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Nigeria’s premier employers’ body wants a shift from physical safety to mental well-being in the workplace. The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) insists that productivity depends on healthy psychosocial environments. Director-General Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde made this call to mark the 2026 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. He argues that a worker who feels…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled by-elections for 20 June 2026 to fill vacant legislative seats across six states. This date aligns with the already planned governorship poll in Ekiti State. Professor Joash Amupitan, the commission chairman, announced the timeline during a ceremony for a new National Commissioner in Abuja. Bundling these contests saves…
Nigeria’s data regulator recently folded its own digital shutters to survive a wave of aggression. The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) endured 1,500 hacking attempts in a short window, forcing a temporary network shutdown. Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, confirmed the breach attempts during a training session in Lagos. This blackout was a defensive…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has lost patience with the country’s electricity distribution companies. Lawmakers directed eleven DISCOs on Thursday to refund ₦55.42 billion to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The money was originally a loan under the National Mass Metering Programme to fix a broken billing system. That programme began in 2020 but has failed…
The Central Bank of Nigeria is shifting its focus from bank balance sheets to the character of the men and women who run them. Governor Olayemi Cardoso told a Lagos audience on Thursday that higher capital is useless without boardroom discipline. He made it clear that the era of regulatory leniency is over. The apex…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tapped Joseph Tegbe, a former KPMG partner, to lead the Ministry of Power. This choice signals a shift from political patronage to technocratic management in a sector that remains Nigeria’s most stubborn economic bottleneck. Tegbe replaces Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to revive his quest for the governorship of Oyo State….
Nigeria’s public universities face another total shutdown as non-academic workers begin an indefinite strike on Friday, 1 May. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions reached a breaking point over stalled pay talks. This move by the Joint Action Committee effectively halts administrative and technical…
The Supreme Court has stripped the Peoples Democratic Party of its legal footing by nullifying the national convention held in Ibadan last November. In a split decision delivered on Thursday, the court declared the entire exercise void. This ruling effectively decapitates the current party leadership. It also plunges the main opposition into a fresh constitutional…
A temporary halt has been placed on a major electricity metering procurement process after a Federal High Court in Kano directed all parties to preserve existing conditions pending further hearing. The order, issued on Wednesday by Justice M. N. Yunusa, followed an ex parte application brought by the Trustee of the Association of…
Nigeria’s evolving opposition landscape took a new turn on Thursday as the Peoples Redemption Party confirmed the defection of former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, describing the move as a strategic boost to its reform agenda. In a statement issued in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, said Baba-Ahmed’s entry…
