Why Nigeria’s poverty alleviation programmes fail — Robinson Uwak
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak, has pointed out poor data gathering and ineffective implementation as key reasons for the failure of poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria. On Sunday, Uwak spoke out about the high level of poverty and gross inequality in the country, identifying it as […]
Israeli-Hamas War: US moves nuclear aircraft carrier close to crisis zone
OVER 700 Israelis and 500 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing fight between the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Israel.
Using local governments to scoop national funds, By Owei Lakemfa
Aare Afe Babalola, the 94-year-old Senior Advocate of Nigeria with a 60-year experience at the bar, recently revealed an open secret: that virtually all state governors are stealing the funds of the local governments. The nonagenarian founder of Afe Babalola University lamented on September 7: “When I was a councillor, in those days, local government […]
A captured temple of justice, By Chidi Odinkalu
In July 2023, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, presided over a meeting of the National Judicial Council, NJC, to appoint his own son a judge of the Federal High Court. On October 4, as his father presided over the swearing in of his own son, it fell to the Old Students Association of Ikolaba […]
UNESC Foundation takes healthcare services to Abuja’s underserved community
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—In a significant move towards bridging healthcare disparities, the UNESC Foundation, a distinguished non-governmental organization, has embarked on a large-scale medical outreach mission in Guzape extension, Abuja. The initiative is aimed at providing accessible healthcare services to communities often deprived of such facilities. “Today, we stand here as medical professionals, driven by […]
Ondo Community Leader Donates N10m Gadgets To Security Agencies
A community leader in Ondo State, Chief Idowu Asonja, has made available security gadgets worth over N10 million as personal donation to security agencies in the State. Asonja, who is the Ondo State Commander of Tantita, the private security outfit saddled with the protection of oil pipelines in the State’s coastal areas, said the gesture […]
Haruna Ogweda explores future of software engineering in new book on cloud security, AI-driven DevOps
Haruna Ogweda, a seasoned software engineer, DevSecOps practitioner, and cloud security strategist, has released his latest book
‘I’m sorry,’ Comedian AY apologises to Davido over ‘badly delivered’ joke
Comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has apologised to Afrobeats singer Davido for making a ‘badly delivered’ joke about him.
Planned protest against appointments, decisions of Tinubu a misadventure – Team Prosper
“The committee of national coordinators have decided that Team Prosper will not be part of this misadventure”
Patronising Made-in-Nigeria vehicles
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, ranks third in the continent in vehicle manufacturing, after South Africa and Morocco. But it has the additional advantage of having its own home-grown multi-purpose auto makers. These include Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, IVM, in Nnewi, Anambra State, which is locally sourced up to 70 per cent. Nigeria also is the proud […]
Humanitarian minister talks tough, seeks audit of N-Power programme
•As FG plans to employ 5 million Nigerians after programme restructuring •Extends beneficiaries’ age from 18 to 40 By Soni Daniel Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, said, yesterday, it would no longer be business as usual, with regards to humanitarian schemes meant to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerian people. In […]
