Halima Ahmed was married at the age of 16. She had her first child at 18 and two years after, got pregnant the second time. Unfortunately, her husband, Ibrahim, a messenger in a private firm lost his job coincidentally. Things became tough and the family relocated to the village…

The Statistician-General of the Federation Dr. Yemi Kale, says Nigeria can achieve its vision of becoming one of the twenty largest global economies by the year 2020 if the current global growth trend continues.

It is common for young Nigerians to grace occasions where Hip Pop stars like Tu Face, D’ Banj, P Square and the likes are entertaining but not classical music where they may find it difficult expressing their contemporary dance steps. ..

Following the MenAfriVac (meningitis) immunization campaign in the five northern states of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kastina, Gombe and Zamfara, local governments in Bauchi have lamented inadequate storage capacity for the vaccines, even as the exercise recorded mass turnout in the local governments.

Federal Government, last week said the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria, is strong enough to foster peace and unity among student populations, if properly harnessed.

WHEN British Prime Minister, David Cameron, at the last Commonwealth meeting in Perth, Australia, repeated his threat to English-speaking African nations that, henceforth, strings would be attached to aid that his government would offer to the affected countries, he said, “We want to see countries that receive our aid adhering to proper human rights, and that includes how people treat gay and lesbian people”.

A N2.3 billion Trauma Centre is being constructed in Ondo town by the Ondo State government to provide emergency services for road and domestic accident victims.

FEDERAL Government has been enjoined to release arrears of five hundred billion naira owed the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Former Executive Director Finance and Administration of the Commission, Pastor Power Aginighan, who made the appeal while congratulating members of the new board of the commission, said the arrears were shortfall in the allocation to the NDDC

By speaking in vague generalities about spending N250 billion annually on fuel subsidies, the federal government is creating the impression that it has something to hide, perhaps to protect big-time oil marketers that have been patronising top government officials and the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Last week from Abeokuta, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, expressed fears about imminent mass revolt as a consequence of the criminally high rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria. Obasanjo is afraid that this revolt might lead to Nigeria’s equivalent of the Arab Spring. The former president has good reasons to fear, and indeed, he should be very, very afraid.