…Analysts list factors that will add to pressures By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday reported that inflation rate in Nigeria rose to a 30-month high of 13.71 percent in September, 2020, 0.49 percent up from 13.22 percent recorded in August. This represents the highest inflation rate the country has recorded since […]

…Wished to be buried 3 days after death By Osa Amadi, Arts Editor Perhaps, none who passed-on had given better instructions about how his or her remains will be handled than Prof. J. P Clark. His poem, “My Last Testament” speaks for itself, needing little or no analysis. It is an instruction to his family […]

The management of Osun United Football Club of Osogbo says the club will begin full preparation for the 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL) season on Sunday. Tajudeen Amodu, the club’s Media Officer, in a statement on Thursday said the move followed Federal Government’s announcement of the lifting of its ban on contact sports. “The decision […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Thursday met with various leaders of political parties, candidates and other stakeholders to ensure successful Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency II by-elections on Oct. 31. The event, which was an expanded stakeholders’ meeting for both election, witnessed the signing of peace accord by candidates. […]

… Disowns AAC chair, Nzenwa …As consultations ongoing with General Assembly By Chris Ochayi The leadership of Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria, IPAC, has announced that it will soon come up with definite position on the nomination of Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, as National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The acting President of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Umaro Embalo of Guinea Bissau to a private dinner at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two West African leaders are in Abuja on official engagements when the Nigerian leader invited them for the dinner. READ […]

By Owei Lakemfa The Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria, ARCAN, Africa’s largest, and perhaps most experienced gathering of diplomats decided on October 6, 2020 to make a prognosis of their country in international affairs 60 years from now. Almost all these ambassadors are above 60 and certainly will not be alive in another six […]

Gianluigi Donnarumma believes Milan have narrowed the gap to Inter ahead of the first derby of the season, a game that seems “less scary” these days thanks to the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Rossoneri have a miserable recent record against their city rivals, their last league win in the fixture coming back in January […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrate Confraternity) has donated drugs to the Behavioral Unit of the Karu General Hospital, Abuja to commemorate the 2020 World Mental Health Day. Presenting the gift items with his team members on Thursday , the Capoon, Sahara Deck of the Association, Mr. Victor Ofili noted that the […]

Borno House of Assembly on Thursday honoured the state Commander of defunct SARS, CSP Ibrahim Mohammed, with plague of honour for his gallantry in the fight against insurgency in the state. The house at its Thursday plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Askira, said members of defunct FSARS in Borno under the […]

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has praised the United Nations for working towards peace in Nigeria, especially in the North East, saying the intervention and support of the organisation in terms of security are laudable. He said Plateau had many security challenges but is currently enjoying relative peace while calling on individuals and other stakeholders […]

The clamour for restructuring has never been louder at any other time than this moment in our history. Some sectional groups which used to stand firmly against it have joined the call to remodel the political and administrative architecture of the country. In recent years, the South and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum, SMBLF, consisting of […]

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has advocated for a substantial reduction in human impact and protection of the planet while seeking political will, concrete action and the right tools among which are international standards. In a statement, at the backdrop of the World Standards Day, Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, said the focus of the 2020 celebration is “Protecting the Planet with Standards”.

Kaduna State Government says all public and private schools in the state will reopen on Oct. 19. The state Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Makarfi, made the disclosure to journalists on Thursday in Kaduna. Makarfi said students of boarding schools would, however, resume on Oct. 18, while all other schools will resume on Oct. 19. […]

The Lagos State Government has said it would seal off all illegal gas and petrol filling stations in densely populated residential areas across the state, to demonstrate its zero tolerance for such acts. A statement by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Thursday said that the Commissioner in the […]