By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–FOUR lecturers of the University of Abuja, and their children were abducted by bandits during the latter’s Tuesday’s morning invasion of the institution’s staff quarters. Two lecturers,whose names were given simply as Dr Sambo Mohammed and Dr Tobit were taken away along side two professors who were identified as Prof. Bassey Ubom […]

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By Godwin Oritse In a bid to ensure that seafarers, after their training in Nigeria, get engaged by countries in need of seafaring services, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has commenced moves to enter into bilateral agreements with other countries to recognizing and accepting the Certificate of Competency, CoC, issued to Nigerian […]

Following the Tuesday early hours attack of the Staff Quarters on the University of Abuja and abduction of four staff members  and some children,  the Commissioner of Police FCT has ordered Police beef up of the university

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE Accountant General of the Federation,AGF, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has called on the Association of Bursars of Nigerian Universities,ABNU,to put in  place a think tank that will generate ideas to enhance effective management of the nation’s treasury.  Speaking at the opening ceremony of ABNU’s two-day annual conference and award ceremony in Abuja, […]

By Doyin Okupe  The anambra state elections is no doubt a security nightmare and a major cause for concern for many Nigerians. Wether we like it or not, the IPOB has become an established ” army of resistance ” for the self determination group in the southeast.  Also we must come to accept that the […]

Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye has raised the alarm over the negative impact of COVID-19 on the ability of Nigerians ability to function optimally

By Babajide Komolafe The Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, has warned banks against contravening the Fiscal Responsibility Act, FRA, in their lending activities to state governments. Chairman of the Commission, Victor Muruako, gave this warning in Lagos yesterday, stressing that banks should not make themselves willing tools of fiscal recklessness in the hands of state governments. […]

THE Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) has lampooned the  Minster of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen and her counterpart in the ministry of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu following  their silence and inaction over  rape of a – 14 year old boarding student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Keren-Happuch Akpagher that subsequently  led to her death following health complications.

The United State Consulate has supported more than 500 high school students from underserved communities of  Agege, Alimosho and Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos Education District 1 in a series of STEM workshops held between October 12 and 28. 2021

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–A professor of Economic in the University of Abuja,his two children are among unspecified number of persons reportedly abducted in the early hours of Tuesday by gunmen. The lecturer,whose name was given as Prof. Joseph Obansa,was taken away among others when the gunmen reportedly invaded the institution’s staff quarters,located at Giri,in Gwagwalada,about […]

By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Following the Tuesday early hours attack of the Staff Quarters on the University of Abuja and abduction of four staff members  and some children,  the Commissioner of Police FCT has ordered Police beef up of the university. The suspected bandits had at about 1 am on Tuesday attacked the staff […]

·    Records decline in SDG financial access score By Babajide Komolafe The International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday, said that Nigeria’s banks closed 234 branches and 649 Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, in 2020 leading to a decline in the country’s Financial Access Score (FAS) to 4.44 in the year against 4.78 in 2019. The IMF […]

By Udeme Akpan,  Obas Esiedesa & Prince Okafor THERE are indications that petrol shortage might emerge as the Private Depots have increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol price to N157 per litre, from N148/litre in different parts of the nation. Investigation by Vanguard, yesterday, showed that the development has discouraged many […]

As Ecobank opens Pan African Centre By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has enjoined Ecobank, African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Export Import (Afrexim) Bank to come up with innovative mechanisms to contribute in closing Africa’s wide trade finance gap. Moussa disclosed this at the grand opening of […]