Thousands of protesters from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja. Organised labour in Nigeria is protesting the hardship inflicted on Nigerians by the removal of fuel subsidy removal, as well as the delayed implementation ofContinue Reading
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently recover missing N105.7bn of public funds from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to fund the country’s public tertiary institutions, improve the welfare of staff members, and ensure that the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) return to class without further delay.”Continue Reading
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, June 30, staged a peaceful protest at the National Assembly; calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, Onochie’s nomination had sparked thunderous outrage from the opposition lawmakers and someContinue Reading
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to order the federal government to withdraw the bill seeking to gag the media. 4wardwego blog gathered in June that the Federal Government had asked the house of representatives to enact a law;Continue Reading
The Nigerian Senate has stated that Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) did not remit over N3 trillion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federal Government between 2014 and 2020. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC – Lagos), in aContinue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, August 4, reiterated that there was nothing wrong with Nigeria ceding her sovereignty to China. Amaechi made this declaration during a TV programme over the controversies surrounding the $500 million loan from China. He insisted that Chinese loans are the cheapest form of loansContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned ministers and chief executive officers of government agencies to desist from disrespecting members of the National Assembly (NASS). 4wardwego reports that this was disclosed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Specifically, Shehu made this known in a statement issued toContinue Reading