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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it is intensifying efforts to standardise locally manufactured products, including Made-in-Aba brands, in order to enhance both local and international acceptance. SON’s Director of Region (South East), Aharanwa Chuks, communicated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Chuks said through the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme …

The United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) due to persistent religious violence and the government’s failure to protect religious minorities. In its 2025 annual report released on Tuesday, USCIRF condemned Nigerian authorities for failing to prosecute perpetrators of religious violence, warning that this inaction fuels …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the South-South Development Commission Bill into law, a move the group describes as historic and pivotal for the region’s growth. In a statement issued by PANDEF’s National Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali, the forum commended the President and the National Assembly for …

As public discourse on the proprietary or otherwise of the proclamation of a state of emergence in Rivers State continues, AMAECHI OKONKWO writes on the state of affairs in the state, one week after Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas took over as sole administrator. It is now one week after President Bola Tinubu announced a state of emergency in Rivers State …

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has again dismissed a petition by Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment. The petition, signed by one Zubairu Yakubu, who described himself as a concerned Nigerian citizen from Kogi Central Senatorial District, accused Mr Akpabio of sexually harassing Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan. The petition also alleged …

…Gazette 34 other Constitution amendment bills No fewer than 42 bills requiring the alteration of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution have been gazetted for Second Reading on the floor of the House of Representatives during Wednesday plenary. As captured on the Wednesday Order Paper, eight bills are related to devolution of powers. Eight other bills seeking to strengthening Institutions; four bills …

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has asked Heads of Local Government Area, HLGAs, of the 23 councils in the state to submit reports of two years activities of their councils to the government. It was gathered that the directive from the state government has unsettled HLGAs of the 23 councils in the state following …

Speaking in an account sent to SaharaReporters, Okah claimed that the authorities were attempting to manipulate legal proceedings to facilitate his removal from South Africa. The imprisoned leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, has alleged that South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services used a fake person to stand in for him in …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Wednesday in Abuja, decried what she described as a downturn in the adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession. Kekere-Ekun said this at the maiden edition of the Annual Lecture of the Body of Benchers. The occasion also marked the public presentation of the report of the Directions of …

Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the Kremlin said it would only take place once sanctions on a number of Russian banks were lifted. The demands include revoking …