The Department of State Services, DSS, has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. He was billed to attend the Trade …
Read More »HEDA, 175 Other Organisations Urge Nigerian Govt To Resist Shell’s Pressure On Divestment Decision
The petition, addressed to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, calls on the government to uphold its refusal to permit Shell’s divestment of onshore oil fields to Renaissance African Energy. The Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre, along with over …
Read More »Tinubu Now Going Too Far, Using DSS To Target Civil Societies, Activists – Amnesty International
“Amnesty International received disturbing report of the unlawful invasion of the Abuja office of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by operatives of DSS. President Bola Tinubu is going too far in his government’s repressive efforts to gag dissenting voices.” The post on X read. Global human rights body, the …
Read More »Direct DSS to end attack against us or face legal action, SERAP tells Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Department of State Services to end the intimidation, harassment and attack against its organisation and the threat of arrest against their directors. In a statement posted by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, it warned that …
Read More »DSS storms rights group, SERAP’s office
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have stormed the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP in Abuja. This was disclosed in a post via SERAP’s official X handle on Monday. According to reports, the officers were demanding to see the rights group’s directors. The post …
Read More »NLC reacts to Ajaero arrest by DSS
The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed that its President, Joe Ajaero was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS on Monday. Ajaero was arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja by DSS on his way to London to attend the ongoing TUC Conference. NLC in a statement through …
Read More »NACCIMA Sounds Alarm On Nigeria’s Economic Health As Major Manufacturers Suffer Losses
The group also called for some policy guidance on target inflation, investment plans and other macro-economic targets. The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s administration to urgently address the fundamental issues undermining the country’s economic stability and business climate. …
Read More »Insecurity affecting agriculture, children’s health in North – Sambo
Former Vice President Namadi Sambo has lamented the escalating insecurity in the North, stating that it is driving farmers away from their farms and adversely affecting the education and health of numerous families. Sambo also expressed his support for the formation of the League of Northern Democrats, which he described …
Read More »How cleaner Akamba carted away employer’s N75m jewelry – Police
The Police at the Ikoyi division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a cleaner, Chjnemerem Akamba, 23, for allegedly stealing his employer’s box of jewelry valued at $50,000 equivalent to N75,000,000. Also arrested alongside Akamba for the offence was his alleged accomplice and receiver of stolen property, Mahmood …
Read More »Tinubu given 48 hours to reverse petrol price hike, probe NNPCL
President Ahmed Tinubu has been given 48 hours within which to reverse the recent hike in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS). Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asked the President to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) …
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