The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria has called on the federal government to intervene in the payment of health insurance premiums.
The Nigeria Forest Security Service in Kano said it received 99 complaints in March.
The police have attributed the extrajudicial killing of a man in handcuffs by an officer, Usman Nuhu, in Delta to spiritual forces.
Simon Anchaver, president of the union, made the call in Yenagoa at the inauguration of the Bayelsa interim executive of the newly registered union.
It was learnt that the student, Audi Emmanuel, a Computer Engineering student at the institution, hanged himself.
Nigeria’s consul general in Johannesburg called for sustained promotion of African unity as a pathway to meaningful growth and development across the continent.
The president of DKIPPI, Tokunbo Smith, gave this warning on Tuesday in Lagos.
The group also raised concerns over the continued abduction of women and girls, as well as widespread looting of property during attacks.
The management urged students to exercise patience and refuse to be misled or used by individuals or groups with vested interests.
“Violence, vigilantism and all forms of incitement to hatred have no place in an inclusive, democratic society governed by the rule of law…,” the UN said.
