ActionAid Raises Security, Low Awareness Concerns Ahead of Enugu LG Poll

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja ActionAid Nigeria has raised concerns over security and low public awareness as Enugu State prepares for its local government elections scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026. The organisation said it is deploying observers across the state in partnership with the South Saharan Development Organisation (SSDO) and the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) to monitor the elections and receive reports from local government areas and wards. In […]

September 27, 2026 15

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Rain Destroys Wike’s Kugbo Bus Terminal, Raises Concerns Over Infrastructure Quality

By Toffa Momoh I Abuja A severe rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has ravaged the newly constructed Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja, just nine months after its inauguration by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike. The terminal's roof was torn off, scattering debris across the Nyanya-Keffi Expressway and causing massive traffic congestion. The incident has sparked concerns about the quality of the multi-billion naira project, which was commissioned with […]

April 9, 2026 20

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82 Nigerian Women on Death Row, ASF France Raises Alarm Over Gender Bias in Capital Punishment

By Zainab Uzomah Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France has revealed that at least 82 Nigerian women are currently on death row across correctional centres in the country, describing the figure as one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The organisation warned that many of the women have been “neglected and forgotten” despite facing circumstances shaped by gender-based discrimination. Angela Uwandu Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director of ASF France in Nigeria, disclosed […]

December 5, 2025 32

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Elon Musk’s AI startup raises $6bn for market expansion

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised $6bn in a Series B funding round backed by investors including Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, among others. In a statement posted on its website on Sunday, the startup announced that the funds from this round would be used to bring xAI’s first products to market, build advanced infrastructure, and accelerate the research and development of future technologies. “xAI […]

May 27, 2024 81

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Electricity tariff hike looms as FG raises gas price

The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that the new price of natural gas for power generation companies is now $2.42 per metric million British thermal unit, higher than the previous rate of $2.18mmbtu. Nigeria generates over 70 per cent of its electricity from thermal power plants that are fired by gas. Therefore, the rise in the cost of the commodity may lead to a hike in the tariff payable by […]

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