The Emir of Kano was playing to a feudal gallery. Aminu Ado Bayero was not speaking to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, when he asked her to tell her husband, the president, that hunger is in the land. The monarch was in a mood of vanity. He exhibited himself to the Kano street as their advocate. A few days ... Read More »
Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption, led by Hon. Damilare Bello today continues with its sittings with a clarification that the invitation extended to the former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdul-Waheed Odusile and the SSA to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ojo was not an indictment but rather to seek clarifications on the audit ... Read More »
In the lead up to the 2015 general election, Nigeria – either by accident or design – was marooned between the Rock and a hard place. The choice of electing the ideal leader (if that’s applicable in Nigeria’s case) was not an easy run. But a majority of the people was already tired of the rock (Goodluck Jonathan), who had ... Read More »
Operatives of the Nigeria Police have on Wednesday arrested the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Julius Abure. Abure, who has been at the centre of some financial allegations in his party was arrested in Benin, Edo state capital. Abure was seen on the ground while he appeared ruffled as his shirt was squeezed and sandwiched among policemen before ... Read More »
The world exists in a period of fundamental transition. Neither Africa nor Nigeria is exempt from realities of this transition. Where there is transition, there inherently is uncertainty. Again, neither Africa nor Nigeria is immune from the uncertainty for it is systemic. As a continent and as individual nations, we face strong headwinds and difficult hurdles seeking to complicate our ... Read More »
Joint Effort Between ONSA and CBN to Safeguard Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Market and Combat Speculative Activities. ABUJA, FCT, 20 FEBRUARY, 2024- In a concerted effort to safeguard Nigeria’s foreign exchange market and combat speculative activities, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are joining forces to address challenges impacting the nation’s economic ... Read More »
As IGP Issues Strong Warning Against Name Dropping, Extortion by Officers In an effort to maintain the highest standards of integrity within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has sternly condemned any form of extortion and issued a clear warning to all officers against using or dropping his name for such ... Read More »
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hinted at plans by his administration to create millions of jobs by unlocking the value of Nigeria’s vast public assets with a view to optimizing and doubling the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to him, with economic revitalisation as its top priority, the federal government has a target of raising at least $10 billion ... Read More »
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently summon a stakeholders’ meeting to address the current hardship experienced by residents of the state in order for the government to adopt sustainable solutions beyond palliatives. The lawmakers noted that though the current economic situation pervades the entire Nigeria and is mostly global in outlook, Lagos ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed white paper committees to dissect the reports of the Visitation Panels to the three public Colleges of Education and recommend to the government some specific course of action to change the fortune of the schools. The Governor had in October 2023 named the visitation panels to Colleges of Education Oro, Ilorin, and Lafiagi ... Read More »
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