Founder and Managing Director of Sankore Investment, Mrs Titi Adeoye has warned that anybody planning to venture into business must first consider his or her strengths and capabilities before doing so.

By Chief Afe Babalola SAN, Under what circumstances can a Judge give judgement against the President, members of the National Assembly, the Police, the Army without fear or favour, bearing in mind the conditions under which they serve? It is my view that the conditions of service, including salaries, provision of vehicle, maintenance and fuel, personal […]

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “The decision to grant the N2.9 billion loan to the Bayelsa governor is irrational to start with, and the House of Assembly shouldn’t have approved the loan. “That amount of money can be used to settle outstanding salaries. This shows that the governor doesn’t have the interest […]

The Edo Private Property Protection (PPP) Taskforce has arrested and charged an alleged land grabber, Mr Fred Odigie, to court over alleged involvement in illegal sales of landed property. Second Vice-Chairman of the Edo PPP, Surveyor Andrew Oliha, disclosed this to journalists after a sitting of the task force, in Benin City, the Edo State […]

China will contribute $20 million to the WHO in support of its global efforts in combating the COVID-19 epidemic and helping developing countries improve their response capacities and strengthen public health systems, Ambassador Chen Xu, Permanent Representative of China to the UN Office at Geneva and other International Organisations in Switzerland said on Saturday. Ambassador […]

By Sola Ogundipe In the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China and several other countries of including Nigeria, the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association, JOHESU/AHPA, has raised the alarm over impending drug insecurity in the country and thus called on the Federal Government to […]

By Gabriel Olawale The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA Lagos State chapter has urged the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA to overturn its decision on tariff increase for health facilities operating in the state. Making the appeal at the NMA Lagos Elders Forum, the Chairman of the Association, Dr Saliu Oseni said […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka It was a cheering news last week in the Catholic Church, especially the Awka Diocese when the announcement was made that Bishop Peter Okpaleke, who was rejected by the Ahiara Diocese in Mbaise, Imo State, was named the Bishop of the new Diocese of Ekwulobia in Anambra State, Ekwulobia Diocese […]

By Babajide Komolafe Fitch Ratings, Tuesday, said it may downgrade Nigeria’s sovereign rating to ‘Negative’ from ‘B+’ if ongoing efforts to defend the naira eats heavily into the nation’s external reserves in the face of a sustained decline in crude oil price. The nation’s external reserves fell by 19.7 percent to $36.2 billion on Monday […]

By Naomi Uzor The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has said that the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease few weeks ago has profound implications for the Nigerian economy posing a major threat to the nation’s macro-economic fundamentals, adding that the impact may be systemic and far-reaching. The Director-General of LCCI, Dr Muda Yusuf, […]