HOLDING ON TO HOPE: UniJos Dental Science Students Don’t Know When They’ll Graduate
For years, students of the faculty of dental sciences at the University of Jos have been living a lie, one fed to them by their lecturers. Their course has not…
Nigerian High Commission, 160 Others Owe UK £143m in Congestion Charges
The Nigerian High Commission and 160 others owe the United Kingdom a total of £143,527,113 in congestion charges, according to a document released by Transport for London, a government agency…
Alert: NAFDAC Says Caro White Lotion Puts Users at Risk of Endocrine Disruption
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the recall of Caro White, an Ivorian skin-lightening beauty lotion, by the European Union Rapid Alerts…
JUST IN: CBN Increases Interest Rate to 26.25%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate by 150 basis points, from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent. The Monetary Policy Rate…
4 Months on, Customer’s N125,000 Still Hangs Between Arik Air and GTB
Tadada Aminu Ahmed sent the sum of N125,000 to Arik Air via mobile transfer for a Port Harcourt-Lagos flight in January, but he neither got a booking nor a refund.…
FG Proposes N54,000, but Organised Labour Insists on N615,000 Minimum Wage
The federal government has proposed N54,000 as the new minimum wage, following organised labour’s rejection of a N48,000 offer. However, organised labour, which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
11 Months After Taking Woman’s N155,551, IKEDC Hasn’t Delivered Meter
Esther Chikezie, a Lagos resident who paid Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) N155,551 for a prepaid meter installation 11 months ago, has got nothing. Chikezie paid N155,551.57 in June 2023…
A Community in the Northeastern Philippines Works to Save Butuanon Language as It Nears Extinction
Groups sound the alarm as the Butuanon language faces the threat of extinction, raising fears of a future where the echoes of Butuan’s linguistic legacy may fade into silence. BUTUAN,…
Ebonyi Lawyer Arrested by DSS in 2021 Still in Custody Without Charge
The Department of State Services (DSS) has refused to either release Piu Awoke, an Ebonyi-based lawyer who was indiscriminately arrested by the agency in 2021, or charge him in court.…
‘2,000 NTI Students’ Still Waiting for Certificates Years After Graduation, Missing Out On Opportunities
Former students of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, have narrated how the institution, affiliated with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), refused to issue degree certificates to them.…