WoPU Urges Transport Operators to Lower Fares Following Federal Government’s Petrol Intervention

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 13, 2026
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Working People United (WoPU) has called on transport operators, haulage companies and food distributors to review their charges following the Federal Government’s 30-day...

Kwara APC Governorship Candidate Danladi Prioritises Security, Empowerment and Welfare Ahead of 2027

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 13, 2026
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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Saliu Yakubu Danladi, has identified security, citizen empowerment and social welfare as...

NHRC Raises Concern Over Mental Health Rights Abuses as Insurance Coverage Remains Below 3%

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 13, 2026
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The National Human Rights Commission has called for urgent improvements in mental healthcare funding, insurance coverage and protection against abuse, warning that stigma...

Akwa Ibom Ex-Militants Back Otuaro, Urge Government to Sustain Amnesty Programme

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 13, 2026
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The Akwa Ibom Ex-Militants Forum has expressed support for the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro,...

EU Warns Child Marriage Could Take 300 Years to End, Calls for Greater Investment in Girls’ Education

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 13, 2026
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The European Union has called for stronger investment in girls’ education and targeted measures to end child marriage, warning that millions of girls...

APC Membership No Shield Against Prosecution, Yilwatda Insists

Emmanuel Ezeana
Oct 12, 2026
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has maintained that politicians facing criminal allegations cannot escape legal proceedings...

World Bank Targets $5.79bn Private Investment to Boost Jobs, Infrastructure in Nigeria

Emmanuel Ezeana
Oct 12, 2026
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Nigeria’s telecommunications, agriculture and small-business sectors are expected to benefit from a major private investment drive as the World Bank Group moves to...

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over 650 Million Child Brides, Calls for Greater Investment in Girls

Emmanuel Ezeana
Oct 12, 2026
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Despite significant progress in the global fight against child marriage, approximately 650 million women and girls alive today were married before reaching adulthood,...

The Day After the Hashtag: Who Protects Nigeria’s Girls When the Cameras Leave?

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 12, 2026
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The world knows how to mourn a girl. It knows how to trend her name, share her photograph, demand justice and turn her...

Bolt, inDrive Drivers Face Possible Lagos Shutdown as Union Demands Better Terms

Deborah Adeyefa
Oct 12, 2026
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Drivers operating on Bolt and inDrive ride-hailing platforms in Lagos may withdraw their services indefinitely following a directive from the Amalgamated Union of...

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