Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently refer the situation in Benue State to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the court to exercise its jurisdiction over the violence and unlawful killings and other serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in
President of the Senate and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the decision of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, to link the state to the centre of Nigeria politics was not an easy decision, noting that that singular action has finally bonded Akwa
At least five people have been confirmed dead, while 15 others have suffered injuries from an explosion involving a military-grade mortar bomb in the Eastern Bypass area of Kano.The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, leading to a swift response from emergency services and security forces. Ibrahim Adamu
The Federal Government on Friday reiterated its commitment toward protecting and assisting all the 138,154 refugees in the country to rebuild their lives. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), expressed the commitment at the 2025 World Refugee Day in Abuja.
The Bank Customers Association of Nigeria has revealed that it has written to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, about the charges being deducted from customers’ accounts. This was revealed by the president of BCAN, Uju Ogubunka, on Thursday at the 2025 Artificial Intelligence conference organised by SuperNews under the
The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-governors of Rivers and Kaduna States, Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El-Rufai respectively, has officially applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of a new political party—the All Democratic Alliance. The application, dated June 19,2025,
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called for greater inclusiveness and support for refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in society. Mrs Tinubu made this appeal in her message marking the annual World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20. She said across Nigeria and the world, refugees had shown
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a new directive requiring all grid-connected Power Generation Companies (GenCos) to fully integrate their operations with the National Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system by Dec. 31. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that (SCADA)/Energy Management System (EMS) serves as
National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) rose to N23.33 trillion as at March 31. Mr Saleem Abdulrahman, Director of Surveillance, PenCom, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos. Abdulrahman said that the figure represented an increase of N820 billion when compared with the
Stakeholders in the health sector, have called for increased awareness to ensure early detection and treatment of kidney cancer in Nigeria. They made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a symposium to mark the 2025 World Kidney Cancer Day (WKCD). The event was organised by the Move Against Cancer Africa