No fewer than 2,400 internally displaced children in six camps across Benue State are to benefit from the Accelerated Basic Education Programme, ABEP, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to restore access to quality education for children affected by displacement.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has emerged winner of the health activism category at the 2026 BudgIT Active Citizens Awards. The award, in its third edition, recognises individuals and organisations making outstanding contributions to civic engagement, social development, accountability and sustainable development across Nigeria. Mrs Soludo […]

… Demands urgent implementation of Mental Health Act, stronger funding By Chioma Obinna A Professor of Psychiatry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, has said that Nigeria is facing a deepening mental health crisis, with fewer than 300 psychiatrists available to serve a population of over 200 million people. Sheikh, a member […]

Last week, I complained about the arrogance displayed by Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, who has a lot of questions to answer around the mysterious death in his compound of an attractive young female nurse. This week, I will focus on another example of APC arrogance. Following a visit to the presidential villa by the […]

By John Alechenu ABUJA – Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, has said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project has moved beyond Epe in Lagos State and is currently ongoing across five states. Umahi stated this in response to concerns raised by former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, that the project might not progress beyond […]