EFCC’s push to block payment of legal fees in foreign currency draws backlash
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A fresh row is brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and legal practitioners across the country over a renewed push to bar the use of foreign currency in settling legal fees.The anti-graft agency, on September 11, condemned the practice of lawyers billing their clients in foreign currencies […]
Kwara: ‘It is painful I cannot recover my wife’s corpse’ — ECWA pastor
According to him, “The guy said he wandered in the forests for ten days immediately after he escaped from the terrorists.”
LASU student dies days after robbery attack in Iba
The Lagos State University, LASU, community has been thrown into mourning following the death of one of its students, Otabor Boluwatife Joseph, who succumbed to injuries sustained during an armed robbery attack in the Iba area of Lagos.
Again, students hospitalised as third gas leak hits Ogun schools
The latest incident marks the third occurrence of the mysterious gas leak within two months, heightening concerns among residents over its potential health implications and environmental impact.
Tragedy: Son beats 65-year-old father to death in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Kingsley, for allegedly beating his 65-year-old father, Adone Peter, to death during a domestic dispute in Oda Community, Akure South Local Government Area.
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 […]
Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation
Industrial relations space has been thrown into debate as labour and employers disagree over the scope and limits of workers’ right to strike,
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 […]
‘Don’t test us, minimum wage is constitutional matter,’ Labour cautions governors over N100,000 proposal
The proposed N100,000 minimum wage reportedly put forward by governors has sparked widespread criticism from organised labour
Prostitution’s no job, trafficking survivors warn Nigerian girls
Three Nigerian women trafficked to Mali under the guise of securing legitimate jobs have recounted harrowing experiences of sexual exploitation, torture and abuse, after returning home through the intervention of the Global Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation, GAHTO.
