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Sani warns against threats to Nigeria's democracy
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (345+ words) GOV. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against moves by opposition elements to undermine democracy, emphasising the need for collective responsibility and commitment to constitutional governance. Sani made the call on Friday in Kaduna at…...
NISER, Ni DCOM validate diaspora study
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (624+ words) to strengthen policy framework for national development THE Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), in collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Ni DCOM), has commenced the validation workshop for a major diaspora study titled, "A Six-Continent Survey…...
Organised labour demands urgent action to avert impending strike by NASU, SSANU
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (463+ words) ORGANISED labour has called on the Federal Government to urgently resolve issues affecting non-teaching staff in tertiary institutions to avert an impending nationwide strike across public universities. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made the…...
Rivers: NLC seeks termination of contributory pension scheme
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (215+ words) ALEX Agwanwor, the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers, has called for the immediate termination of the contributory pension scheme in the state. Agwanwor made the call while speaking at the 2026 Workers Day celebration in Port Harcourt. The NLC…...
HURIWA gives EFCC 7 days to'explain silence on Okowa lrobe
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (262+ words) THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to provide a full public account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest, detention, and subsequent silence on the corruption allegations involving former Delta State…...
Nasarawa Assembly seeks stronger IGR drive from board
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (248+ words) THE Nasarawa State House of Assembly has tasked the new management of the Nasarawa State Internal Revenue Service NSIRS to redouble its efforts to improve the state's Internally Generated Revenue IGR. This, the House said, would enable the state government…...
Identity, power and emerging Hausa question in Nigeria
17+ hour, 7+ min ago (485+ words) FOR over 100 years, Northern Nigeria has been held together'by a politically contrived twofold ethnic fusion expediently branded as "Hausa-Fulani. It has served as an instrument of'cohesion that aggregates demographic weight for political relevance. Now, however, beneath the artificial ethnic construct,…...
May Day: FG reaffirms commitment to workers" welfare
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (277+ words) THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to workers" welfare, fair wages and decent work across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammad Dingyadi, stated this during the 2026 May Day celebration on Friday in Abuja. The 2026 May…...
ECOWAS strengthens regional early warning, joint response capabilities in Cabo Verde
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (173+ words) THE ECOWAS Commission, through its Early Warning Directorate, convened in Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, from 27 to 30 April 2026, the 3rd Technical Session of the Joint Analysis and Response Planning Working Group (JARP-WG), alongside the Annual Coordination Meeting of National Early Warning…...
NIIA lauds Amb. Enikanolaiye's nomination as Minister
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (141+ words) THE Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), has extolled President Bola Tinubu's nomination of Amb. Olusola Enikanolaiye, as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs." The Director-General of the NIIA, Prof. Eghosa Osaghae, in a congratulatory message to Enikanolaiye, described him…...