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The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ordered the Federal Government to pay Obianuju Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, Perpetual Kamsi and Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, ₦2 million each for violation of their rights. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy. Udeh and others alleged that these violations occurred during the peaceful protests against…

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh and two others. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy. The applicants, Obianuju Udeh, Perpetual Kamsi and Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, alleged that these violations occurred during the peaceful protests at the Lekki…

Nigeria’s external reserves have risen even more, to $35.05 billion as of July 8, 2024.This is according to the central bank’s external reserve statistics.It was reported that the reserves had achieved their greatest level since May 30, 2023, when they were $35.09 billion, approximately 14 days before the implementation of the foreign exchange (FX) unification policy in June 2023. This is the first time it has exceeded the $35 billion mark under Bola Tinubu’s administration. The rise of the reserves seems to have been supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent foreign exchange policies as well as a…

The Chief Justice Of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says the National Judicial Council (NJC) has already activated the process of making errant judges who give misleading and conflicting judgements be made to face the consequence of their “despicable and odious conduct”. He described their conduct as an embarrassment to the judiciary and would not be handled likely. The CJN spoke at the inauguration of 22 justices for the Court of Appeal on Wednesday at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja. He urged the new justices to be upright, not to falter and toe the…

Global music streaming platform, Spotify, has announced Nigerian music sensations, Ayra Starr and Tems, as the most streamed Nigerian artistes globally. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub- Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, announced this in Lagos on Wednesday. Okumu said that the top 30 artistes who had gained the biggest global numbers were revealed in Spotify’s music global impact list for 2024. She said that Rauw Alexandro and Ayra Starr’s Santa came top on the list, and Ayra Starr’s Comma emerged second while Tem’s Love Me Jeje, came third Luciano and Omah Lay’s Another Vibe came fourth; 21 Savage, Burna Boy and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officiated the induction of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to address current and anticipated vacancies in various states and geopolitical zones within the senior administrative echelons of the Civil Service of the Federation. On Wednesday, President Tinubu administered the oath of office to the Permanent Secretaries before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting. The appointees emerged after stages of the selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Comprising a written ICT tests. The appointees are Dr Emanso Umobong Okop of Akwa-Ibom State, Obi Emeka Vitalis of…

President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour source told Channels Television that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held at the Aso Villa in the nation’s capital city. The President is expected to make a decision on the ₦62,000 proposal of the government and private sector side; as well as the ₦250,000 demand of the Organised Labour. The Thursday meeting is coming about a month…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday to face charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development followed a notice of trial served on the respondents through substituted means by order of the court. A Kano State High Court granted the order on June 5, 2024, allowing the state to serve the seven respondents through substituted service, which was subsequently executed via advertisements in two national newspapers on June 6, 2024. The respondents in the…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is planning another oil-backed loan to enhance its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, has said. The state oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. NNPC had in August 2023, announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). When the $3.3bn loan is added to the newly proposed loan of $2bn, it means the national oil company is about raising its crude-backed loans to $5.3bn. Kyari said the company…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged the commitment of his administration to invest in Nigeria’s Art and Culture Sector for the education of children and the benefit of mankind. He stated this during the presentation of a one-hour fifty-five-minute stage play titled; “Abibatu Mogaji : The Opera,” at the Conference Center of the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Nigerian Leader applauded the producer of the play, Ola Awaakan for exemplifying the life and times of the National Icon, his mother Alhaja Mogaji with legacies of true resilience, mentorship and enduring discipline. He further stated that the entertainment industry…