Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw the ambassadorial nomination list currently before the Senate, alleging that its composition violates the Federal Character principle prescribed by the 1999 Constitution. Recall that the Senate received the lists of career and non-career ambassadorial nominees from President Tinubu on Thursday, which were referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening. However, Ndume, in a statement on...

The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria announced a planned mass demonstration to press for the settlement of outstanding pension increment arrears and approved palliative allowances. According to the coalition’s National Chairman, Mukaila Ogunbote, the protest has become inevitable due to the persistent delay in meeting the pensioners’ statutory financial obligations. meanwhile, pensioners of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, have declared their readiness to join a nationwide naked protest slated for December 8...