Port-Harcourt agog as Ahmadiyya Youth wing holds inter-faith conference
The Youth wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Nigeria, rose from its two-day Inter-religious conference with a resolve that followers of their faith, should endevour to be committed to the establishment and sustenance of peace; and at all times ensure the building of enduring peace among people in their respective communities.
DSS Invasion: Ekiti lawmakers storm NASS, demand release of members
Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday, stormed the complex of the National Assembly, Abuja, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Department of State Services (DSS) to release four of their members detained by the service since Friday, March 4, 2016.
Where Nigeria went wrong – Mabogunje, Awujale, Sanusi, Osoba
SOME eminent Nigerians, yesterday, dissected the state of governance in Nigeria and returned a grim verdict: the country is on the path to self implosion.
IHS and HTN towers announce business combination
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”), the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and Helios Towers Nigeria Limited (“HTN”), the pioneer of tower infrastructure sharing in Africa, announce today that they have entered into an agreement according to which IHS will acquire HTN’s portfolio of 1,211 diversified tower sites throughout Nigeria.
Issues and challenges of governance in Nigeria by Professor Akin L. Mabogunje
Let me join in welcoming everyone to this august Lecture being given as part of the activities for launching the Endowment Fund for instituting the Oba Sikiru Adetona Professorial Chair in Governance in the Department of Political Science at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. I confess that when I got a phone call from Kabiyesi some time in August last year, I was very curious to know what I have done to deserve such a call since more often than not it was I who usually call Kabiyesi on one issue or the other. I was even more curious as Kabiyesi spelt out the purpose of the call. This was to put me on notice that I should be prepared to deliver a public lecture on the occasion of the launching of the Endownment Fund for instituting a professorial Chair at Olabisi Onabanjo University in his honour. As a loyal subject of Kabiyesi, I did not think I had any option but to say “Yes, Sir”. Later communication then indicated the topic of the lecture I was meant to deliver. This topic is: Issues and Challenges of Governance in Nigeria
Nigerian women should play proactive role in politics – US Consul General
The US Consul General, Mr. John Bray has described his country’s bilateral relationship with Nigeria as mutually benefitting, saying that he would want Nigerian women to consider playing a more active role in politics.
