By DESMOND ARINZE From its initiatives on the establishment of legal identity to fostering a strong national identity, as well as enhancing education and healthcare, the National Orientation Agency, NOA, is strengthening its role as a cornerstone of national reorientation and inclusive growth. Indeed in the past two years the NOA has significantly expanded its initiatives focusing […]

By AMINU JAHUN To gerontocratic African leaders, Captain Ibrahim Traore( 37) may not be old enough to command their respect. He may be less than two score years old, but his youthful stewardship is more beneficial to the Burkinabe people and the Sahel, than most of the senile African presidents to their nations. Captain Traore might have […]

It will be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing maybe as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal’. However, while the politicians who stole  before military rule commenced in Nigeria, were petty […]

Only 34% of Nigerian mothers exclusively breastfeed — despite the health and developmental benefits for both mother and child. The barriers are rarely biological. Cultural pressure, misinformation, and lack of support, especially at work, cause many women to stop early. At the same time, formula is expensive — consuming up to 34% of a household’s […]

By Peter Egwuatu  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its fight against ponzi schemes in Nigeria, vowing to take decisive action against illegal fund operators while educating the public to prevent further incidences of collapse of illegal investment schemes. At an awareness campaign held at the Dei-Dei Building Materials Market in Abuja, the […]

As controversy continues to trail the weekend’s primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to pick candidates for the forthcoming council poll, party faithful in Bariga and Somolu have decried the exercise. Speaking under the umbrella of Concerned Stakeholders, they are demanding the cancellation of “the fractious exercise”, while seeking the intervention of President […]

The Executive Director, International Recruitment at St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, David Anthonisz, has said the university is going to facilitate the transition of African students into rewarding international medical careers, when they come to study in SGU.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, CONYL, has faulted Senator Abdul Ningi for recently questioning the capacity of the Service Chiefs to tackle the menace of insecurity and banditry in parts of the country. The President General of CONYL, an umbrella body of youth groups drawn across the six geopolitical zones […]

…says Nigeria open for partnerships By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, weekend, called for synergy to drive global energy transition as Nigeria is open for global partnerships to achieve it. Alake made call at the ongoing Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, Forum in Paris, France, […]

IN a move aimed at addressing the gale of defections and internal crisis rocking it, governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, met with former governors and other party stakeholders to strategise on its survival and forge a common front ahead of the 2027 general election.