By Peter Egwuatu Shareholders in the banking sector in Nigeria are lamenting over the declining revenue of banks in 2021, attributing it to high operating and borrowing cost, among others. The shareholders under the aegis of Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN said:” That banks interim reports in 2021 shows poor revenues following high operating […]

This is the continuation from last week of Chief Bisi Akande’s testimony of his life presented at the Constituent Assembly on November, 1977. NIGERIA is presently made up of two tribes, two major tribes: the tribe of the “the tribe of the red eyes” and “the tribe of the comfortable idles”. Those of us belonging to […]

By Ibrahim Hassan Elder statesman, Anthony Sani has said that if direct primary which produced President Buhari in 2019  did not bring about any crisis, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami might not have predicted rightly to say there would’ve been crisis if the President had assented to the Electoral Bill . Sani, the Immediate […]

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Malam Abubakar Malami, says the amended electoral bill is supportive of insecurity and discriminatory for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. The minister, who made this position known in a phone in programme on Radio Kano, monitored in Abuja, also maintained that the electoral […]

By Peter Egwuatu Sterling Bank Plc, through its One Woman Proposition, has collaborated with the QSE Foundation to empower women in the Ikate Elegushi community of Lekki in Lagos State by providing them with credit facilities. The programme for empowering women, which is a focal point for One Woman at Sterling Bank, will enable the […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe (NIDO-Europe), Italy Chapter, says about 1.5 million out of its 3 million registered members in Italy are affected by scarcity of Nigerian passports. Mr George Omo-Iduhon, Chairman of the chapter said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday while reflecting on the activities […]

By Bose Taiwo Imagine a miniature, high-tech city bustling with microscopic life, all working in perfect harmony to devour pollution. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the reality inside the advanced biochemical reactors that are transforming how we treat industrial wastewater. In 2021, researcher Matluck Afolabi helped to chart the course of this exciting evolution, co-authoring […]

By Obas Esiedesa THE Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has condemned an assault on workers of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, describing it as unjustifiable and cruel.  ANED in a statement, yesterday, by its Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Barr. Sunday Oduntan, said the attack on four workers of AEDC who went to deliver […]

WITH scheduled commercial flights already commenced at the new Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri, investors in the state have begun to open up that axis with the establishment of some business.

The Richard Odibo Football tournament, tagged the Uloho Unity Cup 2021 has come to an end with the Ujevwu Football Club defeating Oleri football club with a lone goal to lift the trophy of the first edition of the competition, running home with a cash prize of N100,000 as winners of the competition.

By Gloria Vincent You’ve been recognized as a driving force behind safety reform in Nigeria’s marine operations. What first drew you to the field of occupational health and safety? My journey began with a strong belief that no job should ever cost a life. Occupational health and safety is about more than compliance—it’s about protecting […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Neo Black Movement of Africa popularly called NBM has mourned the death of South African cleric and anti- apartheid activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu describing him as model for the emancipation of Africa from colonial manipulation.  A statement by the spokesperson of NBM Oluwatosin Dixon made available to journalists […]

By Sola Ogundipe Omicron is spreading faster than any known variant. Barely one month after it was detected in South Africa, the highly contagious but less severe variant has spread to at least 110 countries.  The severity of Omicron has been  topic of numerous debates in recent times. However, scientists say Omicron appears to lead […]

By Udeme Akpan ELECTRICITY accidents in Nigeria’s power sector have dropped by 27 percent to 167 incidents in the first half of 2021, (H1’21), from 228 incidents recorded in the corresponding period of 2020, according the quarterly reports of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The reports obtained by Vanguard, weekend, indicated that the highest incident […]

The Police in Jigawa have arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing a cow in Garki Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said the suspects were arrested after one Nasiru […]