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Trump Says Will Attempt To End Birthright US Citizenship

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday he would “have to” deport all undocumented immigrants in the United States, as he doubled down on his hardline campaign pledges including ending birthright citizenship. “You have to do it,” he said during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after being asked if he planned […]

Tax reform bills: SERAP urges NASS to assess human rights impacts

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to urgently assess the human rights impacts of Nigeria’s reform bills currently being discussed by the National Assembly including on Nigerians living in poverty. SERAP said, “Any discussion and consideration of the tax […]

88,136 students unable to apply for NELFund loans – Report

Data obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund have revealed that only 78 per cent of student loan registrants were able to apply for both institutional and upkeep loans. President Bola Tinubu, on April 3, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. The Act empowers the […]

Power Cuts, Train Cancellations As Storm Darragh Batters UK

Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel disruption. The UK’s Met Office had issued a rare red alert for high winds overnight to Saturday morning (0300 to 1100 GMT) covering parts of Wales and […]

DHQ invites Amnesty International to prove civilian torture allegations

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has invited Amnesty International to prove allegations made against the military that civilians were tortured in the north-east. Amnesty International alleged that over 10,000 people have died in military custody since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east. Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International’s Nigerian country director, said on Thursday […]

Tinubu replaces SEDC chairman, directors less than 24 hours after appointment

President Bola Tinubu has replaced four individuals appointed to the board of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC). The president appointed Emeka Nworgu as the new chairman of the board, replacing Emeka Atuma. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu also replaced all three executive directors initially nominated and […]

Aptitude Test Begins As 45,689 Applicants Compete For NNPCL Jobs

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited began the computer-based Aptitude Test on Saturday where a total of 45,689 applicants are slugging it out to secure employment at the company. The NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement, said the recruitment would be for various positions across various departments within the energy company and interested applicants […]