President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday vowed to ensure elections due by next April were free and fair and called for the passage of electoral reforms by the end of the year In a broadcast to the nation to mark Democracy … read more
WITH effect from July 1, Nigerian Workers are to get new salary structure, President Goodluck Jonathan said. Speaking this morning in a nationwide broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day, President Jonathan acknowledged efforts of the workers in sustaining democracy. … read more
The member representing Jos-South/Jos-East constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Bitrus Kaze, has condemned the recent killing of three Fulani herdsmen in Tusung, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The lawmaker, however, said “the Tusung-Fan killings, again … read more
Today, Nigeria is marking 11 years of new and uninterrupted democracy. It is a journey that began when the table turned on the then military head of state, general Sani Abacha who died suddenly in office and created room for … read more
Electricity rates in Nigeria are expected to rise sharply later this year after the oil minister announced that the price of gas for power generation will go up fivefold. Diezani Allison-Maduike said in a statement that the price of gas … read more
12m people at risk, says NEMA II If adequate measures are not taken, 12 million people in seven states of the northern part of Nigeria are at risk of food insecurity and nutrition crises. The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency … read more
Nigerian officials have begun preparing a plan to sell the crippled state electricity system. Goodluck Jonathan, the president, has privately signalled his support for a reform blueprint, including a potential multi-billion dollar sale of state-owned distribution companies and power plants. … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned Goodluck Jonathan against the implementation of what it called “the ill-advised policy to increase electricity tariffs”, saying that any attempt to do so would only add to the burden of the citizens. The NLC, … read more
If found guilty of marriage to a child, Ahmed Yerima, a senator and the former governor of Zamfara state faces five years imprisonment, the director of legal service, National Human Rights Commission, Olukayode Sebanjo have said. Mr. Sebanjo made the … read more
A Nigerian court will hear a motion next month seeking to bar US firm Pfizer from conducting DNA tests to determine compensation for children who died or were deformed in a drug trial, court papers showed on Wednesday. Lawyers of … read more