WOHD: Unilever targets 1m children for oral health education

The primary reason for relocating to any of these countries Canada, US, UK & Australia is the possibility of a better life. Many Nigerians pursue the dream of a better life, but the hurdles to scale to achieve this dream can be challenging. Some Nigerians have been able to live the dream of migrating to […]

Continuing from Friday, Justice Aniagolu’s opposition to political cross-carpeting was quoted in the case of Federal Electoral Commission v Goni(1983) to buttress the argument of this piece. By Femi Falana ON his own part, Obaseki JSC, stated that: “It is now political history that some of the Nigerian politicians who had the honour of being […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, for a meeting at the Presidential Villa over the erratic power supply situation across the country in recent weeks. Doyin Salami, the president’s chief economic adviser, was also summoned for a meeting on the state of the country’s economy. Senior Special Assistant to the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has announced a review of the international travel protocols for all category of travellers. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a news briefing, yesterday, in Abuja. According to him, “The PSC […]

With the abuse and breach in privacy by many loan apps which have led to heavy sanction from the Federal Government, Risk Officer for Blueridge Mircofinance Bank, Magnus Uloh, speaks with Vanguard on how its institution has improved customers’ satisfaction through feedbacks, and adherence to polices by regulatory agencies. Let’s talk about the latest development? […]

lRegisters 1.5m candidates By Joseph Erunke  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Monday, explained that it would not extend the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE, registration because it was working on what it described as “tight schedule.” To this end, it insisted that the registration would come to an […]

lWrites Buhari, SGF, ministers, CBN, NJC, others By Levinus Nwabughiogu The Federal Government has threatened sanctions against the management of National Assembly for breaching the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The threat notice was contained in a two-page circular with Reference No: SWC/S/65/III/696, dated February 21, […]

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday gave a total sum of N62,750,000 to 846 elders and labourers providing services at Bolori Stores, a popular area in Maiduguri where trailers offload and move a variety of wholesale food and non-food products from Borno to other parts of Nigeria and neighbouring countries. 

By Eric Teniola This continues the publication last week of the SDP’s dilemma on whether or not to support MKO Abiola’s quest to reclaim his mandate following the annulment of the 1993 presidential election by the military. If it agreed to fresh elections, it would forfeit its convincing electoral victory, and risk losing in a […]

The crime rate in Nigeria has drastically increased in the last few years. From terrorism, banditry, ritual killing, internet scamming to kidnapping, the list remain endless no thanks to employment opportunities for the teeming youth population.

As CBN retains rate By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to step up its intervention in the energy sector as it approaches the regulators in the sector on modalities for the intervention. Disclosing this at a media briefing yesterday after its Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting the CBN […]

AN old adage says “ignorance is a disease”. In Nigeria and many parts of Africa, ignorance is an epidemic. It is a weapon in the hands of the poor which is used to prey on the fellow poor and downtrodden elements of the society. Last week a shameful video trended on the social media. A […]

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and elder statesman, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, has warned that the nation’s military must change tactics in its fight against terrorists and bandits in order to triumph over the twin evil and the general wave of insecurity ravaging the country.

•Orders PDP to submit list of replacement to INEC •Strikes out Umahi, deputy’s motion for stay of execution  •Issue certificates of return to Igariwe, Udogwu now, PDP charges INEC  •Says ‘we are already shopping for their replacement ‘  •We’re not aware of any sack, says speaker, CRSHA By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Ike Uchechukwu, Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA—A […]