The Nigerian public health sector is currently enveloped in a morass of mass actions by service providers, especially trade unions of doctors and nurses. This has become an embarrassing annual ritual due to the failure of Federal and State governments to comprehensively address the welfare concerns of the workers. Caving to pressure from highly placed […]

Anti-Nigeria sentiments by disgruntled Ghanaians which have been brewing in social media erupted last week into organised street protests in major Ghanaian towns like Accra…

Super Falcons of Nigeria, Saturday night in Rabat, reaffirmed their position as the most successful women’s football team in Africa as they lifted the new-look Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON,…

It is no secret that Lagos and Nigeria in general are grappling with a plastic pollution crisis. Drainage channels choked with plastic bags and Styrofoam packs are a common sight,

Federal Government has issued yet another urgent warning about imminent floods that could endanger lives and property…

For years, Nigeria has paid mere lip service to the need to diversify the export base of our economy to widen the sources of our foreign exchange earnings. Crude oil exports have traditionally been the mainstay of our economy.

Recent innovations by the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, showcase Nigeria’s ability to modernise its public services. Its AI-powered registration portal marks a significant step in simplifying business registration and offering instant name reservation similar to creating an email account. Though there have been complaints about poor service and technical glitches on the CAC portal, the […]

Today, Monday, July 28, 2025, is World Hepatitis Day, a global reminder of the growing threat viral hepatitis poses to public health, and the urgent need for stronger resolve to combat it.   This year’s theme, “Let’s Break It Down,” aims to demystify the disease and amplify the voices of those living with it, calling for testing, […]

Since the late Professor Dora Akunyili left the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, in December 2008, the Agency has hardly made front page news except for the wrong reasons, until now. The incumbent Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, a professor of Pharmaceutics, Manufacturing Science and Drug Product Evaluation, has brought the […]

The recently resolved industrial action embarked upon by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, over delayed payment of the National Minimum Wage, brings back the issue of unconscionable neglect of social sector workers by typical Nigerian politicians. After embarking on a prolonged strike, the teachers’ union called […]