Retired police officers in Nigeria have renewed calls for improved pension benefits, urging the federal government and National Assembly to act swiftly on the approval of N758 billion in outstanding pension liabilities. The National Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON), in a statement signed by its National President, Pau...
•South West governors The six South West governors yesterday rose from a meeting in Lagos, saying that they are ready to counter any attempt by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to enter the region, thereby undermining its security. The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, addressing the media after...
•Former Niger Delta militants Some former Niger Delta militants have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of funds at the Presidential Amnesty Programme. In a petition sent to the EFCC yesterday, the ex-militants, under the banner of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, demanded a ...
Telecom service providers in Nigeria have warned that unless urgent tariff reforms are made, the country could encounter disruptions in telecom services in the next year. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) noted that without a tariff review to align with high costs of operations, critical telecom servic...
•Dele Farotimi The Obidient Movement has issued a warning of nationwide protests should human rights lawyer and activist, Barr. Dele Farotimi, remain in detention. Farotimi was reportedly arrested on the orders of a magistrate court over allegations of defaming Chief Afe Babalola, SAN. In a statement signed by the movement’s National Coordinat...
The National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has threatened to embark on mass protests to disrupt academic activities in tertiary institutions in the southwest without a proper student union in place. Addressing newsmen in Osogbo today, the Coordinator, NANS Southwest (Zone D), Owolewa Taiwo, disclosed that banning student union activit...
Thugs today took over the protest ground used during the August #EndBadGovernance protest in Rumuokwuta, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The protest ground was earlier announced as the state’s convergence point for the “FearlessInOctober” demonstration against economic hardship in the country, reports Channels TV. However, cane-wie...
Telecom operators yesterday warned that the excruciating financial obligations may affect the sector in providing telecom services in the country. But the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in a swift reaction, said it would not be arm-twisted by the operators’ threat, reports Vanguard. Load-shedding is a formula that the ...
•Igbo women August meeting Ordinarily, this period every year, the vibrant Igbo women are very busy with preparations for their annual ritual – August General Meeting. This gathering provides them great opportunities to discuss diverse issues such as ways to develop their communities; share views on morality among themselves, encourage s...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has threatened to cripple the activities of states that refuse to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of the Association Shehu Muhammed, gave the threat yesterday during the association’s 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, where he emerged as the new...
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