Housing crisis: Declare emergency on building costs, not rent — Wamakko
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, Dr Aliyu Wamakko, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on soaring building costs rather than rising rents, saying spiralling construction costs, not landlords, are driving Nigeria’s housing crisis. With rents climbing beyond the reach […]
Economy improving for Tinubu, worsening for the people, by Adekunle Adekoya
LAST Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received in audience the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso. The clerics were on what was described as a courtesy visit. After remarks by the leader of the delegation, the president responded, and I quote, inter alia: “I […]
Senator pays working visit to FERMA boss Agbasi over failed Gashaka Sadauana federal road
…demands urgent intervention Senator Haruna Manu representing Taraba Central alongside his colleague Senator Babangida Hussaini, on Thursday paid a working visit to the Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi, over urgent intervention on failed Gashaka Sardauna federal in Taraba. Senator Manu explained the critical need for repairs on the […]
Celebrating foreign education: The hypocrisy of contemporary Nigerian leadership
By CHEKWUBE E. NZOMIWU Late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, in his influential book “The Trouble with Nigeria,” identified failure of leadership as the single core problem of Nigeria. In the 68-page book, first published in 1983 by Fourth Dimension Publishers, Achebe argued that there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land, air, climate or the […]
Film Lab Africa heads to Kano as nationwide momentum builds
Following successful Creative Hustle and Film Club activations in Abuja and Jos, Film Lab Africa continues its nationwide journey with its next stop in Kano on August 6, 2026, bringing together filmmakers, students, producers, writers, directors and creative entrepreneurs for a day of industry conversations, learning and collaboration. The Abuja and Jos editions brought together […]
CORA-NPL Book Party for 11 poet laureates holds August 2
By Prisca Sam-Duru All is set for the 17th CORA-Nigeria Prize for Literature Book Party being organised for poets on the longlist for the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature (NLP).The Literature Prize worth $100,000 cash award is endowed and promoted by the NLNG.The annual Book Party is scheduled to be held on […]
