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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) urged courts to protect workers against exploitation, citing rising workplace injustices and power imbalance between labour and employers. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the 4th International Labour Adjudication and Arbitration Forum (I-LAAF). The forum was organised by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) with the theme, …

The Nigerian Army has uncovered and apprehended an alleged impostor, Alhaji Tijjani Abdul Rauf, who falsely paraded himself as a retired Maj.-Gen, misleading the public and abusing the prestige of the military institution. The Army, in a statement on Thursday by the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said investigations confirmed that Abdul Rauf was never commissioned into …

The Senate has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the capacity to conduct e-voting at present. The upper chamber also clarified that electronic transmission of election results in real time does not translate to e-voting, as being peddled in some quarters. Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Panel to Review the 2026 Electoral Bill, Sen. Adeniyi Adegbonmire, made the …

  By Idahosa Musa Benin City, the Edo State capital, stood still on Thursday as the remains of the elder statesman and political icon, Hon. Charles Idahosa, were laid to rest amid an outpouring of emotions and glowing tributes from across the country. In his homily during the funeral service held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Benin, the Officiating Minister, …

US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases. The so-called 2009 “endangerment finding” concluded that a range of greenhouse gases were a threat to public health. It’s become the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles. The White House called the reversal the …

Goodluck Jonathan, democracy hero awards Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who has been urged not to contest, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Jonathan Nigerians’ suffering Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said African countries should deliberately promote leaders between the ages of 25 and 50, arguing that younger people are more physically and mentally equipped to handle the demands of governance. Jonathan made the call …

  *Seeks N162.5bn IReV upgrade, massive ICT overhaul ahead of 2027 polls The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday declared that the commission would require a total of N873.78 billion to conduct the 2027 general election, warning that any attempt to subject the electoral body to rigid funding caps could undermine critical technological …

  “The Secretary of State should work with the Government of Nigeria to counteract the hostile foreign exploitation of Chinese illegal mining operations and their destabilising practice of paying protection money to Fulani militias,” the lawmakers stated in their bill. Five Republican lawmakers in the United States have argued that Chinese nationals involved in “illegal mining” operations are paying terrorists …

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the State Executive Council, thanking the members for their service to the state. A statement on Thursday signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, said Governor Fubara directed all Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior officers in their respective ministries with immediate …

Morocco has been elected to a two-year term on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) following a first-round vote held in Addis Ababa. Morocco’s foreign ministry announced in a statement that the vote held during the 48th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council on Wednesday. According to the statement, the kingdom secured more than two-thirds of the …