Category: news
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Twelve Nigerian men, rescued from forced labor in the Central African Republic has returned to Abuja, Nigeria, after enduring nearly two years of unpaid work and sexual abuse by their Chinese employers. Their plea for help gained attention through a viral video, prompting swift intervention by the Nigerian government, including the Ministry of Foreign…
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House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Emergency Rule, led by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, has ordered the immediate renovation of the dilapidated Rivers State Secretariat and the relocation of civil servants from hazardous work environments. Following an emergency inspection, the committee found the Secretariat in a deplorable state, with structural hazards, leaking roofs,…
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Nigerian government has approved a plan to reduce revenue shares retained by key revenue-generating agencies, a decision made during the Federal Executive Council meeting led by President Bola Tinubu. Finance Minister Wale Edun explained that the aim is to increase public savings, curb excess spending, and promote economic growth. The review targets agencies such…
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Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this after a Federal Executive Council meeting, noting that the approval process was streamlined from 551 pending requests to nine active applications, many of which had been awaiting accreditation for over six years. The…
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Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the federal government to establish social safety nets for impoverished Nigerians affected by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Okonjo-Iweala made this call on today, Thursday following her meeting with the President at Aso Villa in Abuja. While she praised the President…
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Former justice minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Mutamba, risks a 10-year prison sentence if convicted of embezzlement. He is accused of attempting to misappropriate nearly $20 million allocated for constructing a prison in Kisangani. In closing arguments on Wednesday, the prosecutor called for ten years of hard labor and a decade-long ban…
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Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that approximately 67% of inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities are awaiting trial. Speaking on national television , he emphasized the importance of collaboration between federal and state governments to improve correctional services. Tunji-Ojo further noted that about 72% of inmates are state offenders, with two-thirds of the prison population…
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu’s government, demanding the quick appointment of the National Pension Commission’s governing board and accountability for alleged diverted workers’ funds through the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). The union also challenged the government’s claim of ownership over its headquarters, asserting it belongs…
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President Bola Tinubu has directed a review of deductions and revenue retention by major Nigerian agencies like Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)Nigeria custom service (NCS) Nigerian upstream regulatory commission ( NUPRC) , Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC to boost public savings and spending efficiency. The directive,…
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Colombia has held a funeral for Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died at 39 from injuries sustained in a June 7 shooting during a campaign rally in Bogotá. His widow, María Claudia Tarazona, and father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, mourned at the service, with Tarazona vowing to raise their son and her stepdaughters…
