UNGA President arrives Nigeria, says he’s excited to be home
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, UNGA President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), arrived Nigeria to rousing welcome on Thursday night on a four-day official visit to the…
Closure of Nigerian border is hurting ECOWAS economy, says ex-Ghana President
Mr John Mahama, Former President of Ghana on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa . Mahama…
Falana berates DSS for saying Dasuki, El- Zakzakky, others freely chose to remain in their custody
Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has berated the Department of State Services for saying that a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), the leader of the Islamic…
FG lists conditions for reopening land borders
The Federal government has given conditions that ECOWAS Member States must adhere to before reopening its border, including that the ECOWAS states must respect the Rule of Origin for imports. Mr…
Falana suggests ways to fight smuggling, asks FG to open borders without further delay
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to open the borders, thereby asking them to urgently dialogue with neighbouring countries to…
Border Closure: No gain without pain – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says ” there is no gain without pain”, Nigerians must endure the temporary effects of the borders closure to reap the…
ECOWAS Court now admits individual lawsuits against human rights violations
The Community Court of Justice, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says it has expanded the responsibilities of the court to allow individuals to bring complaints of human rights…
At least 10m people without nationality worldwide – UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that at least 10 million people around the world were stateless with thousands of them living in the West…
Border closure: All goods through land borders remain banned – NCS boss
Hameed Ali, Customs boss The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col Hameed Ali, says all goods through land borders remain banned with the recent partial border closure…
ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay N10m compensation to dismissed soldier
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of right to work to Pte Barnabas Eli. The judgment…