Tuesday, 19th March 2024
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2 days ago
Barely, 72 hours after his two years reign as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun (CFR), Alli Okunmade II, bowed out gracefully at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan during a brief illness.
3 days ago
In a bid to strengthen trade relations and checkmate smuggling activities within the Nigeria Customs Service, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi recently undertook a series of courtesy visits to different stakeholders in the North West Zone of Nigeria. The visits were strategically aimed at fostering cooperation, understanding the challenges faced…
13 Mar
With the steady decline in the value of the naira, currently pegged at N1,500/1$ in the parallel market, several of the 110 Nigerian foreign missions are in dire straits.
10 Mar
When the Western Nigeria Security Network, code named Amotekun Corps, was set up, it was with a lot of fanfare and optimism that it would help tame the hydra-headedsecurity challenge the Southwest region was experiencing. Four years on, however, the regionis still grappling with insecurity on many fronts. In fact, critical stakeholders believe that there…
4 Mar
Nigerian teachers looking forward to enjoying their new salary structure, increased allowances and other incentives promised by immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari may have to wait much longer as bureaucracy, lack of political will and paucity of funds have stalled implementation for over three years.
26 Feb
Regarded as one of the clear features of federalism, the multilevel policing system has been in place across countries of the world where sub-national bodies exist. It is variously termed State Police, Regional Police or Provincial Police.
25 Feb
The senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Ned Munir Nwoko, has suggested the use of naira as the only legal tender in Nigeria for business transactions.
23 Feb
They come from Gwoza, Pulka, Baga, Gofta, Fufore and Ganye among others, seeking shelter in places that are hundreds of kilometres away from their communities, fleeing vicious killings and destruction of their homes by Boko Haram (BH) terrorists.
18 Feb
Firstly, I wish to state clearly that my name is not Odogwu. My name is Dozy Mmobuosi, born Chiedozi Mmobuosi. I adopted Dozy over two decades ago. Dozy is on my official records.
17 Feb
Kwara State in North-central Nigeria was in its heydays regarded as industrialised given the high concentration of factories in the state. Many of the factories in the state then employed thousands of workers at their peak.
11 Feb
West Africa region is in the news again following the tension in Senegal as a result of the postponement of the country’s February 2024 election by President Macky Sall indefinitely. Though Sall’s decision has been countered by the parliament, which said the election would now hold in December. Sall’s action is coming in a region…
11 Feb
The past three weeks have seen a resurgence of patriotism among Nigerians, even in these dire times. A great percentage of the over 200 million people inhabiting the country are striving to survive the harsh economic situation, but the hard times have not stopped the citizens from rallying round their darling team
8 Feb
A comprehensive report issued by the Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN), a few weeks ago on non-compliance with court orders by officers of the Nigerian Police

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27 mins ago
Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
27 mins ago
The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024. 
28 mins ago
Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.
29 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
29 mins ago
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has criticised and condemned, in strong terms, the killing of soldiers on a peace mission to Okuoma, an Urhobo community in Ughelli South Council of Delta State. 
29 mins ago
Students of University of Calabar (UNICAL), yesterday, resisted an attempt by striking Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to stop examinations from taking place.
29 mins ago
Ondo South Youths Forum (OSYF) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to shelve his ambition to contest for the governorship seat in the interest of the Southern Senatorial District .
29 mins ago
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has adjourned a suit filed by civil society organisations in the state against the embattled 25 members of the state House of Assembly to April 26 for hearing.
30 mins ago
Former Governor of Rivers State and Pro-Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Peter Odili, has said the institution is determined to produce professionals in healthcare.
33 mins ago
Stakeholders, yesterday, in Abuja raised concerns over Nigeria’s single-digit unemployment claim and the loopholes in unemployment data.