Oil spill chokes Nembe Creek communities as residents seek intervention
For more than 20 fishing settlements along the waterway, the latest oil spill represents a severe threat to their livelihoods and environment.
Gunmen raid Kogi school, abduct principal, NECO official, students
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four students, the principal and a National Examinations Council, NECO, ad-hoc staff.
‘They gave us our lives back!’ – injured workers hail NSITF
By Victor Ahiuma-Young For 78 workers who suffered life-altering injuries in the course of their duties, the journey from pain and despair to renewed hope has begun, following the provision of artificial limbs and other prosthetic devices by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF. The beneficiaries, who received prostheses under the Fund’s latest intervention programme, […]
Court stops TUC leaders, orders status quo in Lagos dispute
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, including its President, Festus Osifo, and Secretary-General, Nuhu Toro, from taking further actions against the Chairman of the TUC Lagos State Council, Abiodun Aladetan, pending the determination of a suit challenging his removal. […]
Photos: Final evacuation flight brings 308 Nigerians home from South Africa
The Federal Government on Wednesday concluded its evacuation of Nigerians affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with the arrival of the final repatriation flight carrying 308 returnees.
Gunmen abduct four students, principal, NECO officer during exam in Kogi
The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. while the students were writing their NECO examination. according to the Kogi State Police Command.
