October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Should Take Over Construction of Ptsd Medical Centre for Military, Police Victims - Aisha Buhari
The First Lady Dr. (Mrs) Aisha Buhari declared on Tuesday, that the Armed Force's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Centre, originally scheduled to be built by the Defence and… Read more »
Nigeria: Building Collapse - Lagos Goes Tough On Property Development Without Govt's Approval
... Warns owners to desist from acts Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces in Uganda - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Approves Pay Rise for Lagos Workers
GOVERNOR Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, announced salary increase for civil servants in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Report of $41.8m Judgement Against Me Is, Fake News - Nnamani
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Enugu East, has described as a ruse report… Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change Crisis - Glasgow Team, Climate Activists Accuse World Bank of Providing $12bn for Fossil Fuels Projects in 35 Countries
Ahead of Conference of the Parties, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a nonprofit organization, Glasgow Team and climate activists accuse World Bank of providing $12bn for fossil… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Gives Award to Outstanding Police Officer for Returning $200,000 Bribe
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Elections - 837 Gov Candidates to Slug It Out in 28 States - 10,240 Vie for 993 Assembly Seats
... As INEC meets logisticians to ensure early commencement of polls Read more »
Nigeria: 17th Abuja Int'l Trade Affair - Buhari Discloses 40m Msmes Contribute 48 Percent to GDP
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, disclosed that 40 million Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, MSMEs, contributed 48 per cent to Gross Domestic Product, GDP. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Govt Raises Alarm, Warns Nigerians Against Fake Recruitment Websites
MANAGEMENT of Nigeria Air Limited has raised alarm over fake websites and links used for advertisement and recruitment of unsuspecting members of the public. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Aiding Corruption in Varsities - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of being complicit in corruption in the tertiary education sector in the country. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Sues Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Over Adverts, Demands N30bn
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook,… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Over 67% of Women in Nigeria're Anaemic - UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, yesterday said over 67 percent of women in Nigeria are anaemic. Read more »
Nigeria: National Honours - Authentic List Will Be Out Soon - Govt
THE Federal Government said yesterday that the authentic list for those to be bestowed national honours would be released soon. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPCL Grows Profit By 134 Percent to N674bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, yesterday, declared a profit after tax of N674 billion for the 2021 financial year, a growth of 134.8 per cent compared to… Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Adverts - Govt Slams N30bn Suit Against Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram
The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for allegedly engaging in illegal… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Exodus of the Next Generation - Time for Real Concern
Forced migration and its concomitant enslavement of the African was a blight on the world's collective conscience between the 1500s and 1800s. It is paradoxical that the ships of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Technocracy - Mere Wishful Thinking?
We love technocrats. We advocate for capacity. We champion ideas and pray for leaders with intellect. Yet, more often than not, technocrats fail woefully in politics. This seems… Read more »
Nigeria: Omo-Agege and the Audacity of Autonomy
ALL things being equal, Nigeria's campaign season, as announced by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, officially began on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Going by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Democracy and the Concept of L'etat C'est Moi
L'ETAT c'est moi' (I am the State) is actually not a concept but a state of mind by which a ruler sees himself as the personification of the State. A statement attributed to Louis… Read more »
Nigeria: New Unilag VC Emerges Friday
The 13th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will emerge Friday, this week, the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council, Senator… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Campaign Without Malice, Patriots Roundtable Tells Politicians
A support group for the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, The Patriots Roundtable, yesterday, urged politicians to embrace a peaceful campaign without malice ahead of the 2023 general… Read more »
Nigeria: NICN Ruling - ASUU Not in Contempt of Court - Falana
HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, (SAN), yesterday, faulted the claim by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, that the Academic Staff Union of Universities,… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Reforms Critical to Unlocking Nigeria's Growth - Razia Khan
Nigeria's quest for rapid economic growth and increased foreign exchange inflows is tied to the implementation of foreign exchange reforms to restore investors' confidence in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu/Shettima - Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat, APC Chieftains Lead Women's March in Lagos
Women in their large numbers, yesterday, shut down vehicular movement as they stormed various parts of Lagos in support of presidential candidacy of the All Progressives Congress,… Read more »