LINGUISTS estimate that if current non-transmission trends persist, many of Nigeria’s more than 500 indigenous languages could face severe endangerment or extinction within 50 to 70 years. Children, parents and experts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said urban lifestyles had reduced children’s exposure to indigenous languages and weakened intergenerational transmission. Maimuna Egigogo, 12, a resident of Kubwa, said that she understood Nupe but could not speak it because her parents communicated with her mainly in English. She said she frequently interacted with her grandparents, aunt and uncle before moving from Bida, Niger, to Abuja three years…
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THE FEDERAL Government has set up a 10-member independent committee to investigate the death of 37 alleged illegal miners in custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, revealed this in an announcement on Saturday in Abuja. The minister also ordered the immediate suspension of 20 officers involved in the incident pending the conclusion of investigation by the independent committee. The state Commandant of the corps, Suberu Anibiye, had earlier been suspended by the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi. The minister explained that the action followed the directive by…
CHINA has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen’s Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group’s military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter. Riyadh turned to China for help after the Houthis made rapid advances along the Red Sea coast and around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, moves that have left Saudi oil exports and shipping more exposed, the sources said. China has publicly called for restraint, dialogue and the restoration of safe navigation, but its private message went further than the public statements, they said.…
DANGOTE Refinery says it plans to double its workforce as it targets 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) capacity from 700,000 bpd by 2029. Mr Devakumar Edwin, Group Vice President, Oil and Gas and Fertiliser, Dangote Industries Ltd., disclosed this during a tour of the refinery by newsmen in Lagos on Friday. Edwin said basic engineering for the expansion had been completed, with almost all detailed engineering work also concluded. He said most equipment had been ordered, while major contracts had been signed and advance payments made to contractors. “We are targeting for three years, and probably we may be…
THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) has renewed its call for equal pay for work of equal value, warning that women globally continue to earn significantly less than men despite decades of international commitments to workplace equality. The call was made on Friday, September 18, 2026, to mark International Equal Pay Day, an annual observance dedicated to advancing the principle that workers should receive equal remuneration for work of equal value. The United Nations formally designated September 18 as International Equal Pay Day in 2019. In a message marking the occasion, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo said women around the world…
THE NATIONAL Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for an independent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, the Executive Secretary of the commission, made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “There should be an independent forensic autopsy and preservation of all evidence. The investigation ordered by the Interior Minister and the NSCDC must be transparent, thorough and comply with international standards for investigating potentially unlawful deaths in custody,” he said. Ojukwu reminded…
Civil Servants Decry Further Hike In Petrol Price, Transportation By Our Reporter, With Agency Reports FORMER Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has proposed a transparent production subsidy for petroleum products refined in Nigeria to reduce pump prices, just as civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say the increase in the pump price of petrol has raised transportation fares and put additional pressure on their livelihoods. Atiku, while addressing news conference on Friday in Abuja, said the subsidy, if implemented, would apply exclusively to petroleum products refined locally and sold to Nigerians, excluding…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered full and transparent investigation into the death of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The detainees were arrested during enforcement operations around Lt.-Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna over allegations of illegal mining. Tinubu said the life of every Nigerian mattered and no citizen should die in government custody through negligence, abuse or inhumane treatment. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday in Abuja. The president expressed deep concern over the reported death, describing the…
WOMEN earned 83 cents for every one dollar earned by men globally in 2025, according to a report by Orodata Science. The Workplace Gender Gap report highlighted persistent gender disparities in workforce participation, leadership, senior roles, STEM and political representation. The report was obtained from the official X handle of Orodata Science on Friday. It showed that women accounted for 41.2 per cent of the global workforce in 2025, the highest share among the indicators presented. It, however, noted that women’s representation declined across leadership, senior roles, political participation and STEM. According to the report, women accounted for 36.2 per…
THE AFRICAN Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the death of 37 Nigerians in custody of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party demanded independent autopsies, publication of victims’ identities and detention records. It also called for compensation for the families of the deceased and prosecution of officials found responsible for any wrongdoing surrounding their deaths. The party expressed condolences to the families, insisting that arrest during raids on mining sites did not remove…