Xenophobia: No request yet from S’Africa on repatriation costs — FG
By Nkiruka Nnorom and Dennis Agbo The Federal Government has denied receiving any request from South Africa for reimbursement of costs incurred in repatriating Nigerians and other migrants from the country. The clarification comes after South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs told Parliament on Tuesday, that it had written to Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia to […]
When will Nigeria’s IDP camps finally close?
For millions of internally displaced Nigerians scattered across about 3,900 camps and settlements nationwide, home is no longer a place of comfort but a distant memory. Many have spent years in camps established as temporary shelters that have gradually evolved into permanent settlements. The question that should trouble every Nigerian is: when will these IDP […]
NCDMB embarks on aggressive emergency response campaign to tackle fire, building collapses
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a nationwide emergency preparedness and fire prevention awareness programme to equip Nigerians with practical skills for responding to fire incidents, building collapses and other accidents aimed at strengthening safety culture in the country.
2027 polls: Jandor mobilises Lagos group for Tinubu, Hamzat
The All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart and lead visioner of Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has pledged the support of his political structure for the party and its candidates both Federal and state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
More government, less service, more hunger, by Adekunle Adekoya
JUST as I was preparing to write this column, news filtered in that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of a dedicated economic regulator for Nigeria’s port sector. The news was sourced from a post on the Facebook page of […]
NPERA Act: Between economic regulation and NPA’s statutory mandate
By Okey IBEKE The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy. But unless its powers are carefully separated from those of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the legislation could open a new front in the country’s long-running problem of overlapping maritime mandates.Okey IBEKE, a maritime expert, x-rays […]
