Some pan-Africanists have voiced concerns about external military interventions in Africa, saying there is a need for the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to return to its foundational mission. They stated this at an online conference organised to initiate discussions and preparations for the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress held […]

The revelation by the World Bank that the Federal Government’s conditional cash transfer programme did not reach millions of Nigerians in need of urgent economic relief further confirmed public sentiment on the desirability of the programme. In response to the deepening hardship being faced by Nigerians after the abrupt removal of the petrol subsidy and […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has congratulated the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on the Appeal Court judgment, affirming his election in the September 2024 governorship poll. In a statement on Wednesday, by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike urged the governor to […]

By Godwin Oritse APM Terminals Apapa has responded to recent concerns surrounding the congestion of empty containers at its terminal, setting the record straight on the root causes of the situation and assuring stakeholders of its continued professionalism, service efficiency, and close collaboration with relevant parties to resolve the issue promptly. There have been insinuations […]

I was in my early teens when I came across the slim novel, Weep Not, Child, by the then James Ngugi. Actually, the novel laid around as it was part of the school syllabus in senior secondary school, and the seniors read it. I found it simple, easy to digest, but most importantly, I identified with […]