The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lauded itself for standing up against government which made it to reverse its intent to remove subsidy on petrol. This, as it also calls off its planned nationwide strike. Kindly find below the NLC press statement Fellow Nigerian workers and citizens, you would recall that on the 23rd of…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) estimates Super Typhoon Rai destroyed or damaged a “staggering” number of houses as it tore across the Philippines in December, leaving more than 400 people dead. In an update on Tuesday, the IFRC said its assessments indicated the storm destroyed or damaged “a staggering 1.5 million…
Amid dangers associated with ‘hanging on buses’ along the major highways, Lagos officials have cautioned those engaging in the practice to put a stop to it, as traffic law prohibiting the act is still in force.Hanging on buses has become a daily practice in Lagos. Within the last five days, over 50 persons were spotted…
Hosts Cameroon have sealed their place in the last-eight of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a 2-1 over Comoros in a match overshadowed by the death of at least eight people in a stampede outside Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde. Comoros put in a tremendous performance despite being without a recognised goalkeeper and having…
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure after his office admitted to another Downing Street gathering, this time to mark his birthday in 2020. The birthday celebration took place on the afternoon of June 19 and was organised by Johnson’s wife who brought in a cake, ITV News reported. There were about 30…
Chairman of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Technical Committee, Raymond Dokpesi, yesterday, said the South-East should wait for another five years till 2027 to produce the president of Nigeria. He argued that waiting till 2027 would afford the North the opportunity to complete former President Umaru Musa Y’Ardua’s tenure, who died in office and was succeeded…
The Nigerian Bar Association on Monday said it has filed petitions against seven lawyers including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who influenced judges to issue conflicting court orders. The conflicting court orders, the NBA said, concerned especially political matters. The organisation said it took the decision to drag them before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee…
The National Human Rights Commission in Kaduna recorded 524 complaints of sexual and gender-based violence against women in 2021. The State Coordinator of the Commission, Terngu Gwar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kaduna. He attributed the rise in SGBV to COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the pandemic brought about restriction…
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”. “I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet in two days,” Chakwera said in a…
