By Kingsley Omonobi In its determination to confront emerging security challenges, particularly terrorism, kidnapping and cyberspace related frauds, National Security Adviser, NSA, has announced plans to strengthen inter-agency coordination and deepen community engagement as key pillars of the revised National Counter-Terrorism Strategy 2025. National Coordinator of National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Major General Adamu Laka, while making […]

In a few days, the administration of Oluwatosin Ajayi in the Directorate of State Security Services, DSS, will clock one year. The Director General was appointed on Monday, August 26, 2024. He took over from Yusuf Bichi, whom President Bola Tinubu inherited from the regime of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. Its core mandates include […]

Kwara State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the the growing mental health challenges and well-being of doctors in Nigeria.

As the US President, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, meet on Friday at Alaska, Ukrainian soldiers have expressed little faith in prospects of a quick ceasefire, rejecting suggestions that Kyiv should give up any of its hard-fought territory to Russia.

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, His Excellency Gautier Mignot, has stressed the importance of gender inclusion, youth empowerment, and combating disinformation, describing them as transformative tools for development.

By Kingsley Adegboye The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) emerged as one of the highlights of the 19th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) 2025, earning widespread commendation for its impactful plenary session and new initiatives aimed at expanding affordable homeownership. Managing Director/Chief Executive, Shehu Usman Osidi, lauded the AIHS as a vital platform for […]

The Global Adire Egba Development Limited, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has concluded plan to build a world-class Adire village in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

In a determined move to positioned Bauchi State as a hub for digital innovation and a technologically driven state, Governor Bala Mohammed on Tuesday flagged off what is the Cybernations program an  intensive cybersecurity training initiative.

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Igbo Community Association, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for initiating plans to build light railway lines across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones, with special appreciation for the inclusion of the South East. Describing the move as a step towards reversing decades of infrastructural neglect, the association […]

When I made the point that those who chose to criticise the Bariga LCDA for renaming some bus-stops in Lagos without looking at the action that provoked that reaction were being one-sided, I was merely calling for fairness in our evaluation of that episode. I affirmed the right of the LCDA to make that decision and […]

By BABATUNDE FASHOLA Over the last few years, I have tried to develop a document around which I hoped we could create a brain trust to unlock the limitless possibilities that sports can bring to us as a people if we act deliberately and consistently, and I must confess that the work is unfinished, but the […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Hon Leke Joseph Abejide, a two-term federal lawmaker and Chairman of the House Committee on Customs & Excise, has said he remains unfazed by allegations challenging his leadership and proprietorship of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State. This was disclosed by his Special Adviser on Public Communication, Bashiru […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Dr Akinyemi Agbede, a Nigerian-American polymath, has declared his intention to run for governor of California in the next election. In a statement signed by political strategist Dr Emmanuel Stephen, Agbede’s vision for the state was described as a potential turning point for California’s future. The statement reads, “With a […]

“Economics have an awkward way of overriding all other considerations“–  John Buchan Recapitulating on previous  experiences will definitely give us the direction towards which we can posit an argument whether we should be optimistic or otherwise about Nigeria’s present and future prospects. For, without a recourse to past experiences, the ability to make an informed […]