By Frank Ulom and Borda Mining host communities in Cross River State have renewed calls for greater participation, transparency and benefits from limestone mining operations in Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas, alleging years of environmental degradation, inadequate compensation and exclusion from key decisions affecting their lands. The demands were made during a community dialogue…
“When I arrived Egypt , the agent who sponsored me seized my passport to ensure I couldn’t leave. I was being paid 8,000 Egyptian pounds per month, but 7,500 pounds went directly to the agent. I was only allowed access to 500 pounds for myself . I worked from morning until night cleaning, cooking, babysitting….
[mc4wp_form id=33047] The allegation that over N210tn is unaccounted for in the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has understandably generated outrage, public suspicion, and intense media attention. Given Nigeria’s troubled history of opacity in the management of oil revenues, such claims naturally provoke strong reactions. However, while public institutions must always…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] Residents and activists on Saturday converged along the Karu Bridge axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to protest worsening insecurity and demand rescue of teachers and pupils abducted from schools in Oyo State. The protesters occupied sections of the busy highway linking Nyanya, Karu and the city centre, causing major traffic disruptions…
Emma Raducanu [mc4wp_form id=33047] British No.1 Emma Raducanu shrugged off a “tough” injury scare as she battled into the Queen’s Championships semi-finals on Saturday. Raducanu beat Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3 7-5 in a match delayed by a day after heavy rain in west London, which means she will have to also play her semi-final, against…
