…urges adoption of e-transmission of results By Gabriel Ewepu and Fortune Eromosele, Abuja An election observer, Yiaga Africa, Friday, urged the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives to set up Conference Committee to harmonise different versions of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill passed by both chambers. Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, […]

Police in Abuja arraigned a 28-year-old man, Lekan Sebanjo before a Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday for allegedly insulting police officers on duty. The defendant, who resides at Jikwoyi, on the outskirts of Abuja, was accused of obstructing public servants in the discharge of their functions. Sebanjo denied the allegation. The prosecutor, […]

–Calls for stiffer sanctions to avert coups By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Nigerian government has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure a prompt return of democratic rule to Guinea after the recent military coup, insisting on a short transition programme that will usher in a new civilian government in that […]

Warns of against consequences of prevailing uncertainty for businesses By Victor Ahiuma-Young Lagos: As controversy over collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, between the federal and state governments continues, Organised Private Sector of Nigeria, OPSN, has sought for further clarification from the government on which tax authority to remit its August’s VAT ahead of September […]

It is without doubt that the standard of education has fallen in Nigeria. Even the blind could see the steady decline in every facets of our educational system. It is often said that education is the strongest base for individual or societal growth. This, unfortunately, seem unrealistic in Nigeria.

Inikorogha, an Ijaw enclave in Ovia South Local Government Area of Edo, is to be electrified for the first time since its existence. Mr Dennis Idahosa, a member of the House of Representatives who attracted the project, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Benin. The representative of the Ovia Federal Constituency said […]

Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum, a pressure group, on Friday criticised the absence of four governors from the southeast at the Southern Governors’ Forum meeting held on Thursday. The meeting held in Enugu. Leader of the group, Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, told newsmen in Enugu that there was no justifiable reason for the governors to absent themselves at […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan has declared that his boss, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola did not nominate anyone for ministerial appointment during the formation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet in 2019. He added that claims by former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Hon Kolapo […]

Paris St Germain sporting director Leonardo has conceded that Lionel Messi never envisaged playing for the club but is delighted that the forward does. Messi ended his 21-year association with Barcelona in August after the club were unable to re-register him due to their crippling financial situation. As a result, the 34-year-old put pen-to-paper on […]

The Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has sought the assistance of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) to stop migration of big Nigerian industries to other countries. A delegation of NACCIMA, led by its National President, Chief John Udeagbala, made this known in Abuja during a visit to Prof. […]