One of the main reasons newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari had been widely expected to lose his bid for a second term was the poor state of the country’s economy. Under his presidency, Nigeria’s unemployment rate more than doubled, from 10.4 per cent in January 2016 to 23.1 per cent in July 2018. In his first […]

By Vivian Ihechu According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), traditional medicine is generally available, affordable, and commonly used in large parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. WHO estimates that about 80 per cent of the population in developing countries still depend on traditional medicine for their Primary Healthcare (PHC) needs; however, this percentage […]

By Sodiq Ajala, Mayowa Adeniran, Fumilayo Ishola, Alexander Onukwue When Professor Attahiru Jega announced the official results of the 2015 presidential election, a majority of Nigerians jubilated.  Not convinced, many skeptics imagined what could happen should the incumbent government refuse to accept the outcome. A national uproar was possible but, thankfully, did not materialize. President […]

Some pensioners and ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways have given accounts of the trauma, untold hardship they went through for more than 14 years they were retrenched without payment of their pensions and benefits. The pensioners and ex-workers who exclusively spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said they went through […]

Victor Ogunyinka No, this isn’t that time of the year where we get prepared for rainfall and muddy floors, that is if you ask the weatherman. But if the early signals are anything to go buy, Lagosians and maybe Nigerians might be in for an end-to-end ‘water baptism’ all year round. The first rain of […]