By Victoria Ojeme The Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has been granted 277 hectares of land by the Katsina State government for a two billion Naira garment Free Trade Zone (FTZ). The Managing Director of NEPZA, Professor Adesoji Adesugba, disclosed this yesterday when he received the certificate of occupancy over the land from Governor […]

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), as well as an election observer group, has called for the withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie, who was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has described as not realistic, the claim that there is a housing deficit of 17 million houses. Fashola, who disputed the claim, while speaking yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Board for the federal housing authority, FHA, said the claim could not […]

Despite his incredible life story as a hugely successful businessman, Event management tycoon, Alafaa Kariboye Igbo fondly called Oil Money is not resting on his oars as he sets his sight on taking the crown of the continent’s wealthiest businessman from Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The trio of Nigeria’s leading businessmen such as Aliko Dangote, Femi […]

By Victoria Ojeme The Canadian government has pledged to support Nigeria’s north east, homeland of Boko Haram insurgency, with $26.95m to tackled ongoing food, malnutrition and associated health crisis in the region this year. Canada is also providing $5.5 million to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to help conflict and pandemic-affected households in the […]

By Azu Ishiekwene IF the defections from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, continue at the current pace, the only people left in the opposition may be those to pack and return the chairs to storage before the next general elections in two years. It’s not funny. Apart from […]

By Adekunle Adekoya There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties. — Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) These are very interesting times, on the political landscape. Apart from the fact that the whole world is grappling with the issues of climate […]

WHEN Joseph Michael Yobo, former Captain of Nigeria’s senior national football team, the Super Eagles, was appointed Assistant Coach of the team, opinions were divided in football circles.  Those who applauded the appointment pointed to his rich resume which included the rare accolade of being capped 101 times as he represented the Super Eagles at […]

By Tony Ademiluyi PROFESSOR Chinua Achebe was heavily involved in the Biafran project during the ill-fated Nigerian Civil War. He resigned his plum job as a broadcaster in Lagos and headed to the East to be part of the Biafran propaganda machine where he sold Biafra to the rest of the world in collaboration with […]

By Owei Lakemfa THE neo-colonial trajectory of almost all African states, the neo-liberal policies they pursue and their anti-people programmes, lead in virtually all cases, to constant conflicts between African political leaders and workers. So it is rare for workers to eulogise their political elite. So, for them at the continental level to collectively eulogise and honour a […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed a case with the highly transmissible COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2

_…ask for N11bn compensation By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Members of Akwa Ibom Cooperative Fisheries Association Ltd., on Thursday, stormed the head office of the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja, and demanded, amongst other things, justice in its case against an international oil company over damages caused by spillage from their facilities in the […]

• Crowd troop to witness cleric’s lying-in-state •To be buried today A large crowd converged on the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, yesterday, to witness the lying in state of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly called T.B. Joshua. Prophet Joshua died on June 5, 2021, a few days to his 58th birthday. The remains […]

•It’s coup against host communities —Onuesoke •Bill’ll ensure transparency, foster devt —Sylva •It’ll attract investment —OPEC By  Udeme Akpan, Samuel Oyadongha, Jimitota Onoyume, Omeiza Ajayi & Ephraim Oseji Ijaw youths, under the aegis of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, have described the allocation of three and five percents, respectively as an equity stake in the Host […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has appointed Nigerian Deposit Money Banks as agents to freeze and recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, MCN, and MultiChoice Africa (MCA)