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Labour unions in Nigeria have demanded for the immediate reversal of the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State or risk their calling out workers on strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) warned that anything less would lead to mass action and industrial unrest. In a communiqué […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on winning the 2025 Sunhak Peace Founders’ Award. Tinubu applauded the former President for his consistent advocacy for peace, harmony, and communality, a patriotic endeavour that has earned him global recognition. This is contained in a statement issued by the President’s spokesman, Bayo […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja has been asked to throw away the Administrator appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to oversee Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Retd) . The suit, filed by Johnmary Jideobi, is asking for Ibas’s appointment to be nullified on the basis that it is unconstitutional. The suit comes […]
Strengthening Green Energy Transitions Nigeria has achieved a major milestone in its sustainability drive as the Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) Joined the ” Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology to facilitate the certification of the APPL Hydropolis Project under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC). The certification, issued by […]
The Presidency has reacted to the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, terming him a “disgruntled” man after he stated that President Ahmed Tinubu had collapsed Nigeria’s democracy. Responding to Obi, Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, through one of his official social media handles on X,. formerly Twitter, dismissed Obi’s assertion. Obi […]
Media Mogul and quasi politician Obiaruko Ndukwe has come lend her voice to the controversy surrounding the altercation between Senate President , Godswill Akpabio and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, pointing out that her vested interest on the project may have led to the misunderstanding. The socialite has in a television programme said that it was […]
Has any court in Nigeria declared the suspension of the executive and legislative arms of the state government under emergency rule as unconstitutional or illegal? I have my doubts. The challenges of 2004 and 2006 in relation to Plateau State were decided on the issue of locus standi. People who are today affected by this […]
The U.S. government has threatened Nigerian travelers that overstaying a visa could lead to a permanent ban from re-entering the country. The warning was issued through the official U.S. Mission Nigeria Twitter account (now X), where the violation was explained would meet with severe consequences In a statement, U.S. immigration authorities made it clear that […]
Foremost Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Abiodun Jeleel Owonikoko has said the procedure for the declaration of state of emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu followed constitutional provisions and therefore right. According to Owonikoko, the President’s decision to declare a state of emergency is constitutional and justified, given the breakdown […]
