Embrace COVID-19 business climate, Sirika advises aviators, stakeholders
By Dirisu Yakubu Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Tuesday, urged aviation stakeholders to tighten their belts and come up with survival strategies against the backdrop of the difficulties brought about the coronavirus pandemic in the industry. This, he said has become necessary as the sector cannot afford to take back seat nor derail from […]
Safer Internet Day 2021: Technology as lifeline by Facebook
By Adaora Ikenze Safer Internet Day has never been more important than it is today. Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people are relying even more on online technology. Due to lockdowns and high-level restrictions, children are spending more time at home and as a result, more time online. With the majority of schools shut across […]
Sad return to broken chains (3)
By Eric Teniola The second part of this piece published last week highlighted the nation-wide celebration that followed the granting of $20 billion debt relief to Nigeria in 2005. THE four states are among the richest states in the country. I grew up in an age that insists that he who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing. It […]
Nigeria has fewer than 50 lions, 100 gorillas, 500 elephants — WildAid
By Gabriel Olawale WildAid and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation have expressed great concern over increasing illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria which has led to a drastic decline in wildlife species over the past 50 years, noting that this illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth between $7 billion and $23 billion annually. Speaking in […]
Mea culpa (2)
By Patrick Dele Cole This first part of this piece which was first published last week Tuesday focused on governors who conflated criticisms for abuse or opposition IN the state – if you worked for the previous governor you were gone. If that governor rented your house, you were not paid by the new governor; […]
Experts project Nigeria’s real estate sector performance in 2021
***Say sector to do better By Kingsley Adgboye with Agency report The year 2020, although filled with mixed feelings and many hurdles, was a year packed with lessons. The year emerged with unforeseen turn of events that initiated unprecedented trends in the Nigerian market, and the world at large, with severe impact on supply chains, […]
Non-career envoys: Extend ‘take a bow’ privilege to Buratai, others — Youth forum tells Senate
As the National Assembly resumes plenary today, the Southern Youth Forum (SYF) has urged the Senate to extend the ‘take a bow’ gesture to the immediate past Service Chiefs recently nominated as non-career Ambassadors by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, the youth forum said the […]
Now their teeth on edge
By Yinka Odumakin THE late Pa Abraham Adesanya once told us how he boldly looked at Chief Obafemi Awolowo at an Action Group caucus and said: “It seems some of our ministers are seeing life more abundant as a motto for their children alone with the type of cars they are riding.” Awo was silent […]
NANTS distances members from NASU’s strike
Dayo Johnson – Akure The National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) has distanced its members in the Nigerian Universities from the ongoing strike embarked upon by The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU). The union urged the federal government to disregard any strike directive from NASU to University workers as NASU has […]
Oil Market: Price hits $60 per barrel as Iraq, Kazakhstan cut output
By Udeme Akpan The price oil has risen to $60 per barrel in the international market as Iraq and Kazakhstan commit to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC oil cut deal. For instance, the price of Brent, usually used to benchmark other oil prices rose from $59 to the current price on February 8, […]
Electricity: How infrastructure, lack of liquidity, others cripple supply to consumers — Investigation
***Average transmission losses stand at 7.5% in Q3’20 ***As Consumers kick over high estimated bills By Udeme Akpan Despite the rise in average electricity sent out year-on-year, YoY, from 90,098.1 megawatts, mw, in 2019, to 94,274.9 mw in 2020, indicating an increase of 4.64 per cent, lack of infrastructure, inadequate liquidity and other problems continue […]
