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Rights

June 3, 2024

Nationwide blackout as NLC, TUC shut down national power grid; TCN staff assaulted

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says NLC and TUC have shut down the national power grid, causing a nationwide blackout on Monday.

Blackout and TCN
June 3, 2024

Strike: Senate urges FG to continue payment of N35,000 wage award

The Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to continue paying the N35,000 wage award to workers.

Akpabio speaking with Tinubu
June 2, 2024

ECOWAS, UNHCR begin special programme for refugees in West Africa

ECOWAS and UNHCR have introduced a special programme to enhance the welfare of refugees and displaced persons in the West Africa region.

African refugees
June 2, 2024

Divorce: Court, sentiments cause delays in marital lawsuits, lawyers lament

Lawyers in Lagos have attributed the delays in deciding matrimonial disputes to the courts’ attitude and society’s sentiments toward divorce.

Lawyers
June 1, 2024

Bowen’s Gifty Nnaji wins Amnesty International 2024 Intervarsity Debate

A student of Bowen University Gifty Nnaji has won Amnesty International Nigeria’s 2024 Intervarsity Human Rights Debate.

Gifty Nnaji
June 1, 2024

Construction workers threaten to stop work on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, others over sack of 30,000 workers

Mr Adeyemo expressed concern that many workers were being laid off by construction companies, and the trend was creating a crisis in the sector.

Construction workers in Nigeria used to illustrate the story
May 31, 2024

Court admits Erisco tomato paste critic to N5 million bail

Ms Okoli is being charged with her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste, which the police alleged violated the Cybercrime Act of 2015.

Eric Umeofia
May 30, 2024

Nnamdi Kanu files brief of appeal against trial court’s ruling

In the brief of argument, Mr Kanu prayed the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to set aside the trial court’s decision.

Nnamdi_Kanu (Credit: Wikipedia)
May 30, 2024

Verification: Court fixes June 25 for ruling on ex-PHCN workers’ application

Gbenga Oduwole, Joseph Babatunde, Michael Borokini, Adeniyi Siyanbola, and Ajayi Olusola are former PHCN workers who instituted the case on behalf of others.

National Industrial Court
May 29, 2024

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ‘continuous genocidal massacres’

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s deadly airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday.

GAZA STRIP IN RUINS