The vexed issue of evolving a professionally designed and operated National Social Register, NSR, to help the most vulnerable elements of our society came up at a stakeholder forum in Lagos last September under the theme: “Advancing Social Protection Through the National Social Register, NSR”.

A legislative framework to tackle sexual harassment in Nigerian schools and tertiary educational institutions has passed a critical stage at the National Assembly. Titled: “Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill 2025 (HB. 1597)”, it is capable of minimising the scourge of abuse that has helped make nonsense of our educational system. The Bill […]

The possibility of the Federal Government selling off the four refineries operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, cropped up again in far away Abu Dhabi, UAE, during the recent International Petroleum Exhibition. Olu Verheijen, President Bola Tinubu’s Adviser on Energy made this disclosure. In an interview with Bloomberg, Verheijen said the Federal […]

The Anambra Governorship Election, which took place on Saturday, November 8, 2025, was successfully conducted with minimal incidents. As widely expected, the incumbent, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, coasted home with a landslide victory, as announced by the Returning Officer, Professor Edoba Omoregie. Soludo, a former successful […]

In an era scarred by division, where echo chambers amplify discord and borders harden hearts, tolerance emerges not as a mere virtue but as the indispensable elixir for harmonious living. Yesterday Sunday, 16th November 2025, the International Day for Tolerance, we were called to reaffirm this truth: embracing differences isn’t weakness-it’s the bedrock of resilient societies.  Tolerance, […]

A legislative framework to tackle sexual harassment in Nigerian schools and tertiary educational institutions has passed a critical stage at the National Assembly. Titled: “Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill 2025 (HB. 1597)”, it is capable of minimising the scourge of abuse that has helped make nonsense of our educational system. The Bill […]

On Wednesday, 5th  November 2025, contractors being owed by the Federal Government descended on the grounds of the National Assembly in protest over their unpaid backlog of contractor debts. Led by their President, Jackson Nwosu, the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), claimed that the Federal Government owed them N3 trillion “verified debts”. According to […]

Dangote Refinery last week withdrew its N100bn suit which it had filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar, following the 15 per cent new tariff imposed on imported petroleum products by the Federal Government. Dangote had filed the suit after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPRDA) […]

During his Senate confirmation interview as the new Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede made far-reaching recommendations towards restoring the efficacy of the Nigerian armed and security forces to enable them effectively defend the nation and protect its people as they used to do. At a time when the country is besieged by security challenges […]

We join millions of concerned, patriotic Nigerians to reject any form of foreign intervention in our security situation. We fully understand the sentiments behind US President, Donald J Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria, “guns-a-blazing”, to “wipe out” Islamic terrorists killing Nigerians under several guises, such as Boko Haram, Fulani militants and “bandits”. In the first place, Nigeria […]