Politics

Financial experts have raised concerns that Nigeria is forfeiting vast long-term savings and investment capital because most of its estimated 70 million informal sector workers lack access to pension and insurance schemes. Only about 26.3% of informal workers currently participate in these plans, despite comprising 92% of the employed population. […]

A Thai appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for Chonthicha Jangrew, a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party, for defaming the monarchy in a 2021 speech. The court granted her bail set at 150,000 baht ($4,600), allowing her to remain in Parliament pending a Supreme Court appeal. […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to launch a swift and thorough investigation into the death of Arise News anchor, Ms Somtochukwu ‘Sommie’ Maduagwu, who was killed during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. Describing her death as tragic and condemnable, the President assured that the […]

The Federal Government has announced that there will be no anniversary parade to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Senator George Akume, the government said other scheduled activities for […]

The Kwara State Government has dismissed recent criticism by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on the state’s handling of security, describing him as unfit to comment on the issue. Saraki, speaking at the weekend during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state congress, had accused the administration of Governor AbdulRahman […]

The Kwara State Government has announced the relocation of the 2025 Medical and Surgical Outreach Programme for Ifelodun Local Government Area from the Specialist Hospital, Oke-Ode, to the Cottage Hospital in Omupo. The decision followed a bandit attack on Oke-Ode on Sunday, which left several people dead and more than […]

The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has launched the Olowu Hope Initiative (OHI) Women Empowerment Fund, a flagship programme designed to transform the Owu Kingdom and serve as a model for grassroots development across Nigeria. The initiative, established by the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to working with credible global investors, including Nigerians in the diaspora, to secure energy independence and deliver modern infrastructure that will drive prosperity across Africa. The President made this known in Lagos after separate meetings with two of the country’s foremost international […]

Hundreds of traders, mostly of Igbo origin, on Monday staged a protest at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex over the demolition of their business premises. The demonstration was organised under the umbrella of the Trade Fair Stakeholders Association. The traders described the demolition exercise, which affected more than 19 […]

At least three students have died and dozens remain missing after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java province, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo collapsed at about 3 p.m. on Monday while students were gathering for afternoon prayers. Officials said […]