THE two labour unions in the country, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its counterpart, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, weekend set agenda for Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to focus on electoral reform, power generation, healthcare, … read more
AFTER a lull, members of the National Assembly have stepped up activities on the review of the 1999 Constitution. The scope of their assignment has also been widened. Among other emerging issues, the National Assembly may define the time or … read more
More than 17,000 people died in about 31,000 road accidents across Nigeria between 2007 and 2009, according to official statistics released on Sunday by the federal government road safety agency. More than 73,000 were injured in these accidents during the … read more
A Tory MP is embroiled in controversy after allegations that he “lobbied” on behalf of a Nigerian politician accused of plundering millions of pounds of state funds. Tony Baldry, MP for Banbury, wrote to the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, expressing … read more
20 Bus Passengers Electrocuted At least 20 people were killed in Port Harcourt on Saturday when a cable fell onto a bus and electrocuted people inside, the police said. The police confirmed 20 deaths, but a spokeswoman, Rita Abbey, said … read more
A Nigerian pentecostal church on Saturday announced that it was charging a fee of 2,000 naira (13 dollars, eight euros) for connecting would-be lovers on Valentine’s Day. The House of God Fellowship Church, located near a Lagos prison, is charging … read more
A New York-based media rights group has called on Nigerian police to drop the threat of arrest and prosecution of the editor of a critical private weekly charged with defamation. In a statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called … read more
Global rights watchdog Amnesty International Friday urged Nigeria’s new leader to set up an independent body to investigate what it said were routine “unlawful killings” by the country’s police. Amnesty called on Goodluck Jonathan to make good on his pledge, … read more
New York-based Human Rights Watch says Nigeria’s acting president has made promising pledges to address endemic corruption and violence in the West African country. As Nigeria’s Vice President Goodluck Jonathan steps into his new role as the country’s interim president, … read more
The Niger Delta Youth Coalition yesterday opposed the resolution of the National Assembly empowering Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president; the group described the development as illegal and unconstitutional. In a press statement signed by its national coordinator Prince … read more