The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the Senate’s amendment of the 2022 Electoral Act, particularly provisions on electronic transmission of election results. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ajaero said the contradictory narratives from the Senate were undermining public trust…
The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) traced the spill to a 16-inch Nun River-Kolo Creek underwater pipeline operated by…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has urged employers across the state not to reject any National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to them, emphasising the importance of providing a conducive working environment for youths to contribute meaningfully to community and national development. Oborevwori made the remarks on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged increased domestic funding and stronger community engagement to sustain progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. Dr Mya Ngon, Cluster Lead for Disease Prevention and Control, WHO Nigeria, made the call on Tuesday during a press briefing in Abuja ahead of the 2026 World TB Day….
African countries are grappling with hurdles that impede sustainable development in the face of pressing challenges. Dr Eric Ogunleye, Director of the African Development Institute, said this on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Gaborone, Botswana. Ogunleye named some of the challenges faced by nations on the continent to include…
The Cambodian insurance industry chalked up gross insurance premiums of about $330m in 2022, an increase of 10.68% over 2021. The increased insurance premiums last year reflected the strength of the insurance market in Cambodia, which contributed 1.1% to the Southeast Asian country’s gross domestic product (GDP), reported The Khmer Times quoting the deputy director-general…
The Israeli military said on Sunday that dozens of fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Yemen in a large-scale operation aimed at Houthi militants. The air raids targeted energy facilities and an oil dock in the Ras Isa and Hodaida ports where Houthi militants were said to have received Iranian weapons and military supplies,…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Yobe branch, on Tuesday, shared N77,000 to each of the 1,000 victims of the 2024 flood disaster in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LGAs include Fune, Bursari, and Gulani. NAN also reports that each beneficiary received an…
The APC National Youth Leader, Dr Dayo Israel, has described the death of Kano State athletes and officials while returning to Kano from Abeokuta after the recent National Sports Festival (NSF) as “heavy and disturbing.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the bus of the Kano State contingents was involved in a road…
Political tensions have flared in Ondo State as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) blames the ongoing judicial strike on the government’s alleged failure to uphold constitutional financial autonomy for the judiciary. Judicial workers under the banner of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) commenced an indefinite strike on 13 June, protesting what they describe…
