Thursday, September 24, 2026

Rights

March 5, 2026

FEC approves gratuity for federal civil servants

FEC has approved a new exit benefit scheme granting retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emoluments.

Governors at FEC meeting
March 5, 2026

Wike promises to issue certificates of occupancy to Abuja indigenes

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has promised to issue certificates of occupancy to the indigenous people of Abuja living on their ancestral land.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike
March 5, 2026

Women’s rights regressing worldwide, UN gender equality chief warns

In 2024, 676 million women and girls lived within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict, the highest since the 1990s.

Women across the world
March 4, 2026

NIMC intensifies ward-level NIN enrolment

Mr Adegoke said NIN remained a foundational requirement for accessing critical government services in Nigeria.

Crowd at NIMC office
March 4, 2026

Nigerian family at centre of protest in Dublin deported to South Africa

The Nigerian family at the centre of a recent protest at the Irish Department of Justice in Dublin over an ordered deportation has been deported to South Africa.

Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi and her sons
March 4, 2026

Asylum Abuse: Sudan, Cameroon among countries affected by UK visa halt

Study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan have been halted, as have work visas for Afghans.

African refugees
March 4, 2026

Iranian schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced, aid compromised, says UN

The UN has urgently called for the protection of civilians and warned of growing displacement and humanitarian needs.

Carnage in Iran
March 4, 2026

Supreme Court angry after judge used fake judgments generated by AI

The judge dismissed the defendant’s objections during trial, citing four prior legal rulings on the case, all of which were later found to have been made up by AI.

AI apps, Supreme Court of India
March 3, 2026

Iran War: Security forces use tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Baghdad

Protests have erupted once more in Baghdad amid the military escalation in the region.

Protesters tear-gassed in Baghdad
March 2, 2026

Bayelsa: Police nab pastor, wife over alleged sexual abuse of minor

The victim was reportedly the daughter of the wife’s cousin.

Police officer