Gowing frustration over the delayed implementation of consequential salary adjustments arising from the N70,000 national minimum wage fuelling fresh tensions

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has called on Nigeria and other African countries to urgently strengthen measures against workplace violence and harassment, warning that millions of workers across the continent remain exposed to abuse despite the adoption of international labour standards aimed at protecting them. In a statement marking the […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, expressing deep concern over what it described as emerging signs of democratic backsliding in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections.In a letter dated July 2, 2026, and addressed to the President, the continental labour body […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria’s drive to strengthen workplace safety and modernise employee compensation received a significant boost as the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding,  MoU, with South Africa’s Rand Mutual Assurance, RMA, one of Africa’s oldest and most experienced social security institutions. The agreement, signed at the Fraser Suites […]

Security operatives have busted a ruthless baby-selling syndicate operating in Cross River State, rescuing a newborn baby who was sold for ₦3 million in a heartless fake pregnancy scam.

Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation Udoka have busted an illegal arms supply network involving 2 NSCDC officers and one officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly selling arms to criminal elements in the South East.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri As courts grapple with a surge of pre-election litigation, the Federal High Court’s new Practice Direction now allows litigants to file processes on weekends and public holidays. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, who repealed the 2022 version of the Practice Directions, directed the Registry of the Court in all Judicial Divisions […]

“Somebody is trying to push back the Ikota River and narrow it into a stream. Structures done without approval, shall be removed”

Residents have abandoned their homes to the rampaging flood and are now squatting with relations, and friends

“The incident was not peculiar to Lagos, explaining that similar heavy rainfall also affected other African countries and parts of North America”