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Every year, the rains come. And every year, Nigeria is caught unprepared. This August, the Federal Government has again issued an alert: from August 5 to 9, at least 19 …
Flood warnings deserve action not just alerts Read MoreI must have spoken a given subject’s language when I use ‘problem’ in my topic line instead of ‘challenge.’ Reason being that I want to play along and empathise with …
Treat life daunting problems as infants do computer games Read MoreAt a time when Benue North East Senatorial District, and indeed Nigeria yearns for and requires transformative leadership, Hon. Fidelis Msughter Unongo emerges as a refined voice of integrity, innovation, …
All eyes on Fidelis Unongo for Benue North East Senatorial seat Read MoreThe Ministry of Youth Development, in partnership with the National Defence College (NDC), has launched a high-level conference designed to prepare younger Nigerians for leadership roles across different sectors of …
Youth ministry partners National Defence College on youth empowerment Read MoreThe Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday called on the authorities and security agencies to combat the scourge of insecurity in some parts of the country. Afenifere, in a statement …
Afenifere raises concerns over insecurity, suggests ways out Read MoreIn order to cushion effects of pervading hardship in the country and boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Cross River state, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade …
Hardship: Minister kicks off N500m grant to boost MSMEs in Cross River Read MoreBeneficiaries of the Libata-Kwanga Three Crown Scholarship have appealed to the federal government, through the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dele Alake, for resumption of operation at the disputed …
FG urged to allow Three Crown Mines resume operation at disputed site Read More…Say ‘without purposeful leadership, no sustainable devt can be achieved’ Management experts and policy leaders have warned that persistent leadership deficits across public and private sectors were “undermining development in …
Leadership crisis fuelling insecurity, poverty in North-west – Experts Read More
The Oyo state government Friday debunked reports that Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration has secured a ₦300 billion fresh loan. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) …
Makinde didn’t secure fresh N300billion loan – Oyo government Read MoreA Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Osun state and The Osun Masterminds (TOM) has lamented the deplorable conditions of roads in the state and appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke …
CSOs lament deplorable condition of abandoned roads in Osun Read MoreGuaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced that it had increased its investment in its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank), to N504 billion. This, …
GTCO increases GTBank’s paid-up capital to N504bn Read MoreThe FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has unequivocally condemns the reported harassment, intimidation, and verbal abuse meted out on Comrade Ladi Bala, a reporter with …
FCT NUJ slams Nigeria Railway Corporation MD over harassment, intimation of NTA reporter Read MoreThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said it was committed to the protection of maritime operators in the Gulf of Guinea. The reassurance by NIMASA is coming after …
NIMASA restates commitment to regional maritime safety Read MoreThe domestic equity market on Friday sustained a negative trajectory at the Nigerian Exchange, declining N165 billion as losses in the shares of Oando Plc, Zenith, Access Holdings company mount …
Equities market sustains bearish run, sheds N165bn Read MoreThe Police Command in Lagos state has stated that it had begun an investigation into a clash between some youths and some police officers at Elemoro in the Lekki area …
Calm returns after police, youths clash in Lagos Read MoreChina’s Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has called for deeper cooperation between the two countries, saying both nations needed to work together to safeguard peace, justice, and the principles of …
WW2 anniversary: Chinese envoy urges stronger China-Nigeria partnership Read MoreA chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the South-west, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, on Friday tasked the federal government to encourage education like the sports sector. Oguntoyinbo, …
Encourage education like sports sector in Nigeria – NNPP chieftain Read MoreA lecturer at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL), Prof. Mohammed Abubakar Mawoli, has urged the federal government to resuscitate the Rebranding Nigeria Project to attract direct foreign investments …
Resuscitate ‘Rebranding Nigeria’ project, Don urges FG Read MoreThe Budget Office of the Federation has assured stakeholders of its commitment to transparency and timely reporting. It explained that the delay in publishing Budget Implementation Reports (BIRs) since Q2 …
Budget Office explains delay in BIR release Read More
Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Friday afternoon commissioned the 15th remodelled Jumu’at Mosque in Kware Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto state. Speaking at the epochal event, Governor Aliyu restated his …
Sokoto: Aliyu commissions 15th remodelled Jumu’at Mosque in Kware LGA Read MoreThe Lagos state government has said in the last one year, 8,692 cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence were reported in the state. However, according to the government, the Ministry …
Lagos records 8,692 cases of sexual abuse in one year Read MoreThe Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Revenue Service (KGIRS), Sule Salihu Enehe, hasappealed to the people of the state to embrace prompt payment of their taxes to enjoy more dividends …
KGIRS tasks people on prompt payment of taxes Oyibo Salihu Read MoreThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged that the Nigerian Army would ramp up its security operations in Katsina state and across the country. He made …
Army chief vows to increase security operations in Katsina Read MoreThe Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has charged the newly inaugurated management teams and governing boards of the three development commissions to perform their mandates and duties diligently. …
Deliver on Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Momoh charges devt. commissions’ boards, management Read MoreThe Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Mokwa town, constructed by the Red Cross Society for those affected by the Mokwa flood disaster in May, this year, has been demolished …
Council demolishes Mokwa flood disaster shelters over security concerns Read More