Nigeria’s wage and pension crisis

By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Earlier this month, the United States government released a sobering assessment of Nigeria’s human rights record in its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Among the stark revelations was the shamefully low national minimum wage of ₦70,000—a figure described as “woefully inadequate” amid rising inflation, a weakened naira, and an…

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DSS charges nine over Benue, Plateau massacres

The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday filed charges against nine suspected terrorists linked to killings in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue and parts of Plateau state. The charges were at an Abuja Federal High Court In the the charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR/453/2025, the DSS alleged that the suspects, arrested across ethnic and…

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