Following the increased interest among Nigerians for opportunities to study outside the shores of the country, Glasgow Caledonian University has opened up opportunities for candidates seeking engineering degrees in Computing, Environmental Engineering, Cyber Security, and Mechanical Engineering.

By Ladipo Adamolekun Preamble The Federal Government’s hijack of regional universities in 1975 was consistent with the centralism and uniformity that the military imposed on the country during their close to 30 year-rule. The universities at Nsukka, Ife, and Zaria – established by regional governments in 1960, 1962, and 1962 respectively – were taken over […]

By Udeme Akpan Nigeria’s 2020 marginal fields round is gradually coming to a close, with many indigenous companies emerging as winners of bids for the 57 fields on offer. A marginal field is any oil and gas field with relatively small reserves reported annually to the government and has remained unproduced for a period of […]

By Chidi Nkwopara It is not yet Uhuru for the Senator Rochas Okorocha family and friends, as Imo State Government, yesterday, announced the revocation of 49 plots linked to the Senator’s elder sister, Mrs. Geraldine Obinali. Government’s position was made public vide a public notice issued by the management of Imo State Housing Corporation and […]

By Tordue Salem If not quickly  addressed, the heightening insecurity in the country will wreck the country’s economy, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has warned. To stem the tide, Gbajabiamila advised there is need to articulate a national long-term social and economic development framework, with a broad acceptance by critical stakeholders, to […]

As FG meets AstraZeneca group, insists vaccines safe Condemns vaccine racketeering, management By Omeiza Ajayi As the world scrambles for the limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines on offer, Nigeria has produced two vaccines against the virus, which are set to undergo clinical trials and possible certification. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of 47 International Money Transfer Operators (IMYOs) approved to receive foreign exchange remittances from Diaspora Nigerians.

…Man, son, nephew shot dead by gunmen in Edo …We rescued 2 victims kidnapped by herdsmen — Council boss …MACBAN disowns attack on Gov Ortom …Track, bring perpetrators to book — REPS MINORITY CAUCUS …Unmask Ortom’s attackers — Akeredolu …Governors worried about attack on Ortom — GANDUJE …Don’t politicise attempt on my life — ORTOM […]

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South & Sam Oyadongha THE Interim Administrator/ Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Effiong Akwa, is only a caretaker at the interventionist agency and would handover to a new governing board after the ongoing forensic audit, his Media Adviser, Olorogun Jaro Egbo, has said. Egbo, dousing […]

…Take to streets to protest kidnap, murder of their colleague By Vincent Ujumadu & Chimaobi Nwaiwu The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Anambra State, has directed its members to boycott all courts from Monday March 22, to Wednesday 24 March, 2021 in protest against the worsening security situation in the state, which has also claimed the […]