On the eve of the 2024 International Workers’ Day, the federal government approved 25 and 35 percent salary increase for civil servants on six consolidated salary...
Once again, Nigerians are grappling with a severe fuel scarcity crisis that has paralyzed transportation, hiked costs for businesses and citizens, and dashed hopes that the...
It is now obvious that the euphoria that greeted the inauguration of oil exploration in Kolmani oil field in 2022, by then president Muhammadu Buhari is...
Today, May 1, is observed as May Day, Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day, a day that commemorates the struggles and gains made by workers and...
There is a seeming erosion of public confidence in the Nigerian judicial system with widespread allegations of corruption often leveled against judicial officers by those who...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) was established in 1993 by Decree 100, which was ratified by the National Assembly as Act No. 24 of 2004. Its...
The National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) data on inflation in March 2024, showed that food inflation climbed to 40 per cent, in spite of the marginal...
On the night of April 14, 2024, a global audience watched with bated breath, the horrifying spectacle of hundreds of missiles and drones in the sky...
In the next few weeks, the farming season will commence across the country with millions of farmers expected to start work on their farms. According to...
This newspaper has remained a strident advocate for state Police. We had canvassed this viewpoint on this page following the widespread insecurity in the country. This...
At its recent monthly dashboard meeting, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed that Nigeria recorded 1,580 human rights violations across the six geopolitical zones in...
The six-months sentence slammed on controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky and the ongoing prosecution of socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Obi Cubana,...
Many Nigerians sneered with skepticism at the government’s so-called fresh and invigorated effort to issue them with new national identification cards as announced by the National...
Twenty-nine persons, comprising of 21 men and six women are currently awaiting trial before an Ibadan Magistrate Court for their role in the invasion of the...
Oyo State government succinctly captured the implication of the attacks on the state secretariat and the House of Assembly complexes by persons who claimed to be...
In what appeared to be a return to the dark era, where citizens were gagged and freedom of speech was suppressed, Nigerians recently woke to news...
It is no secret that Israel and Hamas have been fighting a proxy war for United States of America (USA) and its allies on the one...
The sixth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) was recently inaugurated in Abuja. The mood at the event indicates that the...
Senegal opened a new political chapter on April 2, 2024, with the swearing-in of a new president after nearly one year of drama which saw ex-president...
Recently, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, at a strategic meeting with Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs and state Command Police Commissioners...
Today, April 14, 2024, marks the tenth anniversary of a national disaster. It coincides with the day Boko Haram terrorists dressed in military uniforms abducted 276...
Hon Philip Shaibu finally joined the growing list of deputy governors who got impeached by the State House of Assembly. As at the last count, Shaibu...
Not long ago, Kaduna State was in the news over the release of over 100 children abducted from the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary/ Junior Secondary...
There is a feeling of euphoria among the young and ordinary people of Senegal after 44-year-old Basirou Diomande Faye emerged from prison on March 16, 2024...
Muslim faithful in Nigeria today join other Muslims worldwide to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, thus marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. According to...
The labour movement in Nigeria witnessed a depletion in its ardent ranks with the recent death of a one-time leader, Comrade Ali Chiroma, whose death marks...
At last, a Kano state High court has sentenced 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of his 22-year-old Nigerian...
The recent revelation of the amounts of new debts contracted by various state governments has, expectedly, generated rebuttals. Many governors of the states mentioned have tried...
The recent revelations by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) about the widespread use of fake A-level certificates to gain admission into higher education institutions...
In line with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s policy on subsidy removal, Nigerians last Wednesday received the rude shock that the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission,...
The findings revealed in the latest report from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) are deeply troubling. According to the 2022-2023 UBEC National Personnel Audit, Nigeria...
Yet again, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Number [NIN] from...
April 2nd marks World Autism Awareness Day, an internationally recognised event dedicated to raising awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and promoting acceptance and understanding of...
The escape of an executive of Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the custody of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on March 22, 2024, was...
The Abia state House of Assembly has set the ball rolling in the much-demanded process of revisiting, in a holistic manner, the injustice meted out on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu struck the right chord last week when he imposed a temporary restriction on his ministers and government officials from foreign travels for...
Easter, the celebration that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is considered as the most important event in Christendom, the principal and greatest...
Today, Christians in Nigeria and across the world are celebrating Easter. All over, Masses and Services will be held in churches to celebrate the resurrection of...
As Christian faithful in Nigeria mark Good Friday today, it is important to reflect on the significance of this day and its relevance in contemporary times....
The nation’s quest to eradicate tuberculosis (TB), regrettably, continues to stall. A recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that Nigeria occupies number one...
Eventually, the federal government has succumbed to pressure and did what it should have done long ago. The need to expose suspected terrorism sponsors in Nigeria...
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, seems to be the chief advocate for bandits as he recently said that the Nigerian military has been too...
The killing of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday, March 16 2024, is a despicable...
In yet another avoidable tragedy, two students of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), died while 17 others sustained various degrees of injuries in a stampede that...
Tens of millions of Nigerian bank customers are at risk of losing access to their accounts if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implements its directive...
Recently, shop owners, shoppers, commuters and even security personnel scampered for safety as an angry mob went amok at the popular Wuse market, of the Federal...
Recently, the Nigerian Senate called on the federal government to expand the National Health Insurance Scheme coverage to include patients with chronic kidney diseases. According to...
The Nigerian Senate came out on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 to, once again, wash its dirty linens in the public. This shameless event happened when Nigerians...
It was a major jolt when the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) issued a 10-day notice to 86 strategic Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to...
The resurgence in Nigeria of Poliomyelitis, a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults, that inflames the brainstem and spinal cord, sometimes leading...
At the end of the extraordinary session of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which took place...
It is Ramadan, the 9th month of the lunar calendar. In this month as has always been the case since 624 AD when it was made...
The one-month Ramadan fast for this year begins today, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Nigeria. This is sequel to the official announcement, last night, by the...
The recent directive by President Bola Tinubu for the implementation of the Oronsaye Report is a welcome development for Nigeria’s governance structure. We say this in...
Yesterday, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2024 International Women’s Day. It offered advocates of women’s rights the opportunity to pose a ...
Recently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted some of the sanctions it had placed on Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso where military juntas...
For weeks now, Nigeria has continued to experience poor power supply, with some parts of the country in total darkness. The citizens have been denied electricity...
The continuous raid by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives on students’ hostels in tertiary institutions in the country even after such had been...
Recently, 11 new justices were sworn in to assume duty at the nation’s topmost temple of justice- the Supreme Court. This latest addition brings to full...
The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria last week ended in line with the broad expectations of analysts: a jerk...
The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Women Affairs Secretariat, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed recently, that the FCT Administration had sealed off an orphanage...
The recent spate of leaks of sensitive government documents and correspondences has become a major embarrassment for the Bola Tinubu administration. In the past few months...
Earlier this month, the federal government, in yet another drive to tackle the seemingly intractable issue of street begging by children, inaugurated the National Commission for...
The passing of Professor Frank Nwachukwu Ndili, Nigeria’s first Nuclear Physicist and Africa’s first Professor in the field, is a moment of both sorrow and gratitude....
The presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have continued to blame the opposition and persons they refer to as 5th Columnists for the protests...
The federal government, last week, announced that it was considering the resumption of its suspended cash transfer programme to vulnerable Nigerians. The Minister of Finance and...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently stirred the hornet’s nest in Nigeria when it encouraged the federal government to phase out electricity subsidy in the country....
The president and his office are the highest decision-making office in the country. He heads the Executive branch of the government which directs the affairs of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in what seems to be a desperate move to manage an economy in crisis has, since the coming into office...
The Nigerian Customs Service, based on a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria, has on several occasions announced import duty rates, with each time, a...
The lingering multi-faceted crises besetting Nigeria which are believed to be offshoots of the protracted terrorism perpetrated by the Boko Haram and allied groups that hit...