The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the February 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said history would vindicate him. He said this on Monday while addressing the press, after the Supreme Court judgment affirming Bola Tinubu as duly elected President. Last week the apex court dismissed the appeals by Atiku and his Labour…
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday lamented the devastating impact of the forex crisis on the economy and demanded urgent stabilisation of the naira. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who said this in a statement on Sunday, blamed government officials’ love for foreign luxury products for the free fall of the national currency. Ajaero warned…
The Deaf Women Association of Nigeria (DWAN) has called on health institutions to employ interpreters for effective communication between deaf patients and medical staff of the institution. Zonal secretary of DWAN, Mrs Miyawa Mshelia, made the call at the North East zonal annual general meeting and conference held in Bauchi yesterday. She said clear communication…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday, revealed that the Supreme Court is now having the lowest number of Justices in its years of existence. According to him, the Apex Court is having only 10 Justices on its bench to tackle the heavy workload of pending cases. Ariwoola spoke on the occasion…
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the National Assembly to set up a special committee to scrutinise the judgment of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court with a view to amending the Electoral Act 2022. Adegboruwa, who made the call while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of President…
Nigeria maintained its position in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of October. Though the Super Eagles gained 1.62 points in the month under review to take their total point to 1490.48, they, however, maintained the 40thposition in the world. In the month under review the Eagles played two international friendly matches winning…
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa believes that Nigeria can become the world’s talent net exporter. He said this is feasible if all relevant stakeholders from the private and public sectors, worked together to build and harness the power of digital technology for job creation, inclusive economic growth, and sustainability….
As the economic hardship in the country is elevated, Some Nigerians have been forced to do the unthinkable like selling their grandchildren in the case of a grand mother somewhere in the eastern part of Nigeria or venturing in some criminal activities just to make ends meet. A video is currently trending on social media,…
The Nigerian Government has denied extending the stay of recalled ambassadors across the world. On September 2, President Bola Tinubu recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors, both career and non-career. They were asked to return to the country on or before October 31, 2023. Nigeria has no fewer than 300 foreign missions. The recall was communicated by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has called for a peaceful election in the November 11 governorship polls in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call at the quarterly meeting with political parties on Tuesday. Yakubu noted that free and fair elections can be conducted in a peaceful atmosphere, urging…
