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Rights

July 11, 2025

Nurses reject NSIWC circular on allowances

“Our current shift allowance is just 8.5 per cent of our salary, despite a 2009 circular approving 30 per cent of basic salary,” the nurses said.

Nurses
July 11, 2025

Lagos assembly reviews new tenancy bill amid outrageous rent increases

“This law is long overdue and will modernise housing relationships in Lagos,” a lawmaker said.

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa
July 10, 2025

Oil companies gave N97 billion, $149 million to host communities: NUPRC

Ms Nwabueze said NUPRC facilitated the remittances of N97 billion and $149 million into the HCDTs fund account as of May 19.

Niger Delta village
July 9, 2025

Abuja primary school teachers call off three-month strike 

“The council appeals to all primary school teachers in FCT to, with effect from Wednesday, July 9, return to the classrooms,” said NUT.

Protesting NUT members in FCT
July 9, 2025

UN urges restraint in Kenya as fresh protests turn deadly

This week’s violence follows the deaths of 15 protesters and hundreds of injuries during demonstrations on June 25 in Nairobi and elsewhere.

Kenyan violent protest
July 9, 2025

Zamfara government pays N13.9 billion in gratuity debts

“I want to reiterate my administration’s commitment to ensuring effective reforms in the pension administration of state and local governments,” said the governor.

Dauda Lawal-Dare
July 8, 2025

Pharmacists demand judge’s withdrawal from leadership tussle suit

ACPN and its eight other members of the NEC and the FCT branch made the application in a preliminary objection filed to challenge the suit.

Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria
July 7, 2025

Over 1.4 million human rights violations recorded in six months: NHRC

He said that in June, the commission completed 6,000 investigations and visited correctional centres and places of visitation 78 times.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
July 4, 2025

NSCIA, CAN pledge action on GBV prevention, survivor justice

Attorney general of the federation Lateef Fagbemi urged faith-based leaders to encourage survivors to speak out.

CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh and Sultan of Sokoto
July 4, 2025

Sowore visits police station to see AGIS official falsely accused of leaking Wike’s land robbery to Peoples Gazette

“Wike should be the one under investigation for allocating public lands to his children, a clear criminal conduct, not Citizen Mairiga,” said Mr Sowore.

Mairiga Hassan Shaharu