The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering the appeal from the Bayelsa state government for the shift of the November 2, 2019 governorship election in the state. This was as the Commission is poised […]
The 8th Senate is rich in parliamentary highs and lows and would go down in history for its remarkable turnover of bills including the controversial PIB. Taiye Odewale reports. 296 bills passed Arguably, for the […]
Breastfeeding has been said to be the best form of feeding babies in the first six months of life. Aside from intimacy between mother and child that the practice promotes, breast milk is said to […]
Lately, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has come under public scrutiny owing to the resurgence of indiscriminate termination of lives of innocent Nigerians its personnel are paid to protect. What is now commonly referred to […]
The recent sensitisation workshop embarked upon by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for the South-east stakeholders on safe and responsible use of veterinary medicines, pesticides and animal feeds is […]
Muslim faithful in Nigeria, alongside billions of Muslims around the world, will commence the observance of the 2019 holy month of Ramadan (period of obligatory fasting) tomorrow, May 5 or Monday, May 6. The moon-sighting […]
Today is being observed by the global community as the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 acting on a recommendation from the United Nations […]
Notwithstanding some dissenting views, the warning issued by the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, to the effect that Nigeria could be heading into another round of recession, […]
Today, the organised labour in Nigeria, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), joins its counterparts around the world to celebrate this year’s May Day amidst harsh economic conditions. […]
The oft assurances by key federal government officials, namely, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that Nigeria’s rising debt profile was […]
Obviously worried by heightening insecurity in the North, particularly the Zamfara killings and Boko Haram insurgency in the North-west and North-east, respectively, the National Executive Council of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) recently called on […]
Today is being observed by the global community as World Malaria Day (WMD). The theme for this year’s commemoration is: “End Malaria for Good”. The WMD was established in May 2007 by the 60th session […]
Recent media report to the effect that Mojec Meter Assets Management Company, a subsidiary of Mojec International Limited, has entered into partnership with Keystone Bank Limited, Unity Bank, Zenith Bank and five other banks in […]
Nigeria’s economy may soon attain real growth that is inclusive of development if modalities and policy frameworks advocated by stakeholders in the financial industry are not only adopted but also comprehensively, pragmatically and faithfully implemented […]
The news of the passage of the former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mamman Nasir, penultimate Saturday, took many Nigerians by surprise. The eminent jurist and one of the leading lights in the […]
Christians all over the world are in the Easter mood, beginning from today which is Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the Cross of Calvary where He shed His blood over 2,000 […]
The recent revelation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the country attracted $6 billion foreign investments in the first three months of the year is a welcome development. The trend is an apparent […]
Recently, the President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Dr. Sally Bolujoko, ruffled feathers in the nation’s educational circle when she enjoined political leaders and civil servants to enroll their children […]
The recent declaration of a state of emergency on public health in relation to maternal and child deaths occurring at the primary healthcare centres could not have come at a better time. Making the declaration […]
The recent revelation that about 12,000 new cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) are recorded annually in Nigeria with 5,000 cases treated must have ruffled feathers in the health care circles. Dr. Aliyu Muhammad El-Ladan, […]
The explanation by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the effect that it made the process of replacing lost, stolen or damaged Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards more stringent in order to protect telecommunications consumers […]
The recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to the effect that there is currently in circulation, fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine circulating in Bangladesh has reignited the […]
Last week, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the execution of one of their own for drug related offences in Saudi Arabia. The widow, named Kudirat Afolabi and a mother of two, was […]
Two of the three pillars of the Buhari administration, the fight against corruption and insecurity, got a major boost last week with the disclosure by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) that the assets of […]
Today is being observed as International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The day is set aside to draw the attention of the international community to the important roles sport has historically played in […]
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