LAWYER and human rights advocate Femi Falana has urged police to provide demonstrators that will be protesting against the increasing hardship with sufficient security. Falana warned the Nigeria Police Force not to repress the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) or anybody…
AN appeal has gone out from the federal government to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the union to shelve its planned nationwide protest. The appeal is coming just a few hours before the NLC planned protest against the rising cost of…
THE Third Mainland Bridge will be completely closed for a whole day in order to give contractors time to complete a significant portion of the bridge repairs. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made the announcement for the Federal…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri IN an effort to cushion the economic challenges faced by all and sundry following removal of fuel subsidy and the increasing depreciation of the Naira against the dollar in open market, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, representing…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to support Borno State Government in its restoration drive resulting from the over one decade of destruction by Boko Haram insurgents. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator…
PREPARATORY to his exit from power last year, President Muhammadu Buhari warned all of us to let him be after office: “Nobody should ask me to come and give any evidence in any court; otherwise whoever it is, he will…
CONSEQUENTLY, it announced the merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso…
THE National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially announced the release of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, marking a pivotal moment for thousands of students nationwide. However, the celebration of academic achievement was shadowed by the disclosure of…
ALGERIA has showcased an expansive mosque on its Mediterranean shoreline after experiencing years of political instability that hampered its construction timeline. The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the mosque on Sunday, as reported by the Associated Press. According to the…
IN a significant appointment to the National Population Commission (NPC), President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Olayinka Oladunjoye as a federal commissioner. The ceremony took place just before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held at the Council Chamber of…
