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The minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to halt their proposed nationwide indefinite strike set to begin October 3, two days after the celebration of Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary. Fagbemi argues that the strike would violate a standing court injunction. The National Industrial Court had on June 5 restrained the workers from embarking on any work strike...

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Nigeria is ranked sixth globally for organized crime, according to the 2023 Global Organized Crime Index, a global x-ray of organised crime. The report, released on Wednesday, noted that the status of organised crime in Nigeria increased by 0.13 points from 7.14 points in 2021 when Nigeria was ranked fifth. The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime scored Nigeria 7.28 out of 10 points, making it the sixth country in the world with the highest...

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“One of the major roadblocks to a government’s projects or proposed programmes is lack of sufficient funds…” —Ebuka Onyekwelu One of the major arguments in support of democratization and an open government system is because decentralization of power. Just as surely, the major criticism against the concentration of power is the likelihood of abuse. However, systems grow and mature gradually, moving from a closed structure and management to an open and accountable one. This growth,...

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Governors and stakeholders of South East Nigeria have met in Owerri where they resolved to put up plans and policies to drive the region forward. They made the resolution at a South East Summit on Economy and Security convoked by the South East Governors’ Forum and Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. The Protea Hotel, Owerri was venue of the event which drew the five South East Governors and had the theme: “South East Beyond 2023: Time For...

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United States President Joe Biden constituted the inaugural members of the country’s first-ever advisory council on African diaspora engagement on Wednesday. Among the 12-member committee, comprised of professionals from different sectors including business, social work, and creative industry among others, are two Americans with Nigerian roots: Osagie Imasogie and Chinenye Joy Ogwumike. The Nigerians and the ten other African Americans will provide invaluable guidance to reinforce cultural, social, political, and economic ties between the U.S....

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…Voices concern about govt-backed abduction attempt Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin has reported President Bola Tinubu directly to the United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHRC, for the attempt to silence him for his many devastating exposés that have kept Tinubu on his toes, posing insurmountable legal challenges for him in Nigeria and even in a US federal court. Just last week, Hundeyin raised an alarm about the Nigerian government’s relentless effort to illegally repatriate him from...

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The governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago has reportedly threatened to lock up any person who protests against the establishment of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Teaching Hospital (IBBUTH) in the State capital Minna. Governor Bago’s decision to site IBBUTH in Minna instead of Lapai community where the university campus is located did not sit well with Lapai indigenes. They are demanding the establishment of a teaching hospital in their locality. The Governor has...

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…IPOB dismisses reports, taunts military Nigerian soldiers under Operation Udo Ka, a military task force checkmating insurgency in the South East region, have cracked the hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra and Imo states. The strikes by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday (Sept. 26) were in response to a tip-off that the IPOB fighters had planned a...

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…Urges Nigerians not to allow present temporary circumstances becloud your  sense of pride Dr. Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has appealed to Nigerians to disallow the present temporary circumstances in the country muddle their permanent sense of pride. Akpabio made the appeal at the Symposium to mark the 63rd Anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Thursday. He said, “I share the joy and pride of all Nigerians in this season...

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…Blames Tinubu for over bloating costs of governance A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), United Action Front of Civil Society, the Organised Platform of Civil Society groups and activists on matters of governance and democracy has said that it fully endorses the indefinite nationwide strike action jointly declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 3. In a press statement on Thursday signed...

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