Nigeria at Sixty: Contradictions in the Dreams of the Founding Fathers
By Uji Wilfred Terlumun, PhD Associate Professor of History and International Studies Federal University Lafia. Introduction There is hardly any country in the world that did not come under formal or informal colonization or one kind of influence or external domination that gave birth to the process of a new nation. All nations in world […]
Omar Farouq: I do not demand for justice for you!
By Taiwo Akinlami I AM reluctant to write this piece and it has nothing to do with my disposition to the issue at hand. My reluctance is borne out of the fact that it is insane to keep hoping for sanity in an insane contraption like Nigeria. Insanity produces after its very kind. A mango tree […]
Ighedo best for Uvwie LGA chairmanship position – Evwierhurhu
A youth leader from Ekpan community Mr John Evwierhurhu has described chairmanship aspirant in Uvwie Local Government Area Olorogun Daniel Ighedo under the Peoples Democratic party PDP as a renowned community mediator and youth leader with track records. Speaking in Ekpan, Evwierhurhu said “Olorogun Daniel Ighedo is highly respected because he has grown through the […]
Tourism beyond jamborees – Adejuwon
… UNWTO, FAO to Work Together on Developing Tourism for Rural Development By Jimoh Babatunde Nigerians have been charged to see tourism beyond entertainments and jamborees as often insinuated in the country. The call came on the heels of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Food […]
We are not rubber stamp legislature — Reps Spokesperson
The House of Representatives has said that it is not a rubber stamp to the executive arm of government, saying the house is always attentive to the gap created by the executive.
Innovative financing key to closing funding gap for SDGs post-COVID-19 – Jobome
Executive Director, Risk Management Division, Access Bank PLC, Dr Gregory Jobome, has called for the adoption of a range of non-traditional mechanisms to raise additional funds for development aid. Jobome made this known while addressing delegates at the 1st World Development Finance Forum (WDDF) which held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Jobome provided insights on […]
FRC leads agencies to pay N1.8trn into Consolidated Revenue Fund
By Godwin Oritse THE Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, Mr Victor Muruako, has said that over N1. 8trillion had been paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) by agencies and state’s owned enterprises listed in the schedule to FRC 2009. Muruako made the disclosure at the one day training organised by the Fiscal Responsibility […]
Sierra Leone anti-graft body seeks to quiz ex-president
Sierra Leonean anti-corruption investigators requested to interview ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday, a spokesman said, after the government pledged to recover funds allegedly embezzled under his watch. The move follows the end of a year-long graft probe into Koroma and his former ministers in March, which found that funds worth tens of millions of dollars remain […]
NAF immortalises late Arotile, other fallen heroes
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday in Abuja, immortalises some of its fallen heroes and officers including late Tolulope Arotile, for their contributions to the country. The Director of Administration, NAF, AVM Aliyu Pani, says it is the tradition of the service to immortalise its fallen heroes by naming blocks of accommodations after them. […]
Activists ask Commonwealth Secretary-General to discard APPG letter on Nigeria
Some activists in the United Kingdom have urged the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, to disregard a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria. The group, known as Commonwealth Activists (CA), made the call in a peaceful procession to the Commonwealth House, London on Thursday, demanding an end to external interference on […]
CISLAC launches report on real estate business used for money laundry
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As illicit financial inflow persists and goes the upward trend via corrupt practices in the country, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, on Wednesday, launched report on real estate business used for money laundry with theme, ‘Nigeria’s Dirty Money and Real Estate: How Money Laundering through Real Estate Impacts Nigeria’s […]
Gov Zulum’s call for Chadian soldiers to fight Boko Haram irresponsible – CAI
The Citizens Against Insurgency (CAI) has condemned the call by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State for Chadian troops to help fight Boko Haram terrorists, describing it as “irresponsible” and “ill-conceived”. According to the group, ” no governor worth the mandate was supposedly given to him by the electorate, who are Nigerians, should ruminate over such […]
Nigeria’s Johannesburg Consulate partners South African agency in new image laundering for Nigerians
By Victoria Ojeme The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg is partnering with the South Africa Uniited Against Crime (SAUAC) in a new campaign to project the positives of Nigerians in South Africa. The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama stated this in a statement today posted at the Nigerian High Commission’s website. Adama said […]
Barcelona boss Koeman confirms Dest medical
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has confirmed Sergino Dest is having a medical with the club ahead of a potential move from Ajax. The 19-year-old United States international has been strongly linked with a €25million move to either Barca or Bayern Munich, but it appears the Catalan club have won the race. Dest, an attack-minded right-back, […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs gets change agent as Permanent Secretary
By Ignatius Ushie It was the famous 16th President of the United States of America (USA), Abraham Lincoln that said, “I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.” Of a truth, Nigeria under President Buhari is moving forward steadily. As Nigerians, we may assume we know what President Muhammadu Buhari will do next, but with […]
NCF calls for concerted effort to preserve environment
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), on Wednesday, called for a concerted effort toward the protection of the environment and the conservation of nature. The foundation made the call at its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. Welcome participants, Chief Philip Asiodu, President, Board of Trustees of NCF, said that the foundation had identified the […]
