The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security […]
•Ayra Starr Global music streaming platform, Spotify, has announced Nigerian music sensations, Ayra Starr and Tems, as the most streamed Nigerian artistes globally. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub- Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, announced this in Lagos today, reports NAN. Okumu said that the top 30 artistes who had gained the biggest global number...
•Some Nigerian governors The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the federal government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states would need to borrow money to pay salaries. Despite this, Organised Lab...
Mr Emmanuel Ahmadu, a Nigerian graduate who failed the West Africa School Certificate of Education (WASCE) 17 times, has urged youths to remain resilient and never lose hope, regardless of challenges they face. Ahmadu, who was recently honoured with two doctorate degrees in the U.S., gave the advice in a telephone interview with our correspond...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has expressed concern over persistent rise in commodity prices in the country. The ACCI President, Emeka Obegolu, in a statement yesterday, said the increment was adversely affecting small-scale business owners and escalating poverty levels in the country. “The surge in prices of essential food...
•Nigerian professors detained in Cameroon The prolonged detention of several Nigerian professors by the Cameroon government for the past five years has sparked outrage. The professors were arrested in Abuja on January 5, 2018, by security agents and later repatriated to Cameroon, tried by a military tribunal, and sentenced to life imprisonment...
Short video platform, TikTok, has permanently banned the account of Young C, a Nigerian man who embarked on a 24-hour challenge of being buried alive. Checks by our reporter on the platform showed that his profile was no longer available, reports The PUNCH. Young C had caused a stir online yesterday when he embarked on […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on President Bola Tinubu to without delay order the reversal of the Cybersecurity Levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The association, according to the National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, in a chat with our correspondent today, said the introductio...
Nigerian workers under the aegis of The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have rejected the newly introduced cybersecurity levy by the Central Bank of Nigeria, demanding its immediate withdrawal. In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC lamented that the levy is another anti-people policy of the government amid excruciating economic ha...
•Prof Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua Nigerian female scholar, Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has become the first black woman to earn a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Cybernetics in the world. Cybernetics is the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and pieces of electronic equipment in comparison with how information is c...

