As concerns over the rising level of insecurity in the country heighten, President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to act fast in tackling the crisis. Eminent Nigerians who gave the advice include the senator representing Borno South district, Ali Ndume and the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh. Ndume, […]

Members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), on Tuesday, suspended its one-day picketing of the headquarters of General Electric (GE), following the intervention of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that NUPENG in solidarity with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior […]

THISDAY Newspaper said it has suspended of two of its editors over a report about general overseer of Living Faith Bible Church Bishop David Oyedepo which turned out to be false. “The management of THISDAY Newspapers Limited has suspended two of its deputy editors, Mr. Yemi Ajayi and Mr. Olawale Olaleye, over the story: “Drama […]

• ’No Nigerian in China has been infected’ • Lagos moves to contain disease outbreak The Chinese government yesterday expressed its readiness to work with Nigeria and other countries to ensure an effective response to the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, no Nigerian in China has been infected by […]

Denies further hike in train tickets Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the new Maritime Security Infrastructure will be launched before June. The minister, who spoke on a national television broadcast yesterday, decried the insecurity challenges in the maritime sector, and promised that with the new security infrastructure, the problem would be solved. “Between […]

Three persons were yesterday feared killed and many others injured as policemen and tricycle operators clashed in the Ijora area of Lagos State. Commercial tricycle (Keke) and motorcycle (Okada) operators had taken to the streets to protest against the ban by the Lagos State government in 15 local councils on the first working day since […]

(Anyone who reduces the okada anomie to provision of employment does not wish Nigeria well. If employment for the youths has been reduced to okada transport, then we are finished as a country. We are in this mess because the Lagos State Government failed to enforce a ban it announced eight years ago in 2013. […]

United Nation Children Economic Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that Nigeria requires an average of $5.7billion to provide water and sanitation in each local government area of the federation. The Chief of Party Water Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF, Zaid Jurji, who disclosed this yesterday, during a meeting between Organised Private Sector on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene […]

APC leaders suspend Idahosa Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde yesterday dismissed purported violence in Saturday’s ward congresses of the party in Edo State.The chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congresses in Edo, who commended the party faithful for peaceful and orderly conduct of the congresses across the 192 wards, said the exercise was concluded in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged politicians to always respect and accept court decisions, as they are final and binding on everyone. The commission also frowned at comments in some quarters accusing its members of staff of partisanship or appendage of a political party. This is coming on the heels of accusations, counter-accusations […]

Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari returned from London after a one-day UK-Africa Economic Summit organized by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Other African heads of states were also in attendance. Later in the year, these same African heads of governments will be hosted in Germany and France for similar events in what appears Europe is […]

There is an air of optimism blowing around the Lagos Polo Club, venue of the NPA International Polo Championship, which begins today.Members and officials of the club are on a high. It is that period of the season when they host the best polo players from across the world, but their excitement has been elevated […]