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July 25, 2023

Court grants suspended CBN governor Emefiele N20 million bail

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has granted embattled CBN governor Godwin Emefiele N20 million bail.

EMEFIELE IN COURT; SSS OPERATIVES
July 25, 2023

Subsidy Palliative: Ogun workers, pensioners to receive N10,000 for three months

Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Ogun government has approved a cash palliative of N10,000 each for public servants and pensioners.

Governor Dapo Abiodun
July 25, 2023

CBN governor Emefiele appears in court, rejects SSS illegal firearms allegation

The State Security Service charged Mr Emefiele on two counts bordering on alleged possession of firearms.

CBN governor Emefiele and SSS OPERATIVES
July 25, 2023

Residents protest IPOB’s sit-at-home order in Enugu

Enugu residents and civil society organisations have protested the weekly sit-at-home“ order by the proscribed IPOB.

IPOB militants
July 25, 2023

Sanwo-Olu should publish names of massacred Lagos #EndSARS protesters listed for mass burial: Amnesty International

“It is appalling that the Lagos state government has not even mentioned that it has held the bodies of 103 #EndSARS victims in its custody since October 2020.”

Babajide Sanwo-Olu and corpses in mortuary
July 22, 2023

FG urges states, LGs to domesticate revised gender policy

“The policy will also protect women’s human rights and mitigate sexual and gender-based violence through appropriate buffers and related services.”

Perm Sec, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Monilola Udoh
July 21, 2023

Court to hear ex-Gov Attah’s N1.5 billion defamation suit against ex-AGF Malami

Ex-Governor Victor Attah is seeking N1.5 billion in damages in the defamation suit against ex-AGF Abubakar Malami.

Abubakar Malami and Victor Attah
July 21, 2023

UN celebrates Mandela’s human rights legacy

The United Nations on Thursday celebrated the life and legacy of the first black president of post-apartheid South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013.

Nelson Mandela (Credit : Britannica)
July 21, 2023

Subsidy Removal: NULGE tells Tinubu to raise minimum wage by 300%

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for a 300 per cent increment in the minimum wage for workers.

Civil servants (Photo credit: Business day)
July 20, 2023

Court orders SSS to grant Nnamdi Kanu access to his medical records

Ms Nyako held that Mr Kanu was constitutionally entitled to have access to both the records he requested and medical doctors of his choice.

Nnamdi Kanu