Plans to address the humanitarian issues facing eight million Boko Haram insurgent victims in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States have been made public by the federal government.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, made the revelation during a visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.The Minister further disclosed that about 15.7 million vulnerable Nigerian households are in the federal government’s social register at the momen...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the Federal Government to postpone its planned two-day nationwide warning strike.The appeal was made by Simon Lalong, the minister of labor and employment, who also noted that the strike should be called off because Nigerians are experiencing severe economic hardship.On Monday, Lalong urged the NLC to give the Federal Government time to fulfill its demands while speaking at a press conference in Abuja.“As such acti...

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has reserved judgement in the petition by Barr Chijioke Edeoga the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, challenging the election of Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 18 governorship election in the State.Edeoga is challenging the declaration of Mbah by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the winner of the governorship election in the State.All...