Obinna Chima highlights efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the leadership of Godwin Emefiele to support domestic production and non-oil exports in the country Nigeria with current population of over 200 million people and variety of natural resources, there is no doubt that domestic production is the way to go for the country. […]
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Across the African continent – from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa – widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality. A continent-wide survey done in 2022 shows very low trust in the police and a prevailing perception of the police as the most corrupt among […]
Street food is popular in Nigerian cities. Most of the local food delicacies are sold by vendors whose livelihoods depend on informal subsistence activities such as local food production and street food hawking. They are part of Nigeria’s vast informal sector, which accounts for 57.7% of the country’s economy. But most food prepared by vendors […]
Activities in public hospitals in various parts of the country were paralysed yesterday as resident doctors began a five-day warning strike. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had given the federal government a May 29 deadline to address their grievances or face a full-blown strike. The warning strike started 8am on Wednesday, May 17 […]
As Nigeria’s worsening insecurity continues to attract international attention, The Economist, a weekly British magazine, has described President Bola Tinubu’s security plan as “worrying” amid the deteriorating security situation nationwide, marked by a terrifying spate of kidnappings. But in response to The Economist’s critical review, a top official of the government, who preferred anonymity, revealed […]
Benin City — As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Azura Power Limited (APL), has donated free education materials to Oba Erediauwa Primary School, Iduonmwina, in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The materials included school uniforms, notebooks, bags, shoes, biro and pencils. The APL also constructed a block of six classrooms, […]
Four successive vice-chancellors of the university have refused to reinstate him, despite an unbroken string of legal victories. Ailing Nigerian lecturer, Inih Ebong, who, for over two decades, has been in a legal battle over the unlawful termination of his appointment, has won at the Court of Appeal, Calabar, against the University of Uyo. Mr […]
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States is committed to growing its partnerships across the African continent and increasingly sees African countries “leading on issues of global consequence.” Speaking to reporters alongside Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara after talks in Abidjan, Blinken said the discussion included growing commercial […]
In the audio, Mr Ganduje complained of being sidelined by Mr TÃnubu. The Kano State Government on Sunday described as mischievous the publication of a phone conversation between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and a senior member of the ruling party in the state, Ibrahim Masari. In the leaked audio, Messrs Ganduje and Masari were speaking about […]
The organised labour, the federal government and other concerned stakeholders have sharply disagreed on the consequences of the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. While labour union particularly insisted that the policies such as fuel subsidy removal leading to hike in the price of petrol, Naira devaluation, freeing foreign exchange market, among others have […]
The mandate of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is to reform and rehabilitate offenders to become better citizens but some inmates return to crime after serving their terms. Sitting on the bare floor, his hands resting on his knees, he pushed his back against the wall of the Ikeja police headquarters in Lagos. It was […]
Aligning trade and investment interests under the AfCFTA can activate more productive Nigeria-China relations. Nigeria is a state party to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement but was among the last of 54 countries to sign due to uncertainties about the deal’s impact on its domestic market. The free trade agreement will hopefully […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed sadness over the passing of the founder of DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, stating that the country has lost a true patriot, humane entrepreneur and fair-minded nation builder. Also, Vice-President Kashim Shettima as well as Governors Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun), among other […]
Amidst the cost of living crisis caused by persistent increase in the prices of goods and services, the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum and governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has declared that food in Nigeria remains the most affordable in West Africa. The governor said that despite challenges, Nigeria maintains a competitive edge in […]
Armed conflicts in Benue State in Nigeria’s North-central region have not received media attention commensurate with the scale of the menace. Under a cloudless blue sky one morning in July 2023, Vanger Nyitamen was conveying bags of groundnuts from his thatched house in Akpuuna – a village in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, […]
Just like in towns and cities, findings revealed that intra-campus fares have also increased, in many cases by up to 100 per cent, leaving students groaning. Nigerian students of higher institutions have lamented an astronomical increase in campus transportation fares. This is as the management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has issued a […]
…44.29% obtaining five credits with English lang., Maths The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria, has announced the release of the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for Private Candidates, 2023-Second Series. The examination body has also called on candidates to first check their results via www.waecdirect.org to ascertain their status […]
The health sector has made significant progress as a result of digital innovations. How can such innovations be used to improve maternal health services in Nigeria? In the last twenty years, the African continent has witnessed a remarkable surge in the adoption of digital technologies. Numerous countries, including Nigeria, have embraced these innovations to solve […]