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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government over the failure to protect the rights to life, security, and dignity of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack as well as the failure to secure the safe release of those held captive by the terrorists. Terrorists had on March 28 attacked the AK9 Abuja–Kaduna …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips commencing from yesterday.  The Director, Information Technology Services, Mr. Fabian Okoro, made the announcement via a statement released yesterday. According to the statement issued by Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of …

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, will this week declare his intention to run for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), barring a last-minute change of plans. Sources close to Mr Lawan said he had been testing the waters for months and eventually decided to make the declaration after Sallah at the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan. …

Islamic scholars and the Muslim Rights Concern have knocked an Islamic cleric in Sokoto, Sheikh Musa Lukwa, for again defying the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on moon sighting and leading his followers in Eid prayers on Sunday. The Sultan had announced on Saturday that there was no report on the Shawwal moon sighting received …

* Assures military of adequate funding to fight insecurity  President Muhammadu Buhari has appraised the security situation in the country, saying the battle against terrorism in some parts of the country is yielding fruitful result and will soon be over. He also gave an assurance to the military that necessary funds will be made available to them to fight security …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has joined millions of Nigerians to salute the country’s workers on the celebration of this year’s International Workers’ Day.Gbajabiamila, who commended the resilience, commitment and dedication of the Nigerian workers, said their efforts would never go in vain.He expressed happiness that the Nigerian workers have lived up to expectations over the …

The Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in tertiary institutions who are currently on strike to embrace dialogue. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, made the appeal during the 2022 International Workers Day celebration on Sunday in Abuja with the theme, `Labour, Politics and the Quest for Good Governance and Development in Nigeria.’’ ASUU …

…Approves payment of harmonized pension from May 2022 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved #40,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state, in commemoration of this year’s Workers’ Day. The governor, who made the announcement today at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, while delivering his 2022 Workers’ day speech, said his government will …

Vatican City – Pope Francis said on Saturday that he continues to have problems with his leg, for which his doctor has ordered him not to walk. “There is a problem: this leg is not good, it does not work, and the doctor has told me not to walk. I like to go… but this time I have to obey …

…Charges officers on apt intelligence, visibility, professionalism By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has ordered heavy nationwide deployment of Police officers, especially intelligence operatives, traffic officers and other operational assets of the Force for adequate security ahead of the  Eid-el-Fitr celebration and beyond. The IGP equally orders that adequate priority be accorded …