Reps seek speedy completion of Abuja-Lokoja road – Tribune Online

The House of Representatives has urgently called on the Federal Government to reopen and expedite repairs on the critically degraded Abuja-Lokoja expressway, a vital national economic corridor. This directive highlights the road’s severe deterioration, which has caused fatal accidents, chronic gridlock, and heightened security risks from bandit attacks on stranded travelers. The motion underscores that the infrastructure failure directly undermines economic productivity and national safety commitments. The immediate focus is to alleviate the impending holiday travel crisis while demanding accelerated reconstruction to restore thisContinue Reading

البرلمان يُصادق على قانون انتداب خريجي التعليم العالي ممن طالت بطالتهم

Tunisia’s Parliament has passed an exceptional law to recruit long-term unemployed university graduates into the public sector, prioritizing those over 40 and graduates of over ten years. The initiative establishes a digital platform to manage candidates based on age, graduation year, and social criteria, with recruitment to be phased over three years. To qualify, applicants must be registered employment seekers without recent tax filings, substantial bank loans, or existing social security benefits. This targeted intervention aims to address a critical social and economic challenge byContinue Reading

Fraude à l’allocation touristique : l’État dénonce un vaste réseau et annonce des mesures de contrôle

The Algerian government has uncovered a large-scale, organized fraud scheme exploiting a state-funded travel subsidy of 750 euros. Criminal networks are systematically smuggling Algerian citizens across the Tunisian border for short, illegal turnarounds to repeatedly claim the allowance, siphoning off significant foreign currency reserves. With nearly 100,000 fraudulent cases detected in just six weeks—primarily involving unemployed individuals used as pawns—the state has been forced to impose temporary border restrictions. This systemic abuse has transformed a social benefitContinue Reading

Bor County launches manhunt for Red Belt commander Leek Mamer

Bor County authorities have issued an ultimatum to the commander of the Red Belt vigilante group, demanding his surrender or facing a targeted government manhunt, signaling a decisive shift to dismantle unauthorized armed groups. The local leadership explicitly disavowed the group and aligned itself with the national government, publicly refuting any community protection for the commander. This hardening stance, backed by a unified council of local leaders, aims to reassert state authority and restore order, prioritizing civilian protection while asserting that operationalContinue Reading