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How Naira Scarcity In Banks Fueled Fear Of Exploitation By PoS Operators

MOBILE money operators have become a familiar sight across Nigeria, using handy point-of-sale machines to provide essential services to millions of people without access...

Governor Kefas’ Bold Initiative Towards Massive Economic, Social And Technological Development For Taraba State

THE first week of November 2024 was a very busy,memorable and highly engaging one for the government and people of Taraba state,as it's very...

The Rising Tide Of Insecurity: A Global Concern With Spotlight On Nigeria

  By Amb. Prof. Sir, Edwin Igoche, A Professor of Peace Conflict and International Jurisprudence INSECURITY has become a pervasive issue globally, threatening peace, stability and development....

What We Need To Know About The New Mpox Outbreak

A SURGING mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention...

Nationwide Protest: What You Need To Know About August 1st Demonstration

NIGERIA is bracing for nationwide protests this week over economic hardship.Politicians and the army have warned people against taking to the streets, but organisers...

Sabitu Adams: The UK Taxi Driver Still Being Paid As A Nigerian Civil Servant

IF you leave your job, it would seem logical that your salary would stop being paid, but not so for a number of former...

Yahaya Bello: We Saw What They Tried Hard To Cover – By Sadiq Abdullateef

FROM 2007 to 2023, there were only three northern governors I never had the opportunity of meeting face to face or had a sit-down...

Morocco Recalls Sweden Envoy After Quran Burning Demonstration In Stockholm

MOROCCO is recalling its ambassador to Sweden following the burning of a Quran at a demonstration in Stockholm.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the...

Remi And Nana: The Women Behind Nigeria’s Presidency

WHEN new leaders are sworn in, especially in this part of the world, the spotlight, as expected, is always on the men. But looking...

Uncertainty As Cash, Fuel Shortages Bite Ahead Of Elections

WITH two weeks to go until Nigeria’s presidential elections, major shortages of cash and fuel have plunged the nation into crisis. As well as provoking...

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Presidency Moves To Probe 51 Tertiary Institutions Over NELFUND Students Loan Fraud

STRONG reactions have trailed an allegation that no fewer than 51 tertiary institutions are engaged in illegal deductions, double institutional fees collection by beneficiary...

NNPC Sacks MDs Of Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna Refineries, 200 Others

THE new management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has fired the managing directors of the three refineries under the purview of NNPCL.The...

PDP Threatens Legal Action Against Delta Governor, Others Over Defection

THE National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to initiate legal proceedings against the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori,...

Federal Government Scraps Bilateral Scholarship Programme With China, Egypt, Others

MINISTER of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement, BEA, scholarship programme.Mr Alausa made this known on Tuesday...

Workers’ Day: Federal Government Declares May 1 Public Holiday

THE Federal Government has declared Thursday, May 1, 2025, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration.The government reiterated the need...

Tuggar Targets Expanded Economic Partnerships With Brazil Through Key Sector Investments

NIGERIA’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has addressed a gathering of high-net-worth investors and business leaders at a Brazil–Nigeria Business Roundtable...

NiMet Predicts Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms Nationwide Wednesday To Friday

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country.NiMet’s Weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged...

We Really Need Good Leaders In The North – By Mairo Muhammad Mudi

BEFORE I am accused of being rude to the elders please read the recent write-up by Oreoluwa which has sparked a necessary conversation about...

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Begin Quest For 8th Title Against Tunisia

NIGERIA’s Flying Eagles will kick off their campaign for an eighth U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title on Thursday when they face Tunisia’s...

Dembele Sinks Arsenal As PSG Seize Edge In Champions League Semi-Final

PARIS Saint-Germain seized the advantage in their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal as Ousmane Dembele sealed a 1-0 win in the first leg on...

UN Warns Of ‘Unseen Level’ Of Suffering In Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade

UNITED Nations rights chief Volker Turk has called on the world to halt Gaza’s descent into a “new, unseen level” of “humanitarian catastrophe”, amid...

Japan, Philippines Pledge To Deepen Security Ties Amid China Tensions

THE leaders of Japan and the Philippines have pledged to deepen their security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes...

Pressure Mounts To Probe Kenyan Police, Army After BBC’s Exposé

LEADING human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing of protesters by Kenya's security forces during demonstrations against a rise in...

Rwanda Escorts Southern Africa Troops From Congo To Tanzania

RWANDA escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out from eastern Democratic Republic...

Akpabio: Agbakoba Demands Retraction Of Natasha’s ‘Clearly False Sexual Harassment Allegations’

RENOWNED lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written a second letter to the suspended senator representing...

‘Kano Vital To Any Political Formation’, El-Rufai Says As He Visits Emir Sanusi

NASIR el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna state, says, “Kano is critical of any serious political formation because of its consistently high voter turnout”. The...

Borno Mourns As Boko Haram Kills 30, Mostly Women, Children

ABOUT thirty persons, mostly women and children, have been killed as a result of Boko Haram activities in Chibok and Kala Balge on Monday...

Nnamdi Kanu: Court Grants FG’s Requests For Witnesses To Testify Behind Screens

THE trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court,...

Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed Appoints 168 Aides

THE Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed 168 political aides, saying that the move was to “strengthen” the government machinery. The Governor’s Media Adviser,...
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