No governance without consultation: Demilitarizing and demythologizing the Nigerian Government, by Owei Lakemfa
I did not expect my column ‘When uneducated minds change the education system’ to attract so much reaction. A parent said that in my review of the new education curriculum imposed in September 2025, I did not draw sufficient attention to some facts. The most fundamental, she said, is that government imposed new trade subjects on the […]
Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across key sectors
Banks slashed lending to oil and gas, information and communication technology (ICT) and six other key sectors of the economy by N5.45 trillion
Imo West Youths say lawmakers lack functional constituency offices
By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — Youths in Imo West Senatorial District have alleged that none of the lawmakers representing the zone in the National and State Assemblies operates a functional constituency office. The claim was contained in a legislative performance assessment report presented on Sunday by the Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, the umbrella body for youths […]
Ex-lawmaker files FOI requests seeking legality of presidential directive splitting NUPRC cost of collection
Former Member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah, acting through his legal counsel, Chronos Legal & Co., has filed Freedom of Information (FOI) requests with 11 federal institutions. The filings demand statutory justification and official documentation regarding a Presidential directive that altered the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) statutory Cost […]
UN Envoy, Ibrahim seeks global debt-for-education swap at Paris UNESCO conference
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim , has called for a bold global debt-for-education swap initiative to enable developing countries invest more in education without undermining their debt obligations. According to a statement issued by his media office in New York, Ambassador Ibrahim made the proposal at the UNESCO Conference on […]
IHS Nigeria, STEM Africa empowers 700 students, 130 teachers in Ilorin
By Etop Ekanem No fewer than 700 students and 130 teachers in Kwara State have received hands-on training in artificial intelligence, robotics and other digital skills at the 2026 edition of STEM Africa Fest held at the Ilorin Innovation Hub. According to a statement by the organisers, the two-day programme was held on July 2 […]
