Some Nigerians commit the delusional sin of believing that once a state institution has the word “independent” prefixed to its name, it is, indeed, independent. They believe that critical state agencies created by statute or the Constitution to ensure security and law and order, to guarantee justice and rule of law, to safeguard electoral integrity and […]

OSOGBO — The Accord Party has appealed to the European Union (EU) to monitor the political situation in Osun State and use its diplomatic influence to promote a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for Saturday. The party made the appeal in a letter dated August 12, 2026, and addressed to Gautier Migot, Head of […]

Nigeria has failed the minimum fiscal transparency requirements for the second conse cutive year, with the U.S Department of State saying the country made no significant progress in improving its financial management and opening up its public finances in 2025.

By Chioma Obinna Medical and dental lecturers under the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) on Thursday issued a fresh warning to the Federal Government to resolve their outstanding salary and allowance demands by August 31 or face a strike that could cripple medical training nationwide. The association’s Emergency National Executive Council (E-NEC), […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A Professor of Accounting and Financial Reporting at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Salisu Abubakar, has called for the formal recognition of human resources as assets in financial reporting, saying the rapid transformation driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has rendered the traditional accounting approach increasingly inadequate. Abubakar made the […]