Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says the Department of State Services (DSS) should not search passengers’ bags at airports. Keyamo spoke on the ‘This Morning’ programme on Arise News on Sunday. “We’ll sit down, but we needed to take this step. DSS, you are not, you have no business searching people’s bags,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunday 08 December 2024 Frozen accounts: Opposition parties differ over Reps ultimatum to Tinubu 45,689 jostle for NNPCL jobs as recruitment aptitude test begins Presidency fixes February 2025 for national youth confab Wike’s camp plots against anti-Damagum members, PDP rejects claim Reduce ministers to 37, Reps tell Tinubu Ohanaeze appeals for release of Lagos Eze […]
The Indigenous People of Biafera, IPoB, yesterday described the second declaration of Biafra in Finland as the gathering of content creators, saying that IPoB has nothing to do with Biafra Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE. IPoB also said that the event in Finland was a joke and a shameless attempt to discredit the genuine agitation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saturday 07 December 2024 South African president under fire over Nigeria visa deal Rivers crisis: Assembly to submit separate report on LG secretariats’ attacks Tension in Kano as DSS, Police surround Sanusi’s palace Traditional rulers seek constitutional roles for sustained peace in Niger Delta Tax reform: Northern senators divided as stakeholders form panel Why Nigerian-born […]
