Late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s husband, Peter Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, after being found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the death of his wife on April 8, 2022.

Public primary school teachers, Area Councils’ workers, and medical staff at the Primary Health Centers across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday staged a protest over non-implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage and other entitlements by the Council Chairmen in the territory.

The Chairman Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Ekong Sampson, has disclosed that the 10th Senate will closely monitor to ensure the judicious use of the N1 trillion earmarked for the revival and boost of the solid minerals’ sector in the 2025 budget, during an oversight to Mining Sites in Jos, Plateau State.

The United States Embassy has introduced updated requirements for Nigerian visa applicants, effective from April 22, 2025. In a statement released on Friday, the US mission stated that all applicants attending visa interviews in Abuja and Lagos must bring a DS-160 confirmation form featuring a barcode that begins with “AA” followed by two zeroes (00). This barcode must match the one used to schedule their interview online. The embassy stressed that applicants who present a mismatched barcode will be denied access to the consular section and will not be allowed to attend their interview.

Members of the Nigerian Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have picketed the Ministry of Steel Development Complex at Wuse 2 in Abuja, Thursday over member’s unfair welfare. They also opposed what they described as the unjust sack of workers and a ban on workers’ rights to practice unionism.