HUMAN rights organisations, including Amnesty International and activists, have tackled the Nigeria Police Force over the alleged harassment of protesters commemorating the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protest. About 23 activists who gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate to mark the…
A bill seeking to prohibit gas flaring in Nigeria, ensure compliance with international standards and promote environmental sustainability may be listed for a second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives next week. Sponsored by the member…
THE Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Auwal Sankara, will be arraigned in a Kano court today, over alleged infidelity. The Director-General of Hisbah Commission in Kano, Mr Abba Sufi, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday. Sankara was…
THE Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, by some individuals on social platforms. The army debunked the rumour in a post on its official X Handle on Sunday, tagging…
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Comrade Hassan Soweto and 17 other activists arrested today at the Lekki Toll Gate while holding a memorial for victims of the #EndSARS protests. In a statement posted on their Twitter…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia, has approved the recruitment of a technical team for the Benue State Digital Infrastructure Services Management Enforcement Agency (BENDISMEA). Alia, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, said that with the…
A data review by SaharaReporters has shown that the Nigerian government through distribution companies have recorded an upward growth in their revenue from 2015. However, the government has failed to translate this to better electricity provision. The review shows that…
NIGERIA’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has honoured the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) during the 2024 International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Congress in Marrakesh, Morocco. Keyamo’s attendance as a special guest at the…
THE Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Paulinus Ani before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining…
THE NNPC Retail Limited (NRL), a subsidiary of the NNPC Ltd., has sensitised over 1,000 auto mechanics on the process of converting gasoline-powered vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The comprehensive awareness initiative, held at the National Artisans and Technicians…
