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The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, a human rights group, has expressed concern over the killings in Imo State in the last year. The group has come out to condemn this act and has called for international criminal inquiries to assist in unraveling what’s happening in the state. According to

The Centre for Social Justice has asked that the National Bureau of Statistics compile and release the current unemployment data for the country. CSJ, an advocate for fiscal transparency, accountability, and evidence-driven policy making and implementation, stated that the last time Nigeria’s unemployment data was released by the NBS was in the fourth quarter of

The Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, has predicted that the  incoming government will face several industrial crisis due to the previous government’s failed agreements with the various groups they entered into agreements with. Therefore, Ajaero expressed “pity” to the incoming Tinubu administration, saying there are several inconclusive industrial challenges left unattended to by the

A consultant obstetrician and surgeon at the Aishah Buhari Mother and Child Hospital, Eiyekonrin, Kwara State, Dr Shukura Okesina, has submitted that Nigeria records 12,000 new cases of obstetrics fistula yearly. Okesina stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the commemoration of International Day to End Obstetrics Fistula.

A business analyst, Michael Olajuwon, has said there is a need for the newly commissioned Dangote refinery to meet local demands before any other consideration. The chairman of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, said on Monday that once the plant is fully commissioned, it is expected that at least 40 per cent of the capacity will

Former professional boxer Mike Tyson has claimed actor Jamie Foxx suffered a stroke before he was rushed to the hospital last month. Recall the Oscar-winning actor was rushed to hospital following a “medical complication” he suffered while filming his upcoming Netflix movie, Back in Action. Fox was set to portray Mike in the boxing legend’s

Ahead of May 29 handover, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed all political appointees in the state to hand over on or before May 26, 2023. The governor gave the directive through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Uchenna Ortuanya, on Tuesday, when he met with Heads of Boards, Parastatals, Agencies and

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licenses of 132 microfinance banks in the country,  alongside those of four primary mortgage banks and three finance companies. This was disclosed in the official gazette of the Federal Government, which was published on the website of the CBN on Tuesday. The gazette stated that the

With less than one week to the end of his tenure, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, defended the heavy borrowings under his regime describing it as a “deliberate choice” to fight poverty and create economic growth for Nigerians. “It has been a deliberate choice for our government as a tool to

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the policies taken by his administration were deliberately made for the development of the country, noting that Nigerians now appreciate why he closed the nation’s borders. He stated this on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new Customs Headquarters, built at the cost of N19.6 billion, in Abuja. Buhari

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. The development was confirmed by his attorney, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday night. “Yes, Ṣeun Kuti was released minutes ago,” he said. The PUNCH had

The Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday, described the Second Niger Bridge as a fundamental change that would accelerate economic growth in the South-East geopolitical zone. Speaking during the commissioning of the bridge in Delta State, Soludo said the people of the South-East had long advocated for this type of infrastructural development. He

The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, said on Monday in Abuja that the service is set to intensify its campaign against irregular migration in border states. He said that after holding sensitization campaigns in Edo, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states, the organisation will rely on the media to educate

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has felicitated with the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dantoge, on the inauguration of the integrated refinery built in Lagos State. The governor also said issues relating to the energy crisis will be a thing of the past as soon as the products from

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday and met with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, on his official Twitter account (@OfficialBAT), revealed the purpose of the visitation. He said the visit was to discuss mutual interests between Nigeria and the Tony Blair Institute for Good Governance, an institute owned by

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, said on Tuesday that the outgoing President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not initiate any new project in any part of the state throughout his eight years in office. He stated this at the virtual inauguration and handover ceremony of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Yenagoa, which is

A commercial bus driver and his motor boy lost their lives on Tuesday in an accident that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway after the driver dozed off and rammed into a stationary truck. The incident happened around Saapade, in the Remo-North Local Government Area of the state, while heading to Lagos, at about 6:30 a.m.

African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development have called for reforms of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights system. The ministers made the call at the ongoing 2023 African Development Bank Group Annual meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. According to the ministers, the reforms will help strengthen the global financial safety net

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday, paid a visit to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Defence House. The development comes one week before the swearing-in ceremony of the president-elect. A source in Tinubu’s camp confirmed Blair’s visit, saying he was in the country to have a ‘crucial diplomatic meeting’ with the

Zuwaira Iliya, 46, of Makarfi village in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been grappling with Obstetric Fistula but has kept hope alive in spite of what appears to be a hopeless situation. She told the News Agency of Nigeria that she had lived with Vesicovaginal Fistula and Rectovaginal Fistula for 30 years,

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday, arrived in Nigeria and currently in talks with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. However, the reason for his visitation is yet to be revealed at the time of filing this report. Blair served as UK Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007.    

The whereabouts of some members of the National Youth Service Corps, kidnapped at Rumuji in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State, are still unknown six days after the incident. Recall that an unspecified number of corps members, who were returning from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Tuesday commissioned the 1.2km Ikom Bridge constructed by his regime to boost economic activities in the state. The new bridge is located on a major South-North highway. Commissioning the project virtually in Ikom, Ikom LGA of Cross River State, Buhari stated that the project will boost the economic

The Federal Government on Tuesday attributed investment and better staff welfare as stimulants for improved performance especially in the security sector. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known at the commissioning of the reconstructed Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps parade ground, staff quarters and office complex of retired civil defence officers in

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has committed his future to the club after signing a new contract till 2027. The Gunners have been looking at tying down the young winger to a new deal, with the two parties in February having reached an agreement in principle. Arsenal have now confirmed that Saka has finally put pen