[ad_1] A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has filed a motion asking the National Industrial Court to vacate the order stopping the planned industrial action over the fuel subsidy removal. Justice Olufunke Anuwe had on June 5 restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates not to embark…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Socio-Economic Rights iand Accountability Project ( SERAP), has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately publish details of how $25 billion (N9.7trn) loans were expended by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the leadership of its suspended governor, Godwin Emefiele. The $25 billion covers overdraft and loans approved for…
[ad_1] The North East Development Commission (NEDC) said it was committed to reconstructing the Aloe Dam breach that destroyed irrigation facilities and structures in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The managing director of the commission, Umar Abubakar Hashidu, who disclosed this while inspecting four ongoing projects in Maiduguri, said the dam reconstruction followed…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje It is not for nothing that the use of chemicals in the preservation of foods and fruits in the country is discussed in loud whispers – the unwholesome practice is prevalent and big money drives it. If you love eating beans or its allied food delicacies like moi moi (bean pudding) or bean cake,…
[ad_1] Participants and implementers of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative (SJAI) project say adopting a solutions journalism approach across newsrooms is critical to ensuring balanced narratives about Nigeria and Africa. They stated this Friday in Abuja during the close-out ceremony of the project, which was implemented by the Nigeria Health Watch and funded by the…
By Gom Mirian The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has advised President Bola Tinubu to tackle the plague of unemployment in the country with skills acquisition and entrepreneurship education. This, according to him, would make the country’s economy thrive and create more jobs. Alia said this on Thursday while on a solidarity visit…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje Air Pollution from forest fires to smog hanging over cities and smoke inside the home have led to about 7 million premature deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed. It added that these constitute a climate emergency that threatens human health and the planet. WHO, in a statement, explained that…
[ad_1] The Acting Managing Director of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Umar Abubakar Hashidu, has promised to use the commission’s masterplan to stabilise, develop and turn around the North East geo-political zone. The master plan contains over 500 programmes and schemes that would promote and facilitate the physical and socio-economic development of the zone…
[ad_1] Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS) has said about 10,048 Nigerians are suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a combined brain and spinal cord ailment. MS is caused when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and destroys the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. The…
[ad_1] Kimberly Noel Kardashian, American media personality, says there is a new man in her life. She disclosed this Thursday during an episode of the “Kardashians”, while out to lunch with a close family friend, Scott Disick. The Skims founder told Disick about her new lover, who they both chose to nickname “Drop Dead Fred”….
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