10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (640+ words) The European Parliament on Tuesday called for the European Union to adopt a standardised, consent-based definition of rape across all 27 member states, in a move aimed at addressing disparities in legal protection for victims across the bloc. The resolution, adopted…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (486+ words) Briefing journalists in Abuja, Director General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor said the enforcement action became necessary due to widespread non-compliance in a sector he described as key to national development but which must be properly regulated to prevent environmental…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (501+ words) The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to repeal the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019, and replace it with a new legal framework aimed at strengthening funding for the Nigeria Police Force. Leading debate on…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago  (445+ words) The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has advised Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to shut their businesses and remain indoors as a major anti-immigrant protest gets underway in the country's administrative capital. In an advisory issued on Tuesday on behalf…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago  (811+ words) This was the central theme at the Women Exporters Conference held in Abuja on Monday, where policymakers, development partners, financial institutions, and private sector stakeholders gathered to explore pathways for inclusive export-led growth anchored on women-led enterprises. The conference, themed…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (380+ words) Various states across the federation have been advised to replicate the Command and Control Centre established by the Enugu State government to monitor the security situations across the state. THE WHISTLER reports that the control centre, located at the Government…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago  (477+ words) The father of the late Abdulsamad Jamiu, Engr. Sani Jimoh, has said that the Nigerian Army buried his son's brain beside his house without his consent. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with THE WHISTLER. Jimoh said he was…...

18+ hour, 10+ min ago  (554+ words) A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate patient complaints against healthcare providers, in a ruling that strengthens consumer accountability across Nigeria's medical sector. Justice Emeka Nwite…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1593+ words) Nigeria's capital market presents a paradox that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Despite having more than 200 registered dealing member firms, a remarkably small group of just ten brokers continues to dominate trading activity on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)....

20+ hour, 7+ min ago  (662+ words) A former Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General S. K. Usman (retd.), has acknowledged gaps in the welfare of Nigerian troops, even as he dismissed viral claims of poor feeding and inadequate care as "misleading" and, in some cases, deliberately manipulated....