By Juliet Umeh Nigerian development scholar and former bank executive, Evans Woherem, has argued that Africa’s slow pace of development is driven more by weak institutions and governance systems than by the capabilities of its people. Woherem made the assertion in an article titled “Institutions, Culture, and the African Development Question: Why Systems Matter, and […]

Dr. Isaac Kekemeke, has emerged winner of the party’s senatorial primary for Ondo South Senatorial District

By Henry Obetta The Federal Character Commission, FCC, has warned that heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, that violate approved recruitment procedures or breach the Federal Character Principle risk prosecution and other legal sanctions. The warning was issued on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Hulayat Omidiran, during a press briefing […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Cross River (UNICROSS) chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the failure of the institution’s management to implement the salary structure and other welfare benefits of academic staff.

Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, on Monday staged a political comeback after emerging winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial primary election for Benue North East Senatorial District.

AHEAD of 2027 Presidential and general elections, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC has screened the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, as a presidential aspirant for the forthcoming election.

The United States will ensure that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s team are able to travel to play in the World Cup, making an exemption to an entry ban over Ebola, a US official said Tuesday.

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new record as the first African artiste to hit 11 billion streams on Spotify, marking another milestone in his global music career.

The Association Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON in Osun State has donated 30 patrol vehicles to security agencies to bolster security operations across the State.

The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled fresh plans to drive affordable housing delivery through cooperative societies, digital finance and strategic partnerships, declaring that conventional mortgage systems alone can no longer solve Nigeria’s housing crisis.

THE 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has arrived at the headquarters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC in Abuja for the party’s presidential screening ahead of the 2027 general election.

The Force headquarters has recorded another operational breakthrough with the arrest of two suspects, a son and his nephew and collected over N6million ransom in separate extortion from their family.

The Katsina State Police Command says it has foiled attempted kidnappings and cattle rustling in Kankara and Malumfashi Local Government Areas.

More than 200 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the 13 electoral wards of Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State has upheld the existing rotation and zoning arrangement in Bayelsa East Senatorial District with the zoning of its senatorial ticket to Brass Constituency II.