-or-saliva-wh-54v89p https://newsstand.ng/news/ebola-survivors-can-transmit-virus-through-s3x-but-not-sweat-or-saliva-wh-54v89p Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:36:40 GMT The World Health Organisation has explained that male Ebola survivors may transmit the virus through s3xu@ General https://newsstand.ng/news/uk-increases-student-visa-financial-requirements-for-international-studen-g8h7oi https://newsstand.ng/news/uk-increases-student-visa-financial-requirements-for-international-studen-g8h7oi Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:13:16 GMT International students applying for UK student visas will face higher financial requirements fr General https://newsstand.ng/news/court-refuses-socialite-kc-luxury-bail-as-it-orders-accelerated-hearing-n6d91a https://newsstand.ng/news/court-refuses-socialite-kc-luxury-bail-as-it-orders-accelerated-hearing-n6d91a Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:09:06 GMT The Federal Hi General https://newsstand.ng/news/burying-the-dead-in-a-residential-area-is-an-archaic-and-primitive-method-2b8pqv https://newsstand.ng/news/burying-the-dead-in-a-residential-area-is-an-archaic-and-primitive-method-2b8pqv Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:17:44 GMT Media personality, Dotun has condemned the practice of burying deceased individu General https://newsstand.ng/news/why-the-lagos-blue-and-red-lines-are-not-reducing-traffic-tonami-playman-o179x3 https://newsstand.ng/news/why-the-lagos-blue-and-red-lines-are-not-reducing-traffic-tonami-playman-o179x3 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:54:38 GMT Lagos State’s public transport network is undergoing significant changes, with the ongoing expansion of the Blue Line, developments on the Red Line and plans for a proposed monorail linking Murtala Muhammed International Airport to the rail network. General https://newsstand.ng/news/spain-train-crash-leaves-39-dead-and-179-injured-hddopf https://newsstand.ng/news/spain-train-crash-leaves-39-dead-and-179-injured-hddopf Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:04:04 GMT At least 39 people have reportedly died and 179 others injured after two high-speed passenger trains collided in General https://newsstand.ng/news/two-children-lose-their-lives-as-fire-razes-building-at-benue-hospital-vi-ae5ajl https://newsstand.ng/news/two-children-lose-their-lives-as-fire-razes-building-at-benue-hospital-vi-ae5ajl Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:57:22 GMT Tragedy struck at the General Hospital Gboko, Benue State, where a fire outbreak claimed the lives of two children, a b General https://newsstand.ng/news/four-die-seven-injured-in-separate-lagos-road-crashes-the-guardian-nigeri-1cpvxg https://newsstand.ng/news/four-die-seven-injured-in-separate-lagos-road-crashes-the-guardian-nigeri-1cpvxg Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:57:00 GMT Four die, seven injured in separate Lagos road crashes The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/fg-approves-n70k-transport-allowance-for-workers-njbves https://newsstand.ng/news/fg-approves-n70k-transport-allowance-for-workers-njbves Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:38:08 GMT The Federal Government has approved an N70,000 transport allowance for workers across General https://newsstand.ng/news/uk-raises-student-visa-proof-of-funds-to-14130-from-november-30-2tz9e5 https://newsstand.ng/news/uk-raises-student-visa-proof-of-funds-to-14130-from-november-30-2tz9e5 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:14:25 GMT The United Kingdom has announced an increase in the financial requirements for international students applying for study visas, with applicants studying in London expected to demonstrate access to at least £14,130 in living expenses from November 30, 2026. General https://newsstand.ng/news/us-moves-to-revise-green-card-sponsorship-rules-uh0fg1 https://newsstand.ng/news/us-moves-to-revise-green-card-sponsorship-rules-uh0fg1 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:43:24 GMT The United States government is moving to revise employment-based green card sponsorship requirements after completi General https://newsstand.ng/news/why-products-fail-part-xvi-7jq3ny https://newsstand.ng/news/why-products-fail-part-xvi-7jq3ny Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:50:36 GMT In the last post, we established that unhealthy competition is one of the most underestimated reasons products fail. We examined General https://newsstand.ng/news/fg-to-begin-minimum-wage-talks-with-nlc-approves-n70000-transport-allowan-o2urkl https://newsstand.ng/news/fg-to-begin-minimum-wage-talks-with-nlc-approves-n70000-transport-allowan-o2urkl Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:46:00 GMT FG to begin minimum wage talks with NLC, approves N70,000 transport allowance The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/taraba-suspends-celebrations-over-insecurity-as-community-seeks-kefas-vis-8o1amn https://newsstand.ng/news/taraba-suspends-celebrations-over-insecurity-as-community-seeks-kefas-vis-8o1amn Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:20:00 GMT Taraba suspends celebrations over insecurity as community seeks Kefas’ visit The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/using-the-colonial-strategy-to-reclaim-our-heritage-iottsm https://newsstand.ng/news/using-the-colonial-strategy-to-reclaim-our-heritage-iottsm Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:10:00 GMT By Sunny Ikhioya For centuries we have remained the dark continent of the earth — brutalized, enslaved, and stripped of our culture. The humiliation was so severe that we have embraced the Stockholm Syndrome, refusing to come out of our nest. General https://newsstand.ng/news/81-year-old-imo-monarch-marries-young-woman-video-qdjvuz https://newsstand.ng/news/81-year-old-imo-monarch-marries-young-woman-video-qdjvuz Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:38:04 GMT A traditional ruler in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Dr. G.A.E.O Agbanyim, has married a much younger wo General https://newsstand.ng/news/kenyan-mum-stops-child-from-writing-examination-after-school-issued-him-6-s0ka4k https://newsstand.ng/news/kenyan-mum-stops-child-from-writing-examination-after-school-issued-him-6-s0ka4k Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:16:42 GMT The Kenyan police today October 27 arrested a mother in Jomvu, Mombasa County, after locking her Grade 6 daughter inside General https://newsstand.ng/news/christian-fellowship-urges-youths-to-shun-drug-abuse-the-guardian-nigeria-glr16a https://newsstand.ng/news/christian-fellowship-urges-youths-to-shun-drug-abuse-the-guardian-nigeria-glr16a Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:35:00 GMT Christian fellowship urges youths to shun drug abuse The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/thank-you-for-loving-me-despite-my-status-hiv-positive-woman-expresses-gr-nn1x67 https://newsstand.ng/news/thank-you-for-loving-me-despite-my-status-hiv-positive-woman-expresses-gr-nn1x67 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:06:14 GMT A HIV-positive woman, Bianca Carolina, has expressed gratitude to her husband for loving her unconditionally despite he General https://newsstand.ng/news/lasuma-to-host-security-dialogue-award-scholarships-on-december-6-the-gua-s7venn https://newsstand.ng/news/lasuma-to-host-security-dialogue-award-scholarships-on-december-6-the-gua-s7venn Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:44:00 GMT LASUMA to host security dialogue, award scholarships on December 6 The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/over-150-nigerians-benefit-from-hafbams-free-medical-outreach-the-guardia-mg1tiu https://newsstand.ng/news/over-150-nigerians-benefit-from-hafbams-free-medical-outreach-the-guardia-mg1tiu Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:17:00 GMT Over 150 Nigerians benefit from HAFBAM’s free medical outreach The Guardian Nigeria News General https://newsstand.ng/news/asaba-demolition-property-owners-demand-justice-appeal-to-oborevwori-the-u1j4pq https://newsstand.ng/news/asaba-demolition-property-owners-demand-justice-appeal-to-oborevwori-the-u1j4pq Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:43:00 GMT Asaba Demolition: Property owners demand justice, appeal to Oborevwori The Guardian Nigeria News General