By Ugochukwu Alaribe Indigenes and residents of Ntighauzo Amairi Community in Obingwa local government council of Abia State have decried the dilapidated state of their Comprehensive Health Centre, which has turned to a permanent home for reptiles and other wild animals. The Health Centre, built through communal efforts by the ten villages of the community […]

The Nigerian naira traded at ₦1,372.96 against the United States dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, according to official market data.

…Insists 10,430 cases are diagnoses, not fresh infectionsBy Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government on Thursday dismissed widespread reports that the state recorded 10,430 new HIV infections in 2025, clarifying that the figure represents newly diagnosed cases and not fresh infections, even as it announced a historic move to directly procure antiretroviral drugs, becoming the […]

Government remains hyper-focused on the “quantity” of out-of-school children while ignoring the “quality” of the education being offered

By Etop Ekanem A coalition of professionals under the aegis of Lagos Technocrats for Hamzat has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 governorship election, describing him as the most competent candidate to drive the state’s next phase of development. ​The group, which announced its position, Tuesday, during a press […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the company remitted N19.5 trillion to the Federation Account between April 2025 and June 2026. Speaking at the 2026 Nigeria Oil and Gas Energy Week in Abuja on Tuesday, Ojulari said the company also achieved $3.4 billion […]

Lawyers in Ogun State, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Monday commenced a three-day boycott of court proceedings in protest against what they described as anti-lawyer policies introduced by the Ogun State Judiciary.

It is Donald Trump’s signature dance, but triumphant Belgian footballers stole his “Y.M.C.A.” moves after he intervened before the match in which they knocked the United States out of the World Cup.

According to Apostle Johnson Suleman, one incident particularly stood out. He recalled that Dr. Daysman Oyakhilome had already finalized preparations for a major ministry program, with promotional posters printed, billboards installed, and all arrangements in place.

By Sunny Ikhioya  Stories coming out of the seat of power these days are disillusioning; it is as if we are playing games of pirates and vikings, superintending over the commonwealth. Stories of audacity, recklessness, greed and ride over the common man. It is challenging the people on what they can do. Is President Tinubu aware […]

Nigeria cannot keep applauding its seafarers once a year and then abandoning them to harsh working realities at sea. The renewed call for better welfare is timely because, without sailors, there is no maritime trade, and without maritime trade, the wider economy suffers. The demand for improved welfare is driven by a few hard facts. […]

“The phrase, public office is a public trust, has of late become common property“, Charles Sumner The Code of Conduct Bureau  rightly admonishes Nigerians that “Public office is a trust, don’t abuse it!” In the same spirit, Article XI, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, under the heading “Accountability […]

Northern Nigeria has been the nation’s Achilles Heel. Yes, they produce the bulk of the food consumed in Nigeria. That, in itself, is an anomaly which is tied to the South’s greater urban orientation and consequential retreat from farming. The nation largely depends on Northern Nigeria for much of farmed food. Beside this, however, the North […]

Sometimes truth can be too acerbic to be accommodated by reality. It hits hard in the face to the point of irritation while others can simply sneer at a point of profundity which, of course, doesn’t look very popular. Listening to the MTN Nigeria boss, Karl Toriola, speak recently about his organisation and the entire telecommunications […]

If presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga is to be believed, the so called director, Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, of a so called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council or PFIPC should appear in court in about three weeks from now. That is on July 27 to answer multiple charges of impersonation and forgery. The issue centres around one […]