…Says Abia’s not poor, but poorly managed By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor ABIA State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has promised to build infrastructure and welfare of the people, if elected. Lamenting that Abia is among the least wage-paying states in the country, said he would pay N90,000 minimum […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Constant blackouts and inadequate grid supply are costing Nigeria approximately ten per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, according to an economic brief released by  a financial expert, Martins Itua. ​Mr Itua, the Director of Arthur Group, stated that the immense financial burden of self-generated electricity has become the […]

By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja ABUJA — The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered ₦521,765,134.17 in unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following its ongoing investigation into alleged revenue leakages and outstanding liabilities owed to the Federal Government. The recovery is part of an inquiry initiated […]

A man identified as Aboyi has allegedly killed his mother in Busi Ward, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State

Civil society organisations, child rights advocates, educators, digital rights experts and policy stakeholders have called on the Senate to urgently pass the Child Online Access Protection Bill, warning that millions of Nigerian children remain exposed to increasing online threats.