Benue Arsenal fans Donate N3.2 Million to Church Development, Support IDPs
More Than just a Semester: A Journey of Growth and Connection on Erasmus Exchange to Poland
By Ruth Isioma Innocent The dream of studying abroad has always felt like a beacon for me; a distant goal that guided my attitude towards my academics and fueled my ambition to excel. I have always day dreamed about my life in a foreign country. When the opportunity for the Erasmus exchange program arrived at […]
NLC Reports Nigeria to ILO, Accuses Govt of Systematic Assault on Workers Rights, Union Freedoms
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reported Nigeria to the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), accusing the Federal Government and some state authorities of persistent violations of workers’ rights, trade union freedoms and collective bargaining obligations under ILO Convention 98. Addressing delegates at the 114th International Labour Conference […]
The Market Does Not Accept Propaganda: A Reply to Tanimu Yakubu’s Fallacy
By Nick Agule This analysis is fundamentally flawed. You cannot pay workers in Naira and then use dollar-denominated metrics to argue that their welfare has improved without also benchmarking their salaries to the dollar. That is not economic analysis; it is statistical gymnastics. Consider the facts: May 2023 Minimum wage: N30,000 Exchange rate: N460/$ Minimum […]
The Rubber-Ruler Falacy: A Response to recent Claims of Price Changes under the Tinubu Administration
By Tanimu Yakubu. In periods of economic adjustment, citizens naturally judge government performance through the prices they encounter in markets, petrol stations and grocery stores. Those experiences are real and deserve serious attention. Yet sound economic analysis requires more than observing nominal price movements. It requires measuring those changes against the value of the currency […]
ILO: NSITF targets Uber, Bolt workers as AI reshapes labour market
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barr. Oluwaseun Faleye has said the Fund was developing strategies to extend workplace injury compensation and social protection coverage to platform workers and participants in the gig economy as artificial intelligence continues to transform the world of work. Faleye disclosed this on the sidelines […]
Troops free 360 Abductees in Borno State
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), comprising Special Forces and troops of Sector 1 of the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Boko Haram enclave deep within the Mandara Mountains area of southern Borno State. In a statement on Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M […]
Not a fodder for politics: Orire abduction & security challenges
By Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one teacher in a heinous assault on our nation’s security and educational system. The Nigerian Union of Teachers and students across the country have […]