U.S. judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for skilled visa
A U.S. federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing a $100,000 fee on employers filing visa applications for foreign highly-skilled workers. The United States awards 85,000 H-1B…
“Forest Guards are for wildlife, not rescuing kidnap victims” — Nigeria’s security architecture system is confused, Sowore says
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed deployment of Forest Guards to help rescue abducted schoolchildren and teachers in…
Appeal Court’s verdict on PDP leadership precise, decisive, says Anosike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has congratulated the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, following the Court of…
Delta community accuses police command of brutality in land dispute
Residents of Obozoma Community, Okpanam, near Asaba in Oshimili North Local Council of Delta State, have raised concerns over alleged police brutality, intimidation and unlawful arrests linked to an ongoing…
Ebonyi APC chieftain decamps to APC, accuses leaders of anti-party
An APC chieftain in Ebonyi State and former Commissioner for Projects Monitoring, Felix Ogbonna Igboke, has defected to the People Democratic Party (PDP), accusing some APC leaders of engaging in…
CSOs applauds court’s decision on NASS’ N110b SUV, allowance schemes
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared unlawful the National Assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance expenditure, ruling that the allocations violated procurement laws, constitutional provisions, and principles…
WASPAN urges FCCPC to comply with court orders in DEON regulations dispute
The Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to respect court orders in the ongoing airtime dispute. The…
FG to leverage EU’s €59m fund in tackling illegal fishing across Gulf of Guinea
Group urges Nigeria to create marine protected areas Nigeria has expressed readiness to leverage the €59 million West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP) as part of intensified efforts to combat…
UK court remands man, 32 over murder of 41-year-old Nigerian
A United Kingdom court has remanded a 32-year-old man, Maxwell Oguanaya, in custody over the alleged murder of a 41-year-old Nigerian, Taiwo Ekerin, following an assault in Lewisham, London. The…
Construction: FG pushes completion of Abuja–Keffi road
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the reconstruction and expansion of the 43.65-kilometre Mararaba–Keffi Road, reiterating the Federal Government’s…