By BAYO ONANUGA   Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the political opposition and perpetual doubters of any positive report about our country. In its Q2 labour survey report, the NBS says the unemployment rate fell from 5.3 per cent in Q1 to […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, has commenced the distribution of food and non-food items to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, and refugees in the state for the month of December. Flagging off the exercise Monday in Makurdi, the Executive Secretary of SEMA, James Iorpuu said the event was another milestone in the agency’s […]

The Brave Movement officially launched in Nigeria over the weekend, aiming to end the pressing issue of child sexual exploitation and violence

By Johnson Agwu On 20 October 2024, I was gloomy. It was four years since the #EndSARS protests by Nigerian Youths against police brutality and the bloody reprisals that followed in its wake. I scrolled my phone with intention of exiting the #EndSARS sorrows. Instead, I scrolled unto premium tears.  On Premium Times, I stumbled on […]

As the world marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Feminism Lab has urged the Nigerian government to take concrete steps to address the rising cases of femicide and other forms of gender-based violence in the country.