Nigeria facing one-man rule, not one-party rule — Adewole Adebayo, ex-SDP presidential candidate
As insecurity deepens across Nigeria and political tensions begin to shape the road to 2027, former presidential candidate and Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Prince Adewole Adebayo...
Truck crushes motorist to death, injures wife in Lagos crash
By Evelyn Usman A truck laden with granite on Thursday crushed a Toyota saloon car at Eleko Junction along the Lekki–Ajah Expressway, killing the driver and critically injuring his wife. The crash, which occurred in the early hours of the day, left doctors at an undisclosed hospital battling to save the life of the female […]
Makoko: Truce at last as Lagos, residents sign agreement
“Makoko community should set up a 10-man committee to deliberate on the remuneration for the compensation of displaced residents”
Makoko demolitions: Fate of 1,000 schoolchildren hangs in the balance
“The demolitions in Makoko, Ekun-Agbo, Shogunro have forced over 1,000 children to stop school. Only 50 out of over 500 in my school resumed”
2027 Polls: How S-Court ignited push for electronic transmission of results
October 26, 2023, was the day the Supreme Court stamped its legal imprimatur on President Bola Tinubu’s election victory.
Employers face sanctions as FG toughens workplace safety laws
By Victor Ahiuma-Young For decades, workplace safety in many Nigerian industries has been treated as an afterthought—addressed only when accidents occur and compensation becomes inevitable. From construction sites and factories, to mines and agro-processing facilities, lapses in safety have often been excused in the name of productivity. The Federal Government says that era is coming to […]
We are drinking poison, monarch, women lament as gas leak hits Rivers communities
“We are really worried. After drinking the water, both children and adults feel sickly. This is our experience. We are resorting to buying sachet water now. Ordinarily, water from the river was blessed water which God gave us. But now we cannot drink it.”
NSITF reawakens SWIP, spotlights safety gaps in S-East
By Nwachukwu Godson The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) is delivering visible and distinct progress across the nation’s world of work. This transformation is not episodic but linear, marked by measurable and sustained improvement. An era of institutional awakening aptly describes current developments within the nation’s apex social security agency. A clear example is the […]
ILO urges adoption of rights-based policies
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for coordinated, human-centred, and rights-based policies to address the profound transformations reshaping labour markets globally. Speaking at the third edition of the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert Houngbo, highlighted how rapid technological change, demographic shifts, migration, climate shocks, and […]
NAPTIP rescues 23 Nigerians trapped in Southeast Asia cybercrime ring
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries for forced cybercrime, raising fresh alarm over what it described as a dangerous new dimension in human trafficking.
Fear, confusion still trailing bomb discovery in Aba church
•Police should ask for forgiveness — Pastor insists incident real •Army keeps mute as citizens demand probe •Abia govt says no cause for alarm, device antiquated By Steve Oko Residents of Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State, have been gripped by fear and confusion, following conflicting accounts over the alleged discovery of an explosive device at the United Evangelical Church, […]
