Three Nigerian firms won nearly half a million dollars in total in funding provided by the Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma, for startups that set out to solve major problems. Releaf, a Lagos-based food processing company, […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a fresh N656 billion Bridge Financing Facility for the 36 states. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this on Thursday […]
Nine years after Oladapo Joseph died as a senior officer in the Nigerian Army, his widow, Bolajoko, continues to suffer amid official neglect. The couple tied the nuptial knot at Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, […]
Bandits operating in Katsina State are using Radio Frequency Walkie Talkie Transceivers to overcome the shutdown of telecommunications service in the state, the state government has said. The state government had in September cut telecommunications […]
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), may this week renew the licence of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), an intervention agency in the power sector, signaling more uncertainties in […]
Power consumers nationwide may start to pay more for electricity, following plans by the Federal Government to carry out a review of power tariff, The PUNCH has learnt. This came as the Federal Government said […]
As part of the efforts of the Lagos State Government to improve the professionalism and accountability of law enforcement officers, the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on March 31, unveiled the use of body-worn cameras by […]
Amid rising insecurity in Nigeria, the country now risks an arms embargo following the indictment of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for […]
Leaders of countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have just slammed fresh sanctions against military juntas in Mali and Guinea, serving a strong notice that coups were no longer tolerated in […]
When the programme was announced with funfair last year, through the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) was enthusiastically received by large numbers of Nigerians who saw this initiative […]
Actions by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami, on claims by consultants that the 36 state governments owe them $418 million have continued to reverberate in the public space in the past […]
In an earlier write up (November 1st and 4th, Punch Newspaper), I gave reasons infrastructure spending was not working for the Nigerian economy. In this article, I turn the searchlight on the much-acclaimed improvements in […]
Nigeria is currently ranked as one of the world’s leading destinations for electronic waste due to waste management issues. The average Nigerian generates about 0.65kg of waste daily and, apart from local dump sites present […]
Anambra governorship election has come and gone. As expected, a winner and losers emerged. Prof Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance polled a total of 112,229 votes to emerge a winner. Other frontline […]
UNDETERRED by the country’s precarious financial position, the Federal Government has retained its addiction to waste, luxuries, and slothfulness in the 2022 budget proposals. Snippets of the spending plan currently being considered by the National […]
Pardon me if my epistlolaries on Okunland, my part of Nigeria which is part of present day Kogi State, have become recurring subjects in my recent public offerings. It may interest readers to note that […]
Not long after, I guided an official visit of Governor Mimiko and his delegation to Maryland, USA, a sister state of Ondo State and also facilitated a request for assistance from the Johns Hopkins University […]
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown that Nigerian banks closed 234 branches and 649 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 2020 leading to a decline in the country’s Financial Access Score […]
Grand finale of the Anambra governorship poll showed the reign of good reasoning with some valuable lessons for the country’s foundering democracy. Much more than the governor-elect and his victorious ruling party in the state, […]
By AFP Nigerian engineers said the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos early this month was originally designed only for six floors before more were added to the structure. The high-rise building was still under […]
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