THE media and civil society advocacy sectors have had their hands full battling the many draconian policies and legislations which have routinely ruffled the democratic space since the present regime assumed power in 2015. These include bills to strangulate the social media, shackle the citizenry through a new Quarantine Act, the Twitter Ban and the […]

THE Anambra political atmosphere was astir, Sunday, as high-wire intrigues, controversies and drama hallmarked the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

It was a beehive of activities in Abbi, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, as the All Progressives Congress, APC faithful were hosted by a chieftain of the party in Delta State, Dr Eugene Okolocha, over the weekend with the purpose of uniting aggrieved party members who were hitherto in different camps in addition to positioning the party in Ndokwa nation preparatory to the forthcoming congress of the party as party leaders say, the state chairmanship position is a must-win for Ndokwa nation.

In a testament to his outstanding academic achievements, Oluwatobi Yusuf, a US-based researcher, has been honored by the prestigious Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) with an Academic Achievement award.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described social media as the most potent weapon for good and evil, which must be regulated.

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has called on African leaders to devote sufficient resources to raising outstanding business leaders in youths as a means of bringing more innovation to the society

History has been a remarkably trustworthy guide to the patterns of wealth movement. Over time, the concentration of wealth has always been within the facilitators of industry. As the steam engine ushered in the industrial revolution, the world saw the rise of the industrialists and oil barons whose legacy then shaped the energy sector as […]

The Federal Government, Sunday, restated the need to deregulate the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry through market-driven pricing of products to boost the nation’s economy.

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, plans to formally defect from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) on June 29, an official has said. Mr Yusuf Idris, his Director-General, Media, disclosed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Sunday. “All is now set for our governor […]

In its unflinching efforts to continue to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria with knowledge to manage and grow their businesses, Keystone Bank Limited recently trained start-ups with the requisite knowledge about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) window and the opportunities it presents to their businesses. The 3-day MSME Masterclass […]

The General Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-West region, Rahman Owokoniran, has appealed to party members to respect institutional mechanisms to address issues, close ranks and share the party’s vision of liberating Nigerians from misgovernance.

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THE family of late Michael Usifo Ataga, who was allegedly stabbed to death by Miss Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300 level student of the University of Lagos, last week, in the Lekki area of Lagos, has urged the Police to carry out an in-depth investigation into the matter, to unravel identities of others involved.

The Alumni Association of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka announced on 19 June 2021 the launch of the Jacksonites PD series, a personal and professional development series for students and professionals in communications and allied fields. The group said the programme would provide accessible, timely, relevant, and responsive 21st Century theoretical […]

By Chiedu Uche Okoye MACMILLAN School dictionary defines education as “the activity of educating people in schools, colleges and universities, and all the policies and arrangement concerning this”. Down the ages, the African people have been engaged in the enterprise and activity of acquiring education as evidenced by the existence of the University of Timbuktu […]