NLC Petitions ILO Over Delegates’ Sponsorship
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has formally petitioned the Credentials Committee of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), accusing the Federal Government of repeatedly failing to sponsor duly nominated workers’ delegates to the annual International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. In a complaint dated June 5, 2026, and signed by the NLC […]
NSITF Dismisses Claims of Internal Crisis, Mass Resignations
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has dismissed allegations of a management crisis and mass staff resignations, maintaining that recent staff departures were part of a structured workforce reform aimed at improving operational efficiency. In a statement issued on Friday, the Fund says reports portraying the organisation as being engulfed in […]
HOMEF Urges Nigerian Universities to Lead Climate Action
By Oluwakemi Kindness Environmental activist, Nnimmo Bassey, has called on Nigerian universities to take a leading role in addressing the climate crisis, urging institutions of higher learning to become centres of climate literacy, sustainability research and environmental justice advocacy. Bassey who is also the Executive Director of thEnvironmental activist, Nnimmo Bassey, has called on Nigerian […]
Stakeholders Urge NASS to Pass Child Protection Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness Advocates of children’s rights have called on the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the Bill for an Act to establish the Child Online Access Protection and Online Violence Against Nigerian Child and for Other Related Matters. The call was made at a stakeholders’ roundtable in Abuja on Friday, where participants […]
FCT Police Arrest Three Suspects Over Tik-Tok Bandit Video
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Commissioner of Police of the FCT Police Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has dismissed a viral claim of a security incident at a school in the Federal Capital Territory and confirmed the arrest of three suspects linked to a TikTok video showing armed “bandit” activity and illegal possession of firearms. Speaking during a […]
Atiku Slams Tinubu, First Lady Over Oyo Abduction
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu over the continued captivity of pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State nearly three weeks ago. In a statement released on Friday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, […]
INEC Warns Parties Against Primaries Outside Deadline
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties against conducting primary elections outside its approved timetable, stressing that any such exercise remains invalid unless overturned by a higher court. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, issued the warning while addressing ongoing […]
Host Communities Demand Urgent Action Over Pollution
By: Oluwakemi Kindness The National Civil Society Coalition for Oil, Gas and Mining Host Communities has called on the Federal Government, regulatory agencies and extractive companies to urgently address worsening environmental degradation in Nigeria’s oil, gas and mining communities. The Coalition said communities hosting extractive operations across the country continue to suffer from oil spills, […]
US Senate Approves $70bn for Trump Immigration Plan
By: Julian Osamoto The US Senate has approved $70 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, delivering a major legislative victory for the administration despite sharp divisions within the Republican Party over several controversial policy proposals. The funding package, passed on Friday, will finance Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol […]
FCT Police Foil Kidnap Attempt in Abuja, Recover AK-47
By: Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt in Abuja’s Byazhin area, rescued two residents unharmed and recovered an AK-47 rifle with ammunition during a gun battle with suspected kidnappers. The command said operatives of its Anti-Kidnapping Unit carried out the operation in the early hours of Friday […]