YESTERDAY October 1, 2015, Nigeria marked her 55th independence anniversary, an annual ritual which has assumed less and less significance in the consciousness of our citizens, particularly the young ones.

Lagos—Lagos State Government has shut Hongxing Steel Company Limited, a Chinese company based in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government for safety violations.
The state government issued the stop-work order following the death of a casual worker, Mr. Emeka Umoh. He sustained severe burns after liquefied iron spilled on him on September 23, 2015.

The list of ministers has been in public discourse since the swearing in of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 20015.

While many call for early formation of the cabinet so that the new government can hit the ground running, the government and its minders say the wait is necessary so as to form a crack team to implement the ‘change’ promised Nigerians. President Buhari, in his Independence broadcast, said: “Impatience is not a virtue. Order is more vital than speed. “

As Chelsea’s problems deepen, Jose Mourinho will attempt to revive his side’s disastrous campaign by masterminding a victory against Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Yesterday, Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, rolled out drums to celebrate its 55th independence anniversary, however, in a not-too-flamboyant style.

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has commended the MasterCard Foundation’s pronouncement of investing $47 million in agricultural finance projects across Africa, including $15 million for a partnership with AGRA that will deliver financial support to 730,000 farming households.

SINCE President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB came to power, people have argued that Ndigbo should be punished for not voting massively for him. Some say it was a political miscalculation by the Igbos, that they put all their eggs in the basket of former President Goodluck Jonathan, they are politically naïve, and all that. Such people do not understand where Igbos are coming from. Igbos are very grateful to God for the turnout of events, because if it were not so, they would have been the victims of post elections violence in the north. Igbos have investments in almost every nook and corner of Nigeria, which would have been torched. Ndigbo are the ones who need a peaceful Nigeria more than any other tribe, because they have more at stake in the unity and stability of Nigeria. We simply continue to thank God for Nigeria, in spite of all.

A gunman went on a shooting rampage at a college in the US state of Oregon on Thursday, killing 10 people and wounding seven before he died in a shootout with police.

In a bid to reduce the rate of unemployment by creating 1.2 million jobs by December 2016, Young Business Leaders of Nigeria (YBLN) is thus organizing a residential entrepreneurship training and development programme that would train twenty budding entrepreneurs with viable business ideas, selected from over three thousand business plans. YBLN would thus be hosting […]

Nigerians were yesterday, advised by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) not to accept in its entirety the list being bandied around in the media, but be patient for the official announcement of the names of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, when it resumes for plenary, after its Independence Anniversary recess.