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Itohan Olomu-Agbodo

Pension Account: 1,286 Workers Withdraw N2.18bn In Q3

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that a total of 1,286 workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) withdrew N2.18 billion from the...

Human Rights Concerns: EU Asks China To Release Citizen Journalist Zhan

The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and human rights champions. The EU...

Freedom Of Speech: Dissent, An Integral Part Of Democracy

In 2019, the Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) said it observed that “public officers and influential individuals were increasingly intolerant of...

Cross-over services: CAN directs Lagos churches to close by 11pm

The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all churches in the state to close their cross-over services by 11...

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...