The federal government has pulled back from steps being taken to bring contempt proceedings against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), in a bid to stave off yet another nationwide industrial action by organised labour.
Irked by the pressure surrounding his administration's legitimacy, Niger Republic’s head of State, Abdourahmane Tiani, has named Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, former minister of economy and finance, as the country’s new prime minister.
The Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take urgent measures to address challenges to democracy principles and good governance in the region in order to stem the scourge of unconstitutional takeover of governments now afflicting some of its member countries.