By Taiwo Niyi Organised labour groups have strongly supported President Bola Tinubu’s recent signing of the National Minimum Wage Act into law, urging immediate implementation.  The new law, signed at 2 p.m. on Monday at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, raises the national minimum …

By Promise Rotimi Seventeen human skulls buried in metal boxes were discovered at a suspected shrine in central Uganda, police reported on Tuesday.  The grisly find was made by children searching for firewood near Kabanga village, close to Mpigi town, approximately 40 kilometres west of Kampala. According to local media, …

By Alimi Michael The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has shown its preparation for the nationwide protests starting on August 1.  This initiative, led by State Commandant Maku Olatunde, aims to ensure a safe and secure environment while asserting the command’s presence in …

By Taiwo Niyi Experts have called on all levels of government in Nigeria to provide free family planning services to enhance grassroots advocacy and address the country’s low contraceptive prevalence rate among women.  At a media advocacy roundtable in Ilorin, organised by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) and the Development Communications …