… As Zipline kicks off commercial delivery in Kaduna  By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Nigeria has made history, joining other countries of the world like Ghana and Rwanda to easily and timely ferry needed medical commodities, including vaccines and blood across difficult terrains with drones. This is as instant logistics drone services operator, Zipline, has […]

 Says Nigeria currently dressed in borrowed robes By Yinka Kolawole THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that his plan for the economy, if elected, is to pursue a “warm handshake policy for the private sector”, noting that Nigeria is currently being dressed in borrowed […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as“barbaric and condemnable,” the armed shooting in Anambra of the convoy of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South District. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja. The president said: ”We are deeply concerned about the activities of armed […]

Ex-militant leader says Amnesty office not owing ex-agitators

Says, he was on his way to attend terrorists’ summit  As court grants 60 days detention order By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, gave the Department of State Services, DSS, permission to further detain the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu, for 60 days. The detention order, granted by Justice […]

Federal Government has recovered a total of N2.6 Trillion revenue from oil firms following the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) National Assembly intervention. NEITI said a total of 2.6 billion dollars remained outstanding in the hands of companies as at March 2022. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of NEITI, saidthis on Tuesday in […]

Presidential  candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said yesterday Nigeria was currently being dressed in borrowed robes, adding the he would improve Nigeria’s economy with a “warm handshake” for the private sector. Recall that Nigeria’s current debt, local and foreign, stands at N41trillion, with the nation spending a greater chunk of its revenue […]

Pipeline surveillance job: Omo-Agege urged to ensure fair distribution of Urhobo slots

ASUU strike: Monarch, others stranded as protesting students block Lagos-Ibadan expressway

By Aare Afe Babalola LAST week, I examined the problems of welfare and accommodation afflicting the Nigeria Police Force and the consequences. This week, however, I will be x-raying the cankerworm called corruption and how it has affected the country and the Nigeria Police. It is no more news that for some times now, things have […]

The Sustainable Peace Team, set up by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has called for an executive action by the Federal Government to propose to the National Assembly its decision on improved funding to address ASUU/FG impasse. The former Secretary General, CVCNU, Prof. Michael Faborode, made the call in an advisory […]

Unknown gunmen: Arewa leader Saidu offers to end killing in southeast

Should women be members of traditional rulers’ cabinets?

By Elizabeth Adegbesan In an apparent commitment to offering its customers limitless banking experience, Parallex Bank has received eight different international certifications from the International Standards Organization (ISO) to strengthen its services. The ISO is a non-governmental organization that comprises standards bodies from more than 160 countries, with one standards body representing each member country. […]

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