By Owei Lakemfa THE Coronavirus, Covid-19  borne by an Italian flying on the wings of the Turkish Airlines, slipped undetected into Lagos on  February 24. The carrier went through the airport process, spent the night at a hotel in Ikeja, travelled to Ogun State and settled down to work, with nobody being wiser. He took […]

By Ifeanyi Afuba AS far back as one can remember the issue of national minimum wage has been problematic both in comprehension and implementation. From the 1981 N125 Minimum Wage Act enacted by the Shehu Shagari government to the present N30, 000 minimum wage law passed by the National Assemby in 2019, there has been […]

By Dele Sobowale Manufacturing declines as 2.27% GDP growth surpasses IMF projection—Punch, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, p 35. FOR a country so long starved of any good news, even a minor triumph must be celebrated by all of us. A buoyant economy is, after all, still one of the pillars of a good society – […]

Crusoe Osagie, the man whose role is to advise Governor Obaseki’s government on Media and Communication, continues to flog a dead horse in a morbid hope to ride a false and buried narrative. Crusoe Osagie is found forwarding unsolicited texts across social media platforms, reminding members that the 700 million naira scandal court case of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is coming up.

As part of activities marking his 3 years in office, Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, will today at 7pm appear on the state-owned television and radio stations to engage his people. 

I read Etim Etim’s piece titled ‘The Hawks are Circling at NDDC Again’ published in Thisday of February 28, 2020, and came away shaking my head at the tragic ingenuity of the writer’s logic as he laboured to absolve his principal, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Niger Delta Minister, of the mess that he has created in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

TRADITIONAL Rulers in the Osun Central and West senatorial districts have urged Governor Gboyega Oyetola to immediately implement the recommendations of the committee on education review and return the schools to their previous positions.

“My vision has always been not just to raise awareness but to guide patients from detection to treatment, ensuring they are not left alone”

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday warned Nigerians against unnecessary panic over the discovery of coronavirus in the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, noted that the carrier of the deadly virus arrived in Nigeria despite the current efforts and measures put in place […]

Hon Patrick Obahiagbon, a former member of the House of Representatives and Chief of Staff to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as governor of Edo State, is popularly known for his genre of grammar. In this interview, the close associate of Oshiomhole, who is the current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), speaks on the many crises rocking the ruling party at the centre.

Anambra State government has launched the Open Government Partnership, OGP, aimed at fostering transparency and accountability in governance and budget implementation.

As part of activities marking his 3 years in office, Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, will today at 7 pm appear on the state-owned television and radio stations to engage his people. 

ABUJA – National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Sunday dismissed reports making the rounds on social media that it has postponed the 2020 batch ‘A’ orientation course for prospective corps members owing to the recent confirmation of an index case of Coronavirus in Lagos.

Catholic church members held a special prayer session for security in the country, even as people look funny in their kits against coronavirus

Governor Emmanuel has cleared the air on who will succeed him, saying only God will determine his successor.