Nigeria ranks among 10 worst countries for workers
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria has been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers’ rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC. Read Also: Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation The report paints a grim picture of the state of labour […]
NDC’s only female Reps aspirant alleges gender discrimination in Abia primaries
…Petitions appeal c’ttee, demands justice By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — An aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Abia State, Mrs Nkasiobi Madumere, has alleged gender discrimination and gross bias against her during the party’s May 29 primary. She raised the alarm over what she described as “the highest form of […]
Abia tasks health fellows on grassroots healthcare delivery
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Ogbonna Uche, has challenged graduates of the National Health Fellows Programme to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired during their training to drive transformative changes in healthcare delivery across the state’s 17 local government areas. Speaking yesterday at the graduation ceremony of 34 […]
Reform Proposals: Campaign to scrap Law School unsettles Council of Legal Education
Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno
•Families beg FG for rescue of travellers By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state. The victims were reportedly abducted on […]
Tambuwal, ADC guber candidate bemoan rising terrorism
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on communities in Tureta Local Government Area.
