By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s efforts to reduce cervical cancer cases have     drawn attention at the Commonwealth level, with the country listed among 12 member nations making progress in vaccination, screening and treatment. Nigeria was singled out for her nationwide rollout of the single dose HPV vaccine campaign introduced in October 2023 under the leadership of […]

Importers and clearing agents have raised alarm over rising demurrage costs at the nation’s seaports, alleging that delays associated with the National Single Window, NSW, platform now compel some importers to pay as much as N100,000 daily to shipping companies and terminal operators while awaiting cargo clearance approvals.

By Benjamin Njoku Ademola Bankole, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, think-tank in Lagos and prince of Apa Kingdom, Badagry, says President Bola Tinubu is on course for re-election in 2027. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Bankole argued that the APC’s numerical advantage in governorships, Senate, and House of Representatives seats gives the […]

Six days after the October 1, 1960 independence of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN. The historical mission of Nigeria he said,  is to develop  Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization.  The date was October 7, 1960 in the hallowed chambers of the […]

The immediate past Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Dr Olusegun Onilude, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election. Onilude also congratulated Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, on his emergence as the party’s gubernatorial flag bearer in Lagos State. […]

By Paul Olayemi The Senator representing Delta Central, Ede Dafinone has officially flagged off a three-week capacity building programme on rigging and scaffolding for youths in Delta Central Senatorial District in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The training programme is designed to equip youths with practical technical skills for employment […]

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour secured 12,948 votes to clinch the party’s ticket, while Silas polled 6,183 votes in the keenly contested exercise.

Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony is a symbol of overall national failure. Established in 1931 by Methodist missionaries in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, it once grew to house over 800 residents by 1936 and became the foremost leprology centre on the African continent — pioneering the Dapsone treatment that discharged thousands of patients […]

…set to deepen clean energy transition, food security The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed two major Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at deepening Nigeria’s clean energy transition, strengthening agro-industrial productivity, and accelerating innovation driven economic development across the country. The agreements, signed with the Nigerian Commodity Exchange (NCX) and the Young Innovators of Nigeria […]

By Matthew Johnson An executive coach and mentor, Mr Idorenyen Enang, has unveiled the Passing-the-Torch, PTT, initiative as part of efforts aimed at promoting mentorship, leadership continuity and nation building across generations. The initiative, developed by Corporate Shepherds Limited, is expected to take centre stage during activities marking Enang’s 60th birthday celebration in Lagos, where […]