Palestinian teenager, Ahmad Manasra, arrested at 13, was released from Israeli prison after serving almost 10 years in jail. Manasra’s case has been a source of widespread international outcry and concern, particularly as he was arrested as a child and due to the impact his incarceration had on his mental wellbeing. Manasra was detained […]
A non-governmental organization, the Athletics and Other Sports Development Initiative, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Ojuru Okowa, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the AFN itself, former AFN Secretary General Rita Mosindi, and the current Director […]
A minor ground collision occurred today at Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport when two American Airlines jets wing-touched each other on the taxiway. Nobody was injured among the passengers or crew, and both aircraft returned safely to their gates. The accident happened at around 12:45 p.m. when Flight 5490, a Bombardier CRJ 900, was […]
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered final forfeiture of over N35 billion assets and property linked to Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) staff, in a massive fraud scheme uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice A.O. Owoeye made the order after granting application […]
The European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have jointly launched the second phase of the RESILAC (Lake Chad Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery) project. The ambitious five-year initiative, with a total budget of €40 million (approximately N70 billion), aims to empower vulnerable populations, particularly in conflict-affected areas of Nigeria, Cameroon, and […]
The Jigawa State Government has devised a comprehensive plan to combat the imminent threat of flooding in the state. The initiative, spearheaded by Governor Umar Namadi, is a preemptive action following the devastating floods that hit the state in 2022, which flooded 1,554 villages, affected 22 local government areas, and claimed the lives of […]
The Ondo State House of Assembly has stepped into the ongoing salary dispute affecting workers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo. This intervention comes after members of staff protested earlier this week over the non-payment of six months salaries. The protesting workers, under the umbrellas of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior […]
The Naira has continued its downward trend in the parallel market, with the exchange rate against the United States Dollar reportedly reaching a new low of N1621/$1 today. This represents a further weakening from previous levels and highlights the persistent pressure on the local currency. This development comes despite recent interventions by the Central Bank […]
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on Thursday arrived in Seoul, South Korea, in expectation of the 2025 World Summit and the formal presentation ceremony of the prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize, scheduled for Friday. Jonathan, President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015, will receive the Founder’s Sunhak Peace Prize — the first African leader to […]
It has been discovered that only 16 out of 36 states in Nigeria have commenced payment of the new minimum wage structure to their workers. The states that have complied with the new wage structure are Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Niger, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Jigawa, Gombe, Ogun, Kebbi, Ondo, Kogi, and Kwara. The […]
