Drug import dependence shrinks as local production hits 50%
Nigeria’s push to cut reliance on imported medicines gained fresh momentum on Thursday as stakeholders credited sweeping regulatory reforms for a surge in local pharmaceutical production, now estimated at 50 per cent.
Ogboru @68: ADC Youth leader Uloho celebrates Delta’s ‘People’s General’
By Folarin Kehinde The National Youth Leader (Female) of the African Democratic Congress, Princess Obaro Uloho, has paid glowing tribute to veteran Delta politician, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, as he marks his 68th birthday, describing him as a father figure, a resilient leader, and the enduring symbol of opposition politics in Delta State. In a […]
Lenacapavir: Hope rising for HIV patients
Nigeria’s introduction of a six-month injectable treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, marks a pivotal moment in the country’s long and arduous battle against one of the most stubborn public health challenges of our time. Known as Lenacapavir, it has already given our health authorities the confidence to predict the end of AIDS in Nigeria […]
A Meditation in Light and Solitude: Orisakwe Emmanuel Chizitere presents ‘The Quiet Geometry of Being’
This exhibition marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving practice, offering audiences an immersive encounter with a body of work
Conference pushes to strengthen middleclass In Niger Delta
The Convergence Conference series has anchored in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, focused on lifting the middleclass in Niger Delta from neglect and dwindling fortunes. According to Lanre Oluseye, Convener, whereas all supports favour the lowerclass and the upperclass, the middleclass suffer great deal of neglect and the conference objective is to push middleclass careerists and […]
Eldorado Lost: Addressing the housing challenges in Nigeria
The book titled: Eldorado Lost::Prognosis and Therapy for Nigeria’s Real Estate Deficit by Debo Oladimeji has praised the contributions of Dangote Group, City Lights, Kam Group Holdings, Sujimoto Group, Dynatech Group, Lanco (Nigeria)Limited, Sahara Power Group others to the real estate sector.
SDP leadership dispute: Appeal Court upholds Gabam, voids rival claims
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed Shehu Gabam as the authentic National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), bringing clarity to the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
DNKI unveils Widows Welfare Scheme for support, care
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – IN a bid to ameliorate plight of the vulnerable, De Norsemen Kclub International, DNKI, Thursday, unveiled the DNKI Widows Welfare Scheme for support and care. The scheme was launched nationwide on the approval of DNKI’s International President, Chief Oliver Ityohegh, which is designed to provide structured support and sustained care […]
Expert advises digital economy push to tackle Nigeria’s unemployment crisis
Experts have urged Nigeria to deepen investment in digital innovation and expand emerging sectors such as esports as part of efforts to address rising youth unemployment in the country.
Dangote at 69: The Man building Africa’s industrial backbone
By Abiodun Alade As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a case study in Africa’s unfinished industrial argument. For decades, the continent has lived with a structural contradiction. It exports raw materials and imports finished goods. It produces crude oil but imports refined fuel. […]
INEC, ADC and the Latin phrase: Another view
There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria. It is not merely the wigs and gowns, relics of a colonial past, that make the courtroom forbidding. It is the language, especially Latin, that often turns justice into an elaborate puzzle, hiding meaning in plain […]
