The calls for the promulgation of a brand-new Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria are growing. Our 1999 Constitution has never been a darling of the more progressive sections of our society because it is seen essentially as a military decree imposed on Nigerians by the departing transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Some […]

Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir, while monitoring the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Abuja, announced that 18 years would henceforth be the minimum age for the admission of students into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Most students sitting for the university enrolment examinations are between 16 and 17. He blamed parents for “pressuring” their […]

Following the Federal Executive Council, FEC’s, approval, President Bola Tinubu last week Tuesday launched the Consumer Credit Scheme in Abuja. It will be run by the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, CREDICORP. According to a statement from the presidential media office, the scheme, which will be implemented in stages, will start with public sector workers or […]

This role played by the EFCC in the Enugu State asset recovery saga has shown the importance of having a federal body which is capable of salvaging the people’s assets from powerful rogue politicians

Malaria, a deadly disease whose vector is the insect called mosquito, continues to pose a significant threat to global health. This is why the United Nations, through the World Health Organisation, WHO, celebrates World Malaria Day every year on April 25. The international community has made the fight against malaria a universal undertaking due to […]