Nigeria: Growing Fatalities On the Road

The authorities could do more to stop the carnage Read more »

Nigeria: Ministers - Nomination and Appointment

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) stipulates that the President should appoint ministers to head ministries and report directly to him within… Read more »

Nigeria: Co-Defendant's Absence Stalls Emefiele's Arraignment On Alleged Procurement Fraud

The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) was on Thursday… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Jonathan, Mark, Ogbeha, Bago, Obaseki, Rejoice With Babangida On 82nd Birthday

President Bola Tinubu; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former Senate President, Senator David Mark and former military governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, have… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Assigns Portfolios to 45 Minister-Designates Ahead of Monday Swearing-in

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assigned portfolios to all the 45 minister-designates, whose nominations were recently confirmed by the senate, ahead of their inauguration on… Read more »

Nigeria: Does Brics Matter to Nigeria?

A skit circulating in the cyberspace is said to be the story of the Nigerian economy: in just two minutes the exchange rate of the naira to a dollar rises from N730 to N1,200. Read more »

West Africa: Stop That Senseless Niger Military Project

Everybody saw the coming disaster but the Economic community of West African States (Ecowas) whose top leaders, the Heads of State and Governments of its Member States, excepted… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Files 20 New Charges Against Suspended Central Bank Chief

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation Tuesday in an oral application sought to withdraw the two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the… Read more »

Nigeria: Chinwe Aguma Memorial Lecture - Notes On Prison Decongestion

It was the 5th year anniversary of the death of late Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of Rivers State, Sir Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, SAN, KSC, who passed on to eternal… Read more »

West Africa: Of Niger, Breathing Problems and Other Matters

"Bros, you dey town?" Read more »

Nigeria: Selling Babies At Orphanages

The culprits should be brought to justice Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Threatens to Embark On Strike Without Notice If Govt Increases Fuel Price Again

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that its members will commence a nationwide strike without any formal notice if the Federal Government approves another increase in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill 13 Soldiers in Niger State, Military Loses Helicopter in Operation

No fewer than 13 soldiers were killed by bandits in Niger state on Sunday. The military also lost helicopter during the evacuation of the casualties. Read more »

Nigeria: Central Bank Vows to Crackdown On Currency Speculators

The downward slide of the exchange rate of the naira to dollar has attracted the attention of the government at the centre as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday expressed… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Output Slumps to 3-Month Low On Forcados Leak, Crude Theft

There appears to be no relief for Nigeria's struggling oil and gas industry as the country's crude production shrank to a three-month low of 1.081 million barrels per day in July,… Read more »

Nigeria: Revamping the National Parks (11)

The parks should be repositioned as tourists' destinations Read more »

West Africa: At Ecowas Leaders' Summit, Tinubu Canvasses Dialogue to Resolve Niger's Political Impasse

.Says initial ultimatum issued to military junta to restore democracy didn't yield desired result Read more »

Nigeria: The Menace of Prophets and Our Future

It seems to me, with due respect, to every party concerned, that while we are all obsessed with the contemporary, topical issues of Ministerial nominations, the likely conflict… Read more »

Nigeria: The High Cost of Floods

Major stakeholders should do more to minimise the impact of floods Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Files Fresh Case in U.S. Court Seeking Release of Tinubu's Academic Records After Withdrawing Suit From Lower Court

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a separate case at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court - Govt, LG Have Authority to Celebrate, Contract, Register Marriages

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has set aside the judgement of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, which restrained the federal government from further… Read more »

West Africa: As ECOWAS Ultimatum Expires, Tinubu Mulls Options, Meets Governors of States Bordering Niger

President Bola Tinubu, last night, met with governors of five Nigerian states sharing boundary with Niger Republic at State House, Abuja, to consider options in the bid to restore… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Crisis - in Search of Resolution, Tinubu Dispatches 3-Man Team to Niamey

*Abdulsalami Abubakar leads delegation Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike From August 14 Over Govt's Contempt Charge

Barely 24 hours after its decision to suspend its nationwide protest, the organised labour has issued fresh warning that it may declare nationwide strike if it's leaders are… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Ascension to the Presidency (I)

Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you from the outset and without equivocation that I voted "against" the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the… Read more »