Many travellers, local and foreign were stranded today in Lagos as students of various higher institutions blocked the Airport road, protesting the continued Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities (ASUU)strike. The students who barricaded the road chanting war songs, were protesting the eight long strike by ASUU; warning that no one, especially foreign travellers, would … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking the disqualification of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi. The suit challenging the legality of the substitution of the running mates for Tinubu and Obi was dismissed on Monday on … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between September 5 and 11. The NCDC via its official website said the new cases bring the number of confirmed cases and deaths to 917 and 171, respectively. It disclosed that 25 states had recorded at … [Read more…]
Six months into his Governorship of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo has assured that the State under his watch is comparatively secured and peaceful. Even though the Governor agreed that there could be cases of isolated criminalities, he noted that the frequency of such occurrences had reduced to the barest minimum. Governor Soludo made the … [Read more…]
Barely 10 days to the lifting of the ban on political campaigns by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be in a dilemma on how to wriggle out of its internal crisis to facilitate the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and ratification of the campaign council list … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari; Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; President, African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed are among notable personalities expected at the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF), a global economic investment platform, in New York, … [Read more…]
The Former Minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Buhari Bala has decried Nigeria’s approach to the challenges before the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom. It is in the considered opinion of the former Minister that it is disgusting that both the government and informed citizens at all levels have … [Read more…]
Many World leaders have arrived in London for the state funeral service of the late Queen Elizabeth II which is holding today at Westminster Abbey in London. Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, were among hundreds of world leaders paying their respects to the monarch as she lies in state. United States President Joe Biden and … [Read more…]
By Dr. Dorothy Jeff-Nnamani (Founder YELI) I am greatly delighted to do the kick-off of YELI SOCCER TOURNAMENT, a flagship of Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Initiative (YELI). YELI is my pet-project that seeks to give back to society through youth entrepreneurship and leadership development. As a sports enthusiast, married to a husband whose love for … [Read more…]
Nigeria is in a mess and near collapse, Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate said, while admitting Nigeria’s problems “cannot be solved overnight.” “If we have a leader that is competent, have the capacity, and commitment to deal with it, no one will solve it overnight,” Mr Obi told CNN in an interview on Friday … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 16 persons over an alleged case of cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The development is coming on the heels of the clampdown on the activities of cybercrime in the state. They were … [Read more…]
“That for me is the most important story about End-SARS itself. About its own potential to be a change agent for our country,” he said. Nigerian youths should build on the successes of the October 2020 anti-police brutality (#EndSARS) protests to cause positive changes in governance and public service, says Kole Shettima, the country director … [Read more…]