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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded transparency and accountability regarding the six-month administration of Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), and alleged spending of over N302 billion received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). SERAP disclosed that the Rivers State Accountant-General and the Ministry of Budget and…
Edo State has granted licences to Chinese firms to generate electricity from coal deposits, marking a significant shift in the state’s energy and industrial strategy under Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. Commissioner for Mining, Andrew Ijegbai, disclosed that the licences form part of efforts to boost electricity supply to residents. According to him, a feasibility…
Congo-Brazzaville’s Constitutional Court has confirmed President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election with 94.9 per cent of the vote, extending the 82-year-old leader’s four-decade rule over the oil-rich central African nation. The March 15 election gave Nguesso a new five-year term, court president Auguste Iloki announced at a public hearing at the weekend. “Nguesso won an…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered mobile network operators to credit the accounts of subscribers suffering from subpar network quality. In a directive issued on Sunday, the regulator stated that customers should no longer bear the burden of service disruptions alone. This shift marks a departure from the traditional model of merely fining operators….
More than half of the 620,000 people displaced by Lebanon’s latest conflict escalation are women and girls, according to a statement from UN Women, the United Nations agency dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women Representative in Lebanon, Gielan El Messiri, said the crisis has disproportionately affected women and girls, who now…
Nigeria’s opposition landscape shifted dramaaaaaaatically at the weekend as two major political developments unfolded simultaneously: former New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its national convention in Abuja amid internal divisions and renewed calls for party unity….
Super Eagles left-back Bruno Onyemaechi has left the Nigerian national team’s training camp in Antalya, Turkey, following the birth of his first child with Portuguese partner Ines Fontes, casting doubt over his availability for the friendly against Jordan scheduled for Tuesday. The 26-year-old Olympiacos defender was notably absent from Nigeria’s first training session after…
Nearly 60 per cent of employers in Nigeria consider fresh graduates inadequately prepared for the workplace, a new report by human capital firm Proten International has found, pointing to a deepening disconnect between what universities teach and what industries require. The findings were presented on Thursday in Ikeja, Lagos, at an industry roundtable themed…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a final ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the conclusion of stalled salary renegotiations before the end of April or face industrial action. The warning came in a communiqué signed by SSANU National President Muhammad Ibrahim, at the end of the union’s 54th National…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will expand the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from 24 to 28 teams, CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced on Sunday, marking the tournament’s second expansion in under a decade. Motsepe made the disclosure at a press conference following an executive committee meeting, describing the decision as a reflection of…
